By laying a strong legal foundation, families safeguard their assets and ensure that their healthcare preferences, parental ...

The most comforting touch communicates care for the person receiving it – not just the intentions of the person offering it.

Indiana lawmakers this year passed laws affecting the teaching of race and identity, sex ed, and social-emotional learning.

A Fall River woman was sentenced to prison Monday in federal court in Boston for stealing her child’s Social Security ...

For some trans and gender diverse adolescents, physical changes in puberty can be distressing and lead to a sense of ...

A hug from a friend. A squeeze of the hand. A steady arm around your shoulders. Many of us are taught to think of touch as comforting—an instinctive way to offer or receive comfort and express a sense ...

The group says its mission is to reduce the number of kids in foster care and raise awareness about risks of using drugs ...

Strong condemnation of the company and the care it provides has been documented nationally in various lawsuits, statements ...

Lawmakers passed Whitman Sen. Tanya Storer's bill requiring parents' consent for minors to set up social media accounts and ...

Growing up, Danielle* always imagined herself becoming a mother. As a child, she'd cradle dolls like they were real babies.As ...

Kelsey Grammer, an actor and producer known for his role in the television series “Cheers” and “Frasier,” opened up in his ...

Advocates voiced support for bills that they say could help protect patients in Michigan’s psychiatric hospitals.