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It has been estimated that 1.5 million elder Americans suffer neglect, mistreatment, and even financial exploitation at the hands of their own families. In this program, ABC News correspondents Diane Sawyer and Marti Emerald probe what is quickly becoming the fastest-growing family crime in the U.S. Together they investigate several cases of elder abuse and examine the efforts of crusaders such as the members of the ground-breaking Fiduciary Abuse...

Nearly one in eleven teenagers says they have been hit or physically hurt by a boyfriend or girlfriend in the past twelve months. This clip features a discussion between parents and teens on healthy, respectful relationships before their children start dating.

Nurses are required by law to report elder abuse even when it is suspected but not verified. This is the only research-based and clinically oriented text that applies what is known about different forms of elder abuse in domestic and long-term care settings to the everyday experiences of practicing nurses. Content not only addresses legal and ethical concerns, but also serves as an essential guide to caring for older adults, delineating the role of...

NOTE: In Canada, please call the 24 Hour National Survivors Crisis Line at 1-866-925-4419 if you or someone you know is triggered while viewing or using this content. Joseph Metatawabin Jr. tells the story of his life in his language, Omushkego Cree. Translation of his interview to English is by Edmund Metatawabin, one of his first cousins. Joseph was forced to attend St. Anne's Residential School in Fort Albany, Ontario, in the early 1950s where...

This film carefully documents the abuses suffered by the indigenous children who were interned at the notoriously violent St. Anne's Residential School in Fort Albany First Nation, Ontario. These First Nations children suffered isolation from family and community, as well as physical, sexual, spiritual, and cultural abuse at the hands of the Catholic Oblates of Mary Immaculate and the Sisters of Charity. While Chief Wilton Littlechild imparts some...

"In India and China, where sons are valued and daughters are burdens, millions of babies are killed, abandoned or selectively aborted, simply because they are girls. The result of longstanding traditions and governmental policies, this devaluation of females has led to rampant violence against women and a growing female 'gendercide.' Girls who survive infancy are often subject to neglect, and many grow up to face extreme violence and even death at...

Doctors of the Dark Side is the first feature-length documentary that exposes the wrongdoing behind the Abu Ghraib torture scandal, how American psychologists and physicians betrayed their oaths and actively facilitated and covered up the torture of detainees in U.S.-controlled military prisons. This program highlights torture occurrences at Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo, and select CIA Black Sites.

This guide confronts the pervasiveness of verbal, physical, mental, sexual, and financial abuse of America's elder generation, and gives practical advice for the elderly, families, and professional caregivers. Advice on protecting loved ones, evaluating facilities, and partnering with the medical community is mixed with personal stories of the author. Sandell is founder of an organization that helps families cope with challenges of placing loved ones...

"When states are threatened by war and terrorism, can we really expect them to abide by human rights and humanitarian law? David Forsythe's bold analysis of US policies towards terror suspects after 9/11 addresses this issue directly. Covering moral, political and legal aspects, he examines the abuse of enemy detainees at the hands of the US. At the centre of the debate is the Bush Administration, which Forsythe argues displayed disdain for international...