«Because
of the
harmful effects on
children, parental kidnapping has been characterized as a form of child abuse,» reports Patricia Hoff, Legal Director for the Parental Abduction Training and Dissemination Project, American Bar Association on Children and
children, parental kidnapping has been characterized as a
form of child abuse,» reports Patricia Hoff, Legal Director for the Parental Abduction Training and Dissemination Project, American Bar Association on
Children and
Children and the Law.
The American Psychological Association issued a press release saying that
child psychological
abuse is the most prevalent
form of abuse and that it is as
harmful as sexual
abuse, but remarkably, it is not taboo.