Shouting at children can be as damaging as physical or sexual abuse, study says
Research finds verbal abuse leaves young people at greater risk of self-harm, drug use and going to prison
Source: theguardian.com
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Research finds verbal abuse leaves young people at greater risk of self-harm, drug use and going to prison
The study says verbal abuse - which includes shouting, criticising unfairly, and threatening - can have long-lasting effects.