Is leaving your child home alone 'abandonment' in Georgia? Neglect? What age should kids reach before being allowed to stay ...

A bill to scale back the grounds for Oregon child welfare investigations in order to allow more focus on serious cases ...

Debates about which types of authority figures should be mandatory reporters of child abuse and neglect ended in one proposal ...

The malaise you feel is not just the post-holiday blues. Abuse and neglect, whether experienced by individuals or societies, can have profound, lasting implications. In children and youth, ...

Victoria Marten was a victim of our failed approach to child safeguarding - THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The official ...

The South Dakota House of Representatives passed a bill to add school coaches to the list of mandatory reporters of child ...

The California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act (“CANRA”), Penal Code Sections 11164 et seq., designates certain positions at Santa Clara University to be Mandated Reporters of known or suspected ...

Adverse childhood experiences, such as physical or sexual abuse, parental divorce, socioeconomic hardship, neglect or bullying, may increase the risk of obesity in children, according to new ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A new Republican-sponsored bill in the Ohio House would prohibit judges, county children’s services agencies and other entities from making child welfare decisions based on whether a ...

What the Texas Supreme Court decides in this particular case will be enormously consequential in setting a precedent about ...

A Michigan lawmaker wants more accountability for the state’s Child Protective Services agency. Sen. Jim Runestad, R-White Lake, said CPS failed to take sufficient action when it investigated ...

Finding child care in Texas can be tough because of prices and waitlists. Some parents choose child care homes instead of centers, often due to limited options. But KXAN Investigators learned the ...