There's no quick fix for Michigan's long-troubled child welfare system, but access to attorneys for parents, taking fewer children away for poverty-related reasons and focusing on abuse and neglect ...

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Child abuse and neglect are collectively described as maltreatment. According to research, studies of maltreatment typically examine the effects of ...

ATLANTA — There were more than 126,000 reports of maltreatment against Georgia children during fiscal year 2023, according to child welfare data provided by the state's Department of Human Services.

The U.S. House passed a sweeping bill Tuesday that aims to help states address the rise in child abuse and neglect. The Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, or H.R.485, cleared the House ...

PHOENIX — Arizona State University’s Morrison Institute for Public Policy and the Arizona Department of Child Safety will be teaming up on a three-year project for research and analysis on neglect ...

The number of families and children involved in Midland County child maltreatment cases has remained stubbornly constant for the past two decades, averaging just under 41 cases per year In order to ...

Child neglect is the most common form of maltreatment, involving failure to provide basic needs or proper supervision, often ...

Ask any of my editors over the years and they would agree: I will never pass up a chance to promote CASA Kane County. In fact, I’ve been writing about this nonprofit that advocates for abused and ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – All month long, organizations are bringing awareness to child abuse and neglect in Springfield. In honor of the month, organizations and businesses around Springfield are setting ...