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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Lynn Norment, a columnist for The Commercial Appeal, is a former editor for Ebony Magazine. Just the thought of a child being abused makes me ill and sad. This concern haunts me especially now, ...

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.

FORT RUCKER, Ala. -- The Fort Rucker garrison commander and command sergeant major reaffirmed the post’s commitment to preventing child abuse when they signed its Child Abuse Prevention Month ...

As we look back on the just-completed Child Abuse Prevention Month, Iet’s talk about food. While that might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think about child abuse and neglect, ...

GRAY, Tenn. (WCYB) — Child abuse and neglect are serious public health problems that can have a long-term impact on health, opportunity and wellbeing -- according to the CDC. "Over 600,000 children in ...

Sometimes the most difficult issues to face are the ones in the direst need of attention. Child abuse and neglect are indiscriminate and complex problems. They seep into every corner of society ...

DENVER (Oct. 12, 2022) — Colorado’s federal partners have approved a five-year prevention services plan, which will support families, prevent circumstances that lead to child maltreatment, and give ...