This article discusses the correlation between child abuse and domestic violence. "Child neglect is the most frequently reported category of child maltreatment in New York, the United States, and ...

In a press release, announcing the publication of data on child maltreatment in Federal Fiscal Year 2023, the U.S. Administration on Children and Families reported that the number of child ...

“I think about the families separated in Missouri over the years, not because of abuse or neglect, but because they could not afford to pay a bill or new clothes for their kids.” That was House Ways ...

Repeating the claim that Maine has the highest rate of child abuse in the country ignores important differences between state systems and fuels a panic that can ultimately do more harm to Maine ...

Using data from around the country, researchers found that rates of child neglect abuse dropped around the same time that families received federal tax credits aimed at the working poor. Credit: ...

A group of low-income black mothers living in Washington DC who have been accused of child neglect will receive cash as part of a study to determine whether providing needy moms with extra income ...

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Editor's note: If you have experienced sexual assault, RAINN offers support through the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 800-656-4673 and atonline.rainn.org. An Oklahoma grandmother is the latest ...

PARKERSBURG — The Children’s Listening Place Child Advocacy Center in Parkersburg worked with more than 600 children in 2022, according to the statewide data released Tuesday by the West Virginia ...

ISP started a criminal investigation after receiving information from the Indiana Department of Child Services on Oct. 31. The allegations were in connection to the neglect of a 2-month-old infant ...

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) - A couple found guilty of human trafficking and child neglect has received the maximum prison sentence. “You brought these kids to West Virginia, a place as I know as ...