One of the first bills filed for consideration during this year’s legislative session seeks to protect children from child ...

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

A placard outside the Pennsylvania Health & Human Services building in Harrisburg. The Shapiro administration and the legislature have been slow to act on recommendations from a state-commissioned ...

AUSTIN, Texas – For the first time ever, the State of Texas will have an advisory committee overseeing Child Protective Services (CPS) investigations and training thanks to a new state law that passed ...

CHARLESTON – A federal audit of West Virginia’s child welfare system during former Gov. Jim Justice’s final year in office found that 91% of 100 reviewed reports did not follow requirements for child ...

Following the arrest of a now-fired Escambia County Sheriff's Office Deputy in early August, he may be on the hook to reimburse the state of Florida thousands of dollars he received as part of the ...

Child welfare experts are hoping Coloradans will step up as champions for children and their families this summer. In 2024, the 24/7 Colorado Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline received more than 118,000 ...