Officials on Long Island said they're making changes to child protective services in response to the 2020 death of an 8-year-old boy whose police officer father forced him to sleep overnight on the ...

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HAUPPAUGE, Long Island (WABC) -- Suffolk County officials on Thursday announced key changes to its child protective services unit in the aftermath of Thomas Valva's case. The changes come after ...

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[In state’s child protection statute and/or where “abuse and neglect” and/or “best interests of the child” are defined, add] A parent has the fundamental right to direct the care and upbringing of the ...

A Minnesota family’s chances of being reported for child maltreatment vary dramatically depending on their race. So does the likelihood a kid will be removed from their family, or reunited with them ...