Nov. 8—AUGUSTA — Front-line workers trying to protect Maine children from neglect and abuse gave lawmakers a sobering view of challenges inside the state's child welfare system during an unprecedented ...

The article argues that while eliminating child abuse and domestic violence is unrealistic, real progress comes from evidence-based, realistic practices. Statistics show abuse is widespread and costly ...

The ICB will be required to nominate at least one health professional, the police at least one officer and the local ...

Arkansas State Police are using Human Trafficking Awareness Month to draw attention to the scope of human trafficking across ...

A group of local, world-conscious eighth-graders are on the move in support of children across the world. After seeing the trailer for “Girl Rising,” a film that will show during the Childhood Lost ...

Public outrage has erupted over a disturbing video depicting the abuse of a disabled boy in Macassar, raising critical ...

Staffordshire Police must improve how it investigates and responds to reports of children at risk of abuse, an inspection has found. His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue ...

An estimated 417 million children in low- and middle-income countries are living in extreme poverty. Millions of children in high-income countries are also suffering. And more children are at risk of ...

In October, Nyisha Ragsdale, the maternal aunt of four-year-old Jahmeik Modlin, filed a lawsuit against the New York City Administration for Children’s Services (ACS), claiming that the city could ...

Individuals must conduct themselves appropriately with children who are on campus and/or who participate in university-related programs, take reasonable measures to ensure their safety, and report ...