Over the past month, state lawmakers have considered a slate of bills that would change the way Maine’s child protection system defines abuse and neglect — a definition that influences the number of ...

Clinical situations that child psychiatrists too frequently encounter in the inner cities resemble this composite case of a young school-aged child born to a drug-addicted mother and living with her ...

Inner Child is Health and Me's new mental health series where we deep dive into lesser-known aspects of child psychology and how it shapes you as you grow up. Often unheard, mistaken, and ...

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 ...

The California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act (“CANRA”), Penal Code Sections 11164 et seq., designates certain positions at Santa Clara University to be Mandated Reporters of known or suspected ...

This story is part of When Home is the Danger, a multi-part series on how Texas is leaving children in dangerous homes and families without ongoing support or monitoring. On June 12, 2016, three-month ...

This story is part of "When Home is the Danger," Texas Public Radio's multipart series on how Texas is leaving families without ongoing support or monitoring and children in dangerous homes. Texas ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – Montgomery County Children Services revealed its 2024 data for Child Abuse and Neglect on Wednesday, showing an increase in neglect cases as abuse declines. The CSD reported ...

Imagine not getting a call from your best friend on your birthday, never getting that job promotion you’ve been waiting years for, or learning you won’t be able to have a child. These are examples of ...