The entire nation recognizes each April as Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Month. Wayne County Children Services Board is encouraging in a news release all residents of Wayne County to join it in ...

APPLETON, Wis. (WBAY) - Volunteers across the area went to work Thursday, creating visual displays for Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention month. This comes at a time when, in Outagamie County, reports ...

The U.S. House passed a sweeping bill Tuesday that aims to help states address the rise in child abuse and neglect. The Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, or H.R.485, cleared the House ...

ATLANTA — There were more than 126,000 reports of maltreatment against Georgia children during fiscal year 2023, according to child welfare data provided by the state's Department of Human Services.

According to the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, nearly 2,000 Alaskan children were in out-of-home placement in January 2014. The vast majority of those cases were due to child abuse ...

A loving home is critical for the next generation to thrive and become productive members of society. Close-knit, supportive families serve as the building blocks for safe schools and solid ...

Massachusetts has undergone a year of soul searching about its ability to keep children safe following the death of Jeremiah Oliver, a child in the caseload of our Department of Children and Families.

Child neglect is less visible than child abuse. But it’s a similarly dangerous type of child maltreatment in that the resulting negative outcomes too often last a lifetime. About 70 percent of all ...

Children in Cuyahoga County suffer from abuse or neglect at a rate significantly higher than the national average. Black and Brown children are disproportionately victimized and represented in these ...

The LaGrange County Child Abuse and Neglect Collaborative continues to advocate for child and youth safety in LaGrange County ...