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 ...

The number of families and children involved in Midland County child maltreatment cases has remained stubbornly constant for the past two decades, averaging just under 41 cases per year In order to ...

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Child abuse and neglect are collectively described as maltreatment. According to research, studies of maltreatment typically examine the effects of ...

Indiana's child abuse hotline (1-800-800-5556) accepts reports of suspected abuse and neglect and connects families with support services. Preventing child abuse and neglect saves money long-term.

Lynn Norment, a columnist for The Commercial Appeal, is a former editor for Ebony Magazine. Just the thought of a child being abused makes me ill and sad. This concern haunts me especially now, ...

OPINION: By broadly defining abuse and neglect, CAPTA enabled the creation of a punitive child welfare system that conflated the circumstances of poverty with parental neglect, disproportionally ...

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.

As we look back on the just-completed Child Abuse Prevention Month, Iet’s talk about food. While that might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think about child abuse and neglect, ...