A Kentucky true crime author is channeling his research into advocacy, calling for stricter child abuse laws following the ...

The article argues that while eliminating child abuse and domestic violence is unrealistic, real progress comes from evidence ...

Massachusetts law says health care providers must contact child protective services any time a newborn has been exposed to opioids, including in-utero exposure to prescription medication used to treat ...

BRAINERD — In November 2022, the Crow Wing County Attorney’s Office charged Jorden Nicole Borders of Crosslake with six felonies — three for child torture and three for stalking — after doctors ...

A Texas mother and father are fighting to regain parenting rights of their 5-year-old son after their refusal to continue his chemotherapy prompted Minnesota child welfare authorities to take custody.

H.R. 712, introduced by Representatives Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ) and Julia Brownley (D-CA), amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to expand the data collected around child abuse cases to ...

The number of kids removed from their homes to protect them from abuse, neglect or abandonment dropped sharply over the past several years in Florida. But the murder of Missy Mogle, a 5-year-old girl ...

LONDON/GENEVA, (March 25, 2025) – More than 7,100 children in emergency child protection programs run by Save the Children will lose access to services shielding them from family violence, child ...

Goa has recorded as many as 194 cases of child rapes over a period of 10 years (between 2001 and 2011), the study says. On the other hand, Lakshadweep has recorded no rape cases during 2001-2011.

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte is defending the state health department’s actions in an active child protective case against a wave of online criticism from conservative groups, including some far-right, ...

A highly public child protection case involving a transgender teenager that has stirred up online conservative outrage, created blowback for Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte and sparked legal challenges ...

One in 250 Australians were sexually abused during childhood by a leader or other adult in a religious organization, new research led by Australian Catholic University shows. The first nationally ...