Child protective services must investigate within 24 hours of a report of abuse or 72 hours after a report of suspected ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Murder in the alleged starvation death of a Boone County teenager and human trafficking in Kanawha County -- they’re among more serious charges being used by prosecutors to ...

Mark Snyder’s eighth-grade government students at Shirland School have been studying the meaning of citizenship. As part of their study, students have learned that citizens have several rights, ...

According to organization leaders, over 2.5 million adults have experienced an adverse situation as a child -- including ...

Providers for adults with developmental disabilities cited long response times by the state to complaints alleging abuse or ...

The allegations reportedly included repeated rape, and a teenager kept in a dog kennel found covered in feces.

DENVER (KOAA) — If not you, then who? The slogan is posted on the CO4Kids website and is part of a statewide initiative to provide awareness about Colorado's child welfare system. The initiative ...

Colorado’s Child Abuse and Neglect hotline always receives fewer calls over summer break, which concerns adults who work in the field of child protection. “This happens every year — during the summer ...

As the calendar turns to April, the Indiana Statehouse became a focal point for child advocacy. State leaders, educators, and ...

To also commemorate the month, the James City County Social Services office will be hosting the “Stronger Together: Child ...

According to Prevent Child Abuse Indiana, there were at least 18,000 DCS hotline calls in February alone for abuse and ...