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, ...

"This child is traumatized. She's been through a horrific ordeal," Muskogee County Assistant District Attorney Janet Hutson said of the incident The mother and stepfather of an 11-year-old girl in ...

Husband, wife get probation in case sheriff's official described as 'some of the most appalling examples of child neglect that I've ever heard of.' ...

A Wyoming County lawmaker is again pushing to strengthen penalties for sex crimes against children. The Hoops Family Children’s Hospital in Huntington reported serving 278 victims of child abuse in ...

Casey is tired of coming home to her apartment every day. She feels like her home drains her energy more than her job does. Not because it’s not a nice place, and not because of anyone else who lives ...

Kentucky's child maltreatment rate is almost double the national average, with neglect being the most common form. Substance abuse, domestic violence and financial struggles contribute to parental ...

CHARLESTON – A federal audit of West Virginia’s child welfare system during former Gov. Jim Justice’s final year in office found that 91% of 100 reviewed reports did not follow requirements for child ...

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 ...