Teachers, child care providers, and other people who work with children will soon be subject to a new state law governing how and when suspected child abuse or neglect should be reported. The law, ...

The Colorado Supreme Court announced last week it will decide whether a recent change to the state's child neglect law requires more than speculation that a parent's drug use will cause future, ...

When single mom of two and home health aide Alice (a pseudonym) needed to run a brief errand, she tasked her 13-year-old brother (whom she is also the caretaker for) with babysitting her nearly 1-year ...

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A recent article in The Baltimore Banner reported that, based on data provided by the state for a federal report, 83 children died from maltreatment in Maryland in 2023. According to the article, the ...

The Muscogee Nation National Council unanimously passed a bill to make child endangerment a felony after a Haskell couple was charged for leaving their child outside in nothing but pajamas during ...