A child is brought to the emergency room with an injury. Was it caused by abuse? When investigated by the police, hospital staff, and child protective services (CPS), each entity may view the same ...

Horrendous abuses of children occur. Relatives and mandated reporters, such as teachers, complain they tried unsuccessfully ...

A new state law banning anonymous reports of child abuse has been hailed by family law attorneys and child welfare advocates ...

For Connecticut attorney Michael H. Agranoff, working in the area of child protective services simply came naturally to him, ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- A recent state investigation revealed that Child Protective Services (CPS) agencies are not always handling cases of child abuse or neglect appropriately and that the mistakes may be ...

SAN ANTONIO – During the last legislative session, a Texas Department of Family and Protective Services report showed over 50% of the people who appealed child removals got the ruling overturned ...

This article compares Child Protection Services (CPS) investigators to umpires, emphasizing that they should focus solely on facts and law, not emotions or biases. Investigators must avoid ...

A Pittsburgh-based child protective services agency is facing criticism for its use of an AI tool that was found to increase racial disparities. Reading time 2 minutes An artificial intelligence tool ...

In New York State, the number of fatalities from child maltreatment went from 69 in 2019 to 105 in 2020. There were 51,000 reports of child maltreatment concerning more than 66,000 children. Just last ...

“We’re Not Protecting Children. We’re Recycling Their Trauma.” That was the title of a recent opinion piece by policy researcher Mathangi Swaminathan on the education news website The74, explaining ...

Pennsylvania lawmakers are considering changing the legal definitions of child abuse and neglect to avoid prosecuting people who allow children in their care to engage in certain activities ...