For a child who is suffering from abuse or neglect, a visit to a paediatrician can be a lifeline. Doctors may notice bruises or burns or fractures. They may hear a child describe severe corporal ...

[In state’s child protection statute and/or where “abuse and neglect” and/or “best interests of the child” are defined, add] A parent has the fundamental right to direct the care and upbringing of the ...

SCRANTON — Judges from one of Pennsylvania’s highest courts travelled to Scranton Tuesday to hear arguments on appellate cases that included criminal charges against five current and former Office of ...

A 13-year-old girl's fatal leap from the Brooklyn Bridge has become the center of a sweeping lawsuit that accuses New York ...

A child’s education is one of the most meaningful investments a parent can make for their future. Yet unexpected life events ...

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 ...

Lynija Eason Kumar, 27, seen here in handcuffs is escorted out of the 42 pct in the South Bronx as she is accused of killing her six year old daughter on May 26, 2023. Tomas E. Gaston “If they’d taken ...