In at least one way, Georgia’s child welfare agency has treated its chief administrator just like any other parent involved ...

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 ...

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, ...

I want to set the record straight. Recent tragedies have drawn scrutiny of the city’s Administration for Children’s Services, and rightly so. Accountability and responsibility are part of the job that ...

A Houston-area father’s extensive criminal history is grounds to terminate his parental rights even though he didn’t directly harm the child, the Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday. The ruling likely ...

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 ...

BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) — A recent audit by the United States Office of the Inspector General revealed that 91% of Child Protective Services cases in the state did not follow proper protocols from 2023 to ...

“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 ...

Scattered clothes, alcoholic beverage containers, drug paraphernalia and children’s toys covered the floor and furniture in the darkened living room as child protective services workers walked inside.