You might think about leaving your child home alone momentarily. Is this illegal in Georgia? Here are tips to consider and ...

Frontline workers warn vulnerable children will continue to suffer serious harm, including death, with reports of starving children, drug-exposed babies and other cases of severe neglect as chronic ...

Now 20 years old, the plaintiff — identified in court documents by her initials "K.G.M." — detailed how her social media use ...

There were 15 deaths as part of more than 4,000 allegations of abuse or neglect of individuals with intellectual or ...

A West Virginia woman has been sentenced to up to life in prison in the death of her teenage daughter. Julie Miller will be eligible for parole after serving 15 years. The emaciated body ...

About a third of referrals for gang involvement, criminal exploitation and missing episodes were re-referrals, finds DfE ...

A state agency reviewed the case but won't release its findings. Advocates say the secrecy prevents the state from learning from mistakes that put children at risk.

An abandoned baby macaque’s story reveals what family rejection does to the brain—and how new attachments can help us heal.

Under intensifying scrutiny over child safety, Alameda County officials are heading back before the Board of Supervisors’ Social Services Committee this afternoon to defend their response to a ...

The four candidates vying for the Republican nomination for Texas Attorney General — State Sen. Mayes Middleton, R-Galveston, ...