COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Two Republican state lawmakers have proposed a new bill to establish that refusing to recognize a child’s preferred gender identity cannot be a reason for child protective ...

Springbrook Behavioral Health System is a licensed hospital with 56 psychiatric beds and six substance abuse beds, state ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Murder in the alleged starvation death of a Boone County teenager and human trafficking in Kanawha County -- they’re among more serious charges being used by prosecutors to ...

Police report increase in shaken infant cases, drug exposure incidents involving children ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Child abuse reports are on the rise in Missouri. The alarming statistics come as April marks National Child Abuse Prevention Month. According to the Missouri Department of ...

South Dakota lawmakers advance a bill to require high school coaches in sanctioned activities to report suspected abuse and ...

A Chesterfield mother charged with the abuse and neglect of her adult son leading to his 2025 death appeared in court Tuesday ...

Child welfare experts are hoping Coloradans will step up as champions for children and their families this summer. In 2024, the 24/7 Colorado Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline received more than 118,000 ...

Allegations of animal neglect continue to circulate in Rochester, drawing attention to a home on Third Street. Video footage obtained by News10NBC shows multiple dogs and crates inside the home.

RANDOLPH COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — A Seagrove woman is being accused of both child neglect and child abuse, according to the ...

Abuse or neglect was the official cause of death for 59 children in Indiana in 2024, including two in Allen County, according to a report issued Monday. The Annual Report of Child Abuse and Neglect ...

San Antonio’s Department of Human Services is committing to increase its support for senior citizens who are at risk of scams ...