The West Virginia Senate overwhelming supported a bill aimed at transferring some child welfare services to private entities, ...

Americans are having a few regrets about their approach to child safety in the care of drug-using parents. Earlier this month, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico said she never should have ...

Law enforcement arrested two people on numerous charges Wednesday, including drug possession, child endangerment, and torture of a dog.

Public health officials have confirmed a measles case in Boulder County. The child was not vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella and had not traveled outside the state or had a known exposure, ...

The mother of Tilly Servin is suing L.A. County's child protection agency for placing the toddler, who prosecutors believe was tortured to death, with her father.

Despite federal court oversight since 2008, state-contracted agencies continue to show repeat violations and significant risks to youth safety.

A 1-year-old staying at a Salisbury hotel tested positive for fentanyl this month, landing the child in the hospital and the parents in handcuffs. Police records show the medical emergency quickly ...

‘Countless red flags’: Report reveals years of warnings before 5-year-old Oakley Carlson vanished - The last confirmed sighting of Oakley Carlson was in February 2021. She was declared dead in July 20 ...

A growing number of states are debating whether to alter their policies on summoning child protection officials if a student has excessive absences. By Troy Closson and Samantha Latson In the largest ...

A Florida woman accused of posing as a child protective services employee tried to kidnap four children from a home after she arrived to “remove” a 9-year-old boy from the residence, authorities said.

Nicole Terry Thomas is accused of threatening the babysitter that she would remove all the children in her care if she did not comply Samira Asma-Sadeque is a legal writer at PEOPLE's crime desk. Her ...