A federal audit of West Virginia’s child welfare system during former governor Jim Justice’s final year in office found that ...

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 ...

RHOC' alum Meghan King has lost custody of the kids she shares with ex-husband Jim Edmonds, including her daughter and twin ...

A recent audit by the United States Office of the Inspector General revealed that 91% of Child Protective Services cases in ...

The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) recently turned 50. The act, enacted in January 1974, denoted the beginning of the federal government's role in providing funding to states for the ...

Texas Department of Family and Protective Services says that educators are acting as the first line of defense against child ...

Stephen Michael Clare, who is accused of killing his infant child, and injuring his wife and toddler, is seeking to withhold ...

CPS adoption caseworkers transformed a Nueces County courtroom into a bright, joyful space ahead of Adoption Day, where nine ...

In 2002 I became a CASA volunteer (Court Appointed Special Advocate) working with kids. The CASA program is based on the principle, “To work in the best interest of the child.” In my first year I ...

Critics said the centralized Child Protective Services call intake center is dismissing neglect complaints that should be ...

Meghan King had Child Protective Services called on her - and now she's temporarily losing custody of the three kids she ...