Child deaths and critical injuries in Washington’s child welfare system hit a record high in 2025. State lawmakers are ...

When the legislative session begins Wednesday, its Children’s Committee plans to propose legislation focused on reforms to ...

Tana Senn, left, head of the Washington State Department of Children, Youth and Families, said the agency has taken some ...

An Oldham County mother has filed a lawsuit against Kentucky child welfare officials, alleging they violated state open records law by failing to provide records related to child deaths and serious ...

“Poor performance is tolerated far too often” in Utah’s Child Protective Services, a new audit charges. As caseworkers missed ...

A routine neighborhood soccer game was escalated into a state investigation, illustrating how ordinary parenting disputes are ...

A grieving father fights for mandatory fentanyl testing in child welfare cases after losing his 3-year-old son to an overdose. Learn about Leo's Law and its potential impact on child protection.

The High Court of Telangana, in a recent judgment, rejected a plea filed by a man seeking restoration of custody of a minor girl child who had been taken from his care after police registered ...

Missouri's child welfare agency has for years struggled with high turnover rates among staff who work most closely with ...

Lawmakers are working to address alarming new data regarding child mistreatment, specifically focusing on child deaths or near deaths that have significantly increased among families with active ...

After his 3‑year‑old's fentanyl death, a father is pushing 'Leo’s Law' to force DHS fentanyl testing and tougher penalties.

A 5-year-old boy in Louisiana died weighing just 19 pounds, a weight more typical of an infant than a kindergartner, after ...