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The federal government's failure to enforce the nation's child protection laws is a "national disgrace" that leaves abused children vulnerable to future harm, according to a three-year study by two child advocacy groups.

The 110-page report released Tuesday identified some of the same failures reported in December by The Associated Press after an eight-month investigation into hundreds of children who died of abuse or neglect in plain view of child protection authorities.

Full article at: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/federal-government-failing-protect-children-report-28506162

The report from the Children's Advocacy Institute and First Star, can be found here: http://www.caichildlaw.org/Shame_on_US.htm

December 29, 2014
Allegations of child abuse outside of children's homes rose by 16 percent in Massachusetts in 2013, according to a new state report, providing fresh incentive for Governor-elect Charlie Baker and his administration to keep the focus on vulnerable children after a tumultuous year for child welfare officials. 

November 4, 2014
Every day, more than 3,000 of the area's most vulnerable children rely on Community Based Care of Central Florida, the Department of Children and Families, and community partners to keep them safe, heal their pain and be a guiding light toward brighter futures. And every day since 2004, CBC has stepped up to provide the region with crucial foster care, adoption and child-welfare services. 

October 23, 2014

Recently the Noble Peace Prize was awarded to the young Pakistani teenager Malala Yousafzai for her heroic struggle to secure the right for education for all girls in her native Pakistan. In doing so, she has become a voice for children everywhere to be educated.