December 24, 2014
MINNEAPOLIS - Adults who experienced abuse or neglect in their childhood are more likely to develop migraines rather than tension-type headaches, according to a new study published in the December 24, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
December 22, 2014
BUTTE (AP) — At least 760 children died of abuse or neglect in the U.S. in a six-year span in plain view of child protection authorities — many of them beaten, starved or left alone to drown while agencies had good reason to know they were in danger, The Associated Press has found.
December 9, 2014
Yesterday, Vice President Joe Biden, Valerie Jarrett, and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack welcomed over 100 current and former foster youth from across the country to celebrate several new announcements aimed at improving the outcomes of youth in and aging out of care. As part of this effort, the White House hosted the stars and creators of the new movie Annie to highlight the issue of foster care.
December 9, 2014
Vice President Joe Biden stopped by a White House screening of the new remake of the film Annie, and outlined a number of steps that will be taken by the Obama administration to assist youth who are aging out of foster care.
December 2, 2014
Education on safe sleeping practices, programs aimed at stopping abusive head injuries and better access to mental-health assessments could help prevent child-abuse deaths in Kentucky, according to a state review panel.
December 2, 2014
On December 2, the new and increasingly influential Children's Data Network partnered with the California Child Welfare Indicators Project to release a slew of studies showing that one in seven of all California babies born in 2006 and 2007 had been reported for abuse or neglect by age five.
December 2, 2014
Can a Connecticut court bar publication of a news story when information from a confidential juvenile court proceeding makes its way to the media?
November 15, 2014
Colorado needs to exert greater control over how counties conduct abuse and neglect investigations if this state is ever going to make major inroads in improving its child welfare system.
November 15, 2014
Only 14 percent of Texas counties currently receive state funds for child abuse prevention programs, according to the Department of Family Protective Services.
November 13, 2014
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -
Doctors and nurses at Wolfson Children's Hospital said they're extremely concerned after dealing with several cases of children dying because of abuse.