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The report revealed 57 substantiated child fatalities in 2023, down from 60 in 2022, and 247 suspected near fatalities, up from 236 the previous year.

<p>WILKES-BARRE — The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) this week released the 2023 Annual Child Protective Services Report, which provides statewide and county-level data on the ...

Child sex abuse images found in dataset training image generators, report says Stable Diffusion 1.5 reportedly “tainted” by more than 1,000 child abuse images.

The 8-year-old died of hypothermia in 2020 after being forced by his father and his fiancé to sleep in the garage in freezing temperatures.

(Report, p. 37). Many BHA appeals never proceed to a hearing on the merits due to a child’s reluctance to undergo the trauma of testifying before the BHA in the alleged perpetrator’s presence.

Flower Mound Physician Under TMB Review After Making Child Protective Services Report A North Texas parent was granted an appeal after he said the physician "weaponized her position." ...

The April 22 grand jury report details accomplishments from Kern County Child Protective Services such as being able to provide transparency, respect, and accountability to the community.

How to report suspected abuse: Call Maryland's child abuse prevention hotline at 1- 800-91Prevent (1-800-917-7383) Submit a written report via email to [email protected] Fax a written ...