The city of Charlottesville has named a new director of social services responsible for administering family services ...

DCFS has reduced the rate of “screening in,” or launching investigations into families following reports of possible abuse or neglect.

Ultimately, the first rule of thumb is to do no harm in the pursuit of family reunification and avoid making guilt or shame ...

There are multiple ways Marylanders can anonymously report suspected child abuse or neglect. These include a state hotline, 1-800-917-7383.

Timothy L. Haselden II, of Washington County, was found guilty of multiple child abuse counts related to 2022 case in which ...

Someone called Child Protective Services when someone saw the child in a car with her mother doing drugs inside it. After ...

These centers don’t have access to information about the outcomes of the state Department of Children and Families’ ...

A slight decrease in the number of Mercer County children needing protective services was recorded for the 2024 fiscal year, but the public is still being urged to watch for signs of abuse and report ...

Last year, a child protection officer in Victoria (Australia) used ChatGPT to generate documents but made a big mistake when ...

The La Pryor ISD board has placed Superintendent William Arevalo on paid administrative leave amid an investigation into an incident with a young student.

Services supporting victims of online child exploitation and trafficking around the world have faced USAID and State ...

ChatGPT was used by a Victorian child protection worker to draft documents. In a glaring error, ChatGPT referred to a "doll" ...