How is this possible? Every facet of child protection systems is involved. An accurate definition of “abuse” in state law is foundational to every aspect of protecting children, from ...

The Child Protection Center hired Olivia Markey as ... Poplar Bluff and Joplin speak weekly to better define child trafficking, find gaps in responses to reports, and identify ways to get ...

Over the past month, state lawmakers have considered a slate of bills that would change the way Maine’s child protection system defines abuse and neglect — a definition that influences the number of ...