Scattered clothes, alcoholic beverage containers, drug paraphernalia and children’s toys covered the floor and furniture in the darkened living room as child protective services workers walked inside.

A child is brought to the emergency room with an injury. Was it caused by abuse? When investigated by the police, hospital staff, and child protective services (CPS), each entity may view the same ...

For the first time ever, the State of Texas will have an advisory committee overseeing Child Protective Services investigations and training thanks to a new state law that passed during the latest ...

A task force convened to address what critics call a crisis in Michigan’s system for providing lawyers in child protective proceedings has recommended sweeping reforms, including statewide attorney ...

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The Oregon Department of Human Services has launched its first-ever interactive online training for the public about reporting suspected child abuse. The training rollout ...

Michigan's system that provides legal representation to parents and children in child protective proceedings needs to be reformed and legislators need to create a statewide office to handle ...

CHARLESTON – A federal audit of West Virginia’s child welfare system during former Gov. Jim Justice’s final year in office found that 91% of 100 reviewed reports did not follow requirements for child ...

For Connecticut attorney Michael H. Agranoff, working in the area of child protective services simply came naturally to him, he said. The Ellington resident would not ever tolerate child abuse, he ...