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 ...

This article compares Child Protection Services (CPS) investigators to umpires, emphasizing that they should focus solely on facts and law, not emotions or biases. Investigators must avoid ...

The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) recently turned 50. The act, enacted in January 1974, denoted the beginning of the federal government's role in providing funding to states for the ...

Horrendous abuses of children occur. Relatives and mandated reporters, such as teachers, complain they tried unsuccessfully ...

The years of abuse suffered by little Thomas Valva — the autistic boy whose ex-NYPD cop dad and stepmom were convicted of murder in his freezing death — were kept under wraps thanks to the secretive ...

A new state law banning anonymous reports of child abuse has been hailed by family law attorneys and child welfare advocates ...

During her decades-long career, Jennifer McLogan has been recognized for her coverage of breaking news and live reporting on major stories. After Child Protective Services missed key clues, mandated ...

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.-- It was a tragedy felt across the country. Eight-year-old Thomas Valva died of hypothermia at the hands of his father and his fiancé, prompting an in-depth look at what went wrong in ...

For Connecticut attorney Michael H. Agranoff, working in the area of child protective services simply came naturally to him, ...

SAN ANTONIO – Texas Department of Family and Protective Services says that educators are acting as the first line of defense against child abuse, with reports to the agency’s hotline rising each ...

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.