A new study by researchers at the University at Buffalo suggests that Child Protective Services (CPS) caseworkers may need to use a more all-encompassing approach to improve how they respond to cases ...

Childhood emotional neglect can fracture identity and affect adult relationships. Learn how relational therapy helps repair ...

Across the United States, state laws designate licensed mental health professionals (MHPs) as mandated reporters when they have reasonable suspicion of child abuse or neglect (Ettinger, 2022). This ...

(WXYZ) — When a child is the victim of abuse or neglect in Michigan, case workers with Children’s Protective Services are the first and sometimes only line of ...

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 ...

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

CULLODEN, W.Va. (WSAZ) – Deputies called to assist CPS with a welfare check ended up finding a mother and her small child hiding, according to the criminal complaint. When officials arrived at the ...

When Rhonda Stubbs sat down to calculate the number of children A Child’s Place Court-Appointed Special Advocates has served ...

A federal audit of West Virginia’s foster care system found the state didn’t comply with the required investigation requirements when responding to reports of child abuse and neglect. The West ...