A new Tennessee law specifies parental rights cannot be terminated solely because of economic disadvantage. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) “Child protective services should focus on providing ...

The Phoenix case arose after extreme dietary beliefs, medical neglect and prolonged malnutrition collided with poverty and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Photo by seksan Mongkhonkhamsao/Getty Images) Maine’s current definition of neglect, which includes “deprivation of essential ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has attributed the current poverty and insecurity being experienced across the country to decades of neglect and resource mismanagement by past administrations. He further ...

Kansas lawmakers are considering a bill that would change the definition of neglect in the foster care system to prevent children from being removed from homes solely due to poverty. Concerns ...

Human Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to provide input to the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights’ thematic report on “Welfare and Control: The Paternalism of Support,” ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Under Missouri’s child protection law, teachers and other school officials with responsibility for the care of children are ...

A new study published in Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences indicates that children whose parents faced adversity during their own childhoods are more likely to experience depression and anxiety as ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's child welfare system confuses poverty with neglect, resulting in more children than necessary in foster care and making it difficult to focus on children in dangerous ...

Child poverty is on the rise in Virginia and across the country after the expiration of temporary child tax credits, according to a new report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. It finds child poverty ...

He further maintained that if assets and resources available to Nigeria were properly managed, the country would be prosperous and peaceful. “But the poverty and insecurity we are experiencing today ...