This article compares Child Protection Services (CPS) investigators to umpires, emphasizing that they should focus solely on ...

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 ...

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 ...

A federal audit of West Virginia’s child welfare system during former governor Jim Justice’s final year in office found that ...

BECKLEY, W.Va. (WCHS) — Candie Scott of Raleigh County said it was not just the Boone County case where a 14-year-old girl was found dead in her homethat made her want to hold a rally demanding ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- A recent state investigation revealed that Child Protective Services (CPS) agencies are not always handling cases of child abuse or neglect appropriately and that the mistakes may be ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. -- When Chesterfield preschool teacher Lisa Harbilas allegedly physically assaulted five students at Chester Early Childhood Learning Academy, police said child protective ...

In October, Nyisha Ragsdale, the maternal aunt of four-year-old Jahmeik Modlin, filed a lawsuit against the New York City Administration for Children’s Services (ACS), claiming that the city could ...

Gov. Jim Justice spoke about a Child Protective Services case during his Tuesday, March 23, 2004 briefing. (Screenshot from Gov. Jim Justice’s briefing) Child Protective Services had “no idea” about a ...

Director of Malta's Child Protection Services Antonella Mizzi said that despite national efforts in prevention, CPS will unfortunately always be a reactive service, as it receives reports of ...

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 ...

RHOC' alum Meghan King has lost custody of the kids she shares with ex-husband Jim Edmonds, including her daughter and twin ...