Children are being denied education ... and un-updated vaccinations are also on the increase. These are cases of neglect which go unnoticed. Substance abuse, prostitution, cost of living ...

The number of young people being abused in state care has increased, says a report by the Independent Children's Monitor (ICM ...

Alyssa N. Wehmeyer, 21, of Cape Girardeau in Missouri, has been charged with one count of abuse or neglect of a child ...

“Neglect of children can be due to parents decompensating ... including a case in which a 13-year-old boy was rescued after allegedly being left to sleep in the corridor outside his parents ...

A woman who says she was sexually abused by her mother from the age of three has denied that her allegations arose from a ...

A 3-year-old boy remains in critical condition after being shot by a loaded handgun left within his reach, and his parents, ...

An investigation by ProPublica and Capitol News Illinois discovered that children were being mistreated and neglected while being homeschooled. State Representative and Chair of the Adoption and ...