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.

The article stresses that universal mandatory reporting laws require all adults to report suspected child abuse, but many states lack proper training. Without clear guidance and education, these laws ...

AUSTIN, Texas – For the first time ever, the State of Texas will have an advisory committee overseeing Child Protective Services (CPS) investigations and training thanks to a new state law that passed ...

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The Oregon Department of Human Services has launched its first-ever interactive online training for the public about reporting suspected child abuse. The training rollout ...

I’ll never forget being called to do a psychiatric consult on a preschooler hospitalized for a serious heart condition. His parents had been labeled “noncompliant” and “difficult.” “They’re refusing ...