Comfort, nourishment, shelter, and care should be things that a child can take for granted. Unfortunately, child neglect is a rampant problem that statistically exceeds child physical and sexual abuse ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — A Wyoming County lawmaker is again pushing to strengthen penalties for sex crimes against children. The Hoops Family Children’s Hospital in Huntington reported serving 278 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A bill to change the definition of child neglect failed to advance out of an Idaho House committee Thursday. (Courtesy of Pixabay) ...

Policies and Procedures for California's Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act (CANRA) On July 21, 2017, amendments to the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act (CANRA) came into effect. As ...

The parents of a West Virginia boy who was sent to school with cockroaches in his backpack and bug bites covering his body have been arrested on child neglect charges, according to authorities and ...

What’s the legal age to leave a child home alone in Georgia? Georgia doesn't have a specific law dictating what age children must reach before being left home alone. However, there's a section of ...

The California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act (“CANRA”), Penal Code Sections 11164 et seq., designates certain positions at Santa Clara University to be Mandated Reporters of known or suspected ...