Calls for an investigation came after Mata’s family said they had called child protective services multiple times before Mata ...

Research shows that early childhood maltreatment is associated with significant delays in social and cognitive development.

Department of Human Resources employee Kela Stanford, 54, was charged last Friday over Ke’Torrius Starks Jr.'s tragic July 22 ...

A district court judge has advanced the cases against a Rochester Hills mother and her boyfriend accused of abusing the woman’s young daughter, who suffered broken bones. Kimberly McGarry, 26, and ...

B AKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — For the first time since Genesis Mata’s death, allegedly at the hands of her parents, the ...

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During an hour-plus of testimony to the Kern County Board of Supervisors Tuesday, more than a dozen residents painted a grim ...

During the past year, 12 children who had been the subject of reports of abuse or neglect to the state’s child protective services died, according to a report released Wednesday.

Amanda Neal, a child protective services investigator in Michigan, has noticed calls slow down during the coronavirus pandemic. She doesn’t take it as a good sign.

When investigated by the police, hospital staff, and child protective services (CPS), each entity may view the same events differently, but the sole and final decisionmaker is CPS.

Because child protective services law, policy and practice are complex, supervisors play key roles regarding the way in which the department responds. This content has been archived.