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Gov. Tim Walz will propose extra funding to hire more child protection workers and state lawmakers will meet Dec. 4 to begin discussing potential reforms in the wake of a Star Tribune investigation ...

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In June 2017, at a family picnic in a park in Aurora, Colorado, Vanessa Peoples noticed that one of her young sons had slipped away. Peoples, who was studying to be a nurse, is not the first parent to ...

The legacy of racial injustice is evident in all aspects of our society, including rates of child abuse and neglect. As communities seek to remedy disparities, activists are demanding that we “abolish ...

Hennepin County has agreed to sweeping improvements in its child-protection system, pledging to respond more quickly to maltreatment reports and significantly reduce the number of children languishing ...

Jessica Pryce stood on the small stage atop a red, circular carpet that gave the impression of an oversized pin cushion, with the familiar three letters “TED” posed behind her. Speaking in a neutral ...

An investigation by Carolina Public Press finds inconsistencies in how counties decide to remove children from potentially dangerous homes Whenever signs exist that a child is being abused or ...

Children of color in Michigan are more likely to be placed in institutional settings, stay there for long periods of time and age out of the foster care system without a family. As a result of these ...

A new report by the World Bank and UNICEF calls for providing better health, education and social and child protection services to Montenegro’s children and families PODGORICA, February 16, ...