'Deluged' child welfare systems struggle to protect kids amid calls …
WEBNov 30, 2023 · More than 3 million U.S. children were involved in an intervention for suspected abuse or neglect in a single year. Advocates say a disproportionate impact on families of color makes reform...
Child abuse caseworkers search millions of homes without a warrant
WEBOct 13, 2022 · In New York City, child welfare workers search tens of thousands of families’ homes every year, looking for abuse and neglect. They rarely get a warrant.
Parents charged after 7 kids found living in home with rats in …
WEBMay 28, 2023 · Police in Pennsylvania arrested two parents after finding their seven children living in what authorities described as “unsanitary” and “unsafe living conditions” – which included caged ...
These Children Were Beaten to Death. Could They Have Been Saved?
WEBOct 26, 2021 · Child welfare caseworkers in New York City field over 1,000 reports a week of mistreatment and neglect — everything from dirty clothes and chronically missed meals to a broken arm.
child endangerment news & latest pictures from Newsweek.com
WEBJun 28, 2024 · All the latest breaking news on child endangerment. Browse Newsweek archives of photos, videos and articles on child endangerment.
Pennsylvania caseworkers ignored years of child abuse, now face …
WEBJun 27, 2023 · A child welfare agency in Pennsylvania failed to protect children from horrific abuse and neglect, allowing them to languish for years in homes overtaken by animal waste and garbage, a prosecutor said Tuesday as he announced criminal charges against five caseworkers.
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WEBAug 9, 2024 · All the latest breaking news on Child Neglect. Browse Newsweek archives of photos, videos and articles on Child Neglect.
Concerns about unreported child abuse loom large despite …
WEBJul 11, 2021 · Washington CNN — Family welfare experts for months have looked to the easing of coronavirus pandemic restrictions as the turning point that would bring clarity about child abuse and neglect rates...
Has child abuse surged under COVID-19? Despite alarming ... - NBC News
WEBJul 27, 2020 · Preliminary data shows reports of child abuse around the U.S. have plunged during the pandemic. Experts fear the amount of abuse has actually risen.
Former Uvalde school district police chief charged with child ...
WEBJun 28, 2024 · The former school district police chief in Uvalde, Texas, who oversaw the response to the 2022 elementary school shooting that killed 21 people, including 19 children, was arrested on a child...