Child neglect is the most common form of maltreatment, involving failure to provide basic needs or proper supervision, often ...

Kansas lawmakers want to make it clear that kids should not enter foster care because of poverty. Supporters of one proposal ...

Maine lawmakers are suggesting the state move forward with a proposal to update the state’s definition of child abuse and neglect that legal experts have argued is easy to conflate with poverty. The ...

In a press release, announcing the publication of data on child maltreatment in Federal Fiscal Year 2023, the U.S. Administration on Children and Families reported that the number of child ...

Kansas lawmakers are considering a bill that would change the definition of neglect in the foster care system to prevent children from being removed from homes solely due to poverty. Concerns ...