Across the United States, state laws designate licensed mental health professionals (MHPs) as mandated reporters when they have reasonable suspicion of child abuse or neglect (Ettinger, 2022). This ...

A lone politician and a single parent joined forces to take on one of the most powerful agencies in Illinois: the Department of Children and Family Services. The two of them are publicly questioning ...

Indiana's child abuse hotline (1-800-800-5556) accepts reports of suspected abuse and neglect and connects families with support services. Preventing child abuse and neglect saves money long-term.

INDIANAPOLIS — Fractured ribs, head injuries, accidental drownings and gunshot wounds. This is a glimpse at how 56 children died from abuse and neglect in 2023. The Indiana Department of Child ...

Two children in Franklin County, Ohio, who had prior involvement with Children Services, died within days of each other, allegedly due to parental abuse. Ohio and Franklin County both have 24-hour ...

Editor’s note: This article contains descriptions of child abuse. If you suspect a child is being abused or neglected, call the Indiana Department of Child Services' Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline at ...