The Arizona Supreme Court sided with religious leaders this week who argued the state’s clergy-penitent privilege law ...

Many jobs have risks associated with them. Firefighters learn about hazards, receive protective gear, and are trained to anticipate and mitigate job risks. Are Mandatory Reporters (MRs) of child abuse ...

Mandatory reporters (MRs) of child abuse may face risks they are unaware of after reporting suspected abuse. Our 2023 research found that after performing their legal mandate, 27.1% of MRs experienced ...

Arizona's justices ruled the church wasn't legally obligated to report a member's confession of child abuse.

DocuSAFE collects, stores, and shares evidence of abuse, as a way to keep abuse-related incidents separate from the platforms survivors use for other parts of their lives. Credit: vicky leta / ...

Home-schooling is the fastest-growing type of education in the United States, with roughly 3.7 million kids home-schooled last fall, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That's even more than are ...

Catholic leaders are pushing back against efforts to alter state laws that exempt clergy from reporting child abuse they hear about during the sacrament of confession, arguing the changes will force ...

Abuse: The physical, sexual or emotional harm or risk of harm to a minor (under the age of 18) caused by a parent or other person who acts as a caregiver for the minor. What happened? When did it ...