The story of the Turpin children—13 siblings discovered living in a “House of Horrors” in Riverside County in 2018—shocked the nation. Unfortunately, for six of those children, the abuse didn’t end ...

Missing Children Many children in foster care go missing each year, often fleeing abuse, neglect, or unsafe placements, ...

Many states are failing to track how often children in foster care facilities are abused, the Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General said in a report. The report, published Wednesday, ...

I've spent over four decades in courtrooms watching an American tragedy continue to unfold. Children—some barely old enough to speak—face the traumas of abuse, neglect, removal from their natural ...

Queens Village: In 1975, the Daily News wrote a scathing series on foster care in New York City. It was so troubling that Congress, via Rep. Mario Biaggi, decided to hold a hearing about what was ...

Judges of the Nebraska Supreme Court (and when they were appointed), front row from left: Lindsey Miller-Lerman (1998), Chief Justice Michael Heavican (2006), William Cassel (2012). Back row, from ...

WASHINGTON -- Many states are failing to track how frequently children in foster care facilities are abused, sexually assaulted or improperly restrained, leaving them vulnerable to mistreatment, the U ...

The chaperone assigned to monitor the teenager had worked a 40-hour shift before the Maryland teen’s death by suicide, according to an investigation.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - According to data obtained by the FOX 12 Investigates team, foster parents accused of abusing and neglecting their foster children usually get absolved by state investigators.

SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — A bill crafted by the Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) and the state's System of Care Advisory Council (SOCAC) would loosen the definition of child abuse as it pertains ...