Awareness is the most important step in preventing child abuse, according to experts. "Child abuse often happens behind closed doors, and children depend on the adults around them to notice ...

Child maltreatment is what is known as a “wicked problem” –complex and difficult to resolve because it is so intertwined with a variety of intractable societal ills. Each year in the United States, ...

Last year, the Colorado Department of Human Services reported 6,116 children were victims of substantiated abuse or neglect, ...

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, and experts say conversations about keeping children safe are more important ...

Comprehensive guide on child abuse in Oklahoma: Know the signs, historical context, and community resources for intervention and prevention during statewide Child Abuse Prevention Month. What is Child ...

States such as Illinois fund voluntary family resource centers, while leaving child protection agencies understaffed and ...

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month – a time to raise awareness not only about the harm that abuse causes, but also about the conditions that help prevent it. At Live Violence Free, we believe that ...

Chandler police recommended a Class 4 felony child abuse charge against Brady Kiser, husband of influencer Emilie Kiser, in the drowning death of their 3-year-old son. Trigg Kiser died days after ...

Why does child abuse happen? A new public service announcement says most people think it’s a “bad parent problem,” but the ad suggests “the root causes may be different than you think.” This message ...

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 2-year-old child died in November 2025, and according to the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families, the death was caused by maltreatment. DCYF announced the Nov. 26, 2025, death in ...

We hope that this April, this year, and for the rest of our lives, we can all recommit ourselves to protecting children and ...