Department of Human Resources employee Kela Stanford, 54, was charged last Friday over Ke’Torrius Starks Jr.’s tragic July 22 ...

Parenting expectations are often unreasonably high—and so is the number of people who believe that kids can't handle anything ...

Ray Mata Jr. and Graciela Bustamonte have been charged with first-degree murder, willful cruelty to a child, and torture ...

Family members and residents say alleged abuse by the girl's father was reported to the county’s Child Protective Services ...

Family and community members gathered outside Kern County Human Services early Friday morning, demanding an investigation ...

Child Protective Services staff in Caroline County is under investigation by its parent agency after staff failed to respond ...

During the past year, 12 children who had been the subject of reports of abuse or neglect to the state’s child protective services died, according to a report released Wednesday.

When investigated by the police, hospital staff, and child protective services (CPS), each entity may view the same events differently, but the sole and final decisionmaker is CPS.