BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — A recent Grand Jury report outlines staffing shortages with in Child Protective Services and also points out some disturbing issues within the department. The report ...

“We’re Not Protecting Children. We’re Recycling Their Trauma.” That was the title of a recent opinion piece by policy researcher Mathangi Swaminathan on the education news website The74, explaining ...

A child is brought to the emergency room with an injury. Was it caused by abuse? When investigated by the police, hospital staff, and child protective services (CPS), each entity may view the same ...

YORK, Pa. (WHTM) – The 2024 Child Protective Services Report released in July of 2025, showed child abuse reports in York County had the second-highest number of substantiated cases in the state. The ...

Mandated reporter training often tells clinicians to report first and ask questions later. But support—not surveillance—is what actually keeps families safe.