Gov. Tim Walz will propose extra funding to hire more child protection workers and state lawmakers will meet Dec. 4 to begin discussing potential reforms in the wake of a Star Tribune investigation ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Eliza Anderson, Deseret News The New York child welfare system is at the heart of a heated discussion about the harms of removing ...

Politics Minnesota’s child protection system needs fixes. Legislators are starting with these changes. Measures approved this session laid the groundwork for long-term changes to Minnesota’s child ...

Since "Child Protection Service workers ... comprise the essential frontline of the child protection system, their emotional exhaustion can quickly affect a negative domino series of consequences," ...

Questions have arisen about the actions of child protective workers following the death of a 2-month-old baby in Colorado in July. The child's mother, 31-year-old Lisa Johnson, and her boyfriend, ...

Colorado’s child-welfare systems are broken, according to the National Coalition for Child Protection and Reform and the MJCF Coalition. The problem is twofold, the groups claim: According to a report ...

For a child who is suffering from abuse or neglect, a visit to a paediatrician can be a lifeline. Doctors may notice bruises or burns or fractures. They may hear a child describe severe corporal ...