Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Minnesota has a history of failing to protect children from repeated harm and of disproportionately separating families of color.

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 ...

Mickel Cherry, who entered a guilty plea to murdering Zoey Felix, 5, is scheduled to be sentenced next week in Shawnee County District Court. His attorney argues Cherry and Felix fell through the ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Applications are now open for those who are interested in joining the Lucas County Child Protection Task Force. According to Lucas County Commissioners, the task force aims to ...

A child safety reform expert has delivered a chilling warning to the Queensland Commission of Inquiry into Child Safety, revealing the true number of children in state care is currently concealed.

Frontline workers warn vulnerable children will continue to suffer serious harm, including death, with reports of starving children, drug-exposed babies and other cases of severe neglect as chronic ...

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 ...

Indiana's child protection system, hampered by budget cuts and overwhelmed caseworkers, needs public involvement and oversight to ensure children's safety. While mandated reporting is crucial, ...