Hot weather is coming, and with it we will hear more stories about kids left behind on busses and vans. It’s always a frightening event,...

One unfortunate part of being a foster parent is protecting yourself against false or unfair allegations. When you sign up for foster...

Many people think that all youth-serving organizations must follow a rule requiring two adults in any activity involving children. It is...

The Michigan legislature enacted a common-sense bill that goes against recent trends by taking people off the state’s child abuse...

An Arkansas prosecutor made a controversial decision not to charge school officials with failure to make a mandated report of a hazing...

This is National Foster Care Month, and Tuesday was National Foster Care Day. Not everyone has the resources to become a foster parent,...

It’s not unusual for youth organizations to hear from law enforcement investigating crimes against children who are in our care....

An interesting study from Israel illustrates one of the core flaws that I have found in mandated reporting laws, which is that the...

A Massachusetts judge has dismissed involuntary manslaughter charges against two foster parents, Matthew Tucker and Cassandra...

An interesting study recently looked at the effects of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and positive childhood experiences (PCEs)....

Developing a child protection policy can be a difficult process, in part because there is little evidence which policies actually work....

As I mentioned in part 1 of this brief series, attorneys, service providers, and journalists often need access to DFCS and other child...

The CDC last week released a study showing that teen depression and suicidal thoughts have risen by more than 40% in the last ten years....

I often find myself in a case opposing a party who has designated his or her or a child's treating therapist as an expert witness on...

A study from Australia indicates that boys who suffer from abuse are less resilient than girls. The researchers started with a sample of...

A study during the depths of the pandemic offers some evidence that positive childhood experiences may help mitigate stresses from the...