LINCOLN — Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson unveiled a new training effort Wednesday aimed at helping abused and neglected children. The effort involves a series of eight DVDs to provide ...

Sen. John Mannion announced Saturday that his legislation (S6463-A) has been signed into law to help Child Protective Services (CPS) workers and mandatory reporters with identifying cases of abuse of ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — The West Virginia Department of Human Services announced this week it is partnering with a nonprofit called Evident Change to create a new intake tool when dealing with ...

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The SOS Children rsquo;s Village Ghana, in collaboration with Friends of Adaklu, has held a Community Durbar at Goefe in the ...

FRANKFORT, Ky. — A Kentucky bill that would require additional training for animal control officers to protect children is moving forward in the legislature. House Bill 194 passed out of committee on ...

Cheryl Wesley talks about human trafficking during an abuse prevention training at Daggett Middle School in Fort Worth. The class is a two-part program taught by the school’s counselors. Jamie Wright ...

A charity that supports victims of "honour"-based abuse has said that more professionals and agencies are identifying and reporting cases to them. Leeds-based Karma Nirvana accepted more than 3,000 ...