Have you ever looked outside your home and wondered where that dog or cat that keeps wandering your block may have come from? Does that dog potentially belong to one of your neighbors or is that cat ...

Dear Carol: My head is pounding from stress after leaving my mom, who lives in a skilled nursing facility. Anger isn’t my norm, but I’ve exhausted every civil way of communicating with them. Leaving a ...

Protecting children from abuse and neglect is a shared responsibility under Oklahoma law, which requires all individuals, especially those in professions that work with children, to report suspected ...

Teachers, child care providers, and other people who work with children will soon be subject to a new state law governing how and when suspected child abuse or neglect should be reported. The law, ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced Monday a new elder abuse registry, aimed to provide transparency and accountability to those who have been investigated for possible ...

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The Oregon Department of Human Services has launched its first-ever interactive online training for the public about reporting suspected child abuse. The training rollout ...

Every day, Animal Control officers around the United States respond to reports of animal cruelty. The horrific stories of neglect and outright abuse are too many to count, and already overcrowded ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — The New York State Legislature passed a bill that would change how people report suspected child abuse, ending calls to the state’s central hotline from unidentified sources.

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The Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) is the largest and most influential Reformed evangelical Christian denomination, and is unique for a system meant to ensure accountability for ministers. Three ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — After the recent deaths of three Arizona children, despite multiple child abuse reports to DCS, child advocacy organization Childhelp said change must be made to child abuse ...

Abuse and neglect in New Jersey group homes for individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities is a pervasive issue. Underpaid, undertrained, and overworked staffs contribute to the ...