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The article argues that while eliminating child abuse and domestic violence is unrealistic, real progress comes from evidence-based, realistic practices. Statistics show abuse is widespread and costly ...

The legacy of racial injustice is evident in all aspects of our society, including rates of child abuse and neglect. As communities seek to remedy disparities, activists are demanding that we “abolish ...

[In state’s child protection statute and/or where “abuse and neglect” and/or “best interests of the child” are defined, add] A parent has the fundamental right to direct the care and upbringing of the ...

Black children are twice as likely as white kids to be removed from their parents. For Native American kids, the disparities are even more stark. Layla Jackson never returned to her mother. The ...

The state agency that oversees child protection in Minnesota has named a new top official to run that division, following a series of highly publicized breakdowns in the system for protecting children ...