Child Protective Services staff in Caroline County is under investigation by its parent agency after staff failed to respond ...

New mothers say they had to undergo devastating investigations after hospitals reported their false positive drug tests to child welfare agencies shortly after they gave birth. “It was torture; it was ...

Ken Urker is setting the record straight after Child Protective Services (CPS) reportedly showed up at his and Gypsy Rose ...

During the past year, 12 children who had been the subject of reports of abuse or neglect to the state’s child protective services died, according to a report released Wednesday.

Child Protective Services caseworker Catherine Eberhardt calls to report details from her investigation of a parent accused of using methamphetamine, in Abilene, Texas.

RICHMOND, Va. -- A recent state investigation revealed that Child Protective Services (CPS) agencies are not always handling cases of child abuse or neglect appropriately and that the mistakes may ...

The bill, L.D. 1834, is one of several being considered by lawmakers this spring in response to a record-breaking number of child deaths in 2021. Last year, 30 Maine children were killed or died ...

When investigated by the police, hospital staff, and child protective services (CPS), each entity may view the same events differently, but the sole and final decisionmaker is CPS.

When someone calls the Fairfax County Child Protective Services’ hotline for reporting abuse or neglect, a social worker is on hand to screen the report and determine whether or not it’s valid.

Amanda Neal, a child protective services investigator in Michigan, has noticed calls slow down during the coronavirus pandemic. She doesn’t take it as a good sign.

Because child protective services law, policy and practice are complex, supervisors play key roles regarding the way in which the department responds. This content has been archived.