abuse and neglect

Eviction bans during the pandemic didn’t just keep families in their homes. They may have kept children safer, too, according to a new study.

Kids shouldn’t have to do that math of “what’s worse: the abuse, or losing your siblings?,” writes Puppet Mills.

While some families endure hardship due to unnecessary CPS involvement, eliminating mandatory reporting can harm children, writes Darcy Olsen.

As "Nickel Boys" contends for an Oscar, Prof. Kaniqua Robinson talks about race, memory and the legacy of the Dozier School.

New federal data shows reports of abuse and neglect continue to increase, while confirmed victims of maltreatment are at another record low. 

While direct care staff enter their roles motivated to help, they often lack necessary training to navigate working with at-risk youth, writes Kevin King.

Richard Wexler, responding to a previous Imprint op-ed, argues that there is no silence on child deaths, just a new conversation

Among child welfare scholars, advocates and national leaders, a strong resistance to discussing child maltreatment fatalities prevails.

A politically connected Chicago center for troubled youth was quietly shut down in June amid abuse allegations and years of failed oversight.