“I think about the families separated in Missouri over the years, not because of abuse or neglect, but because they could not afford to pay a bill or new clothes for their kids.” That was House Ways ...

Many children are separated from their families due to poverty, not neglect. Tennessee recently passed legislation stating that economic hardship alone is not grounds for parental termination.

A mother in Jackson, Mississippi, was recently arrested and charged with child neglect after taking a toddler wearing only a diaper to Walmart in freezing temperatures. Other shoppers confronted ...

INDIANAPOLIS — What began as a quiet afternoon by a pond for DeOnda Hawkins and her children has turned into a desperate legal battle against the Indiana Department of Child Services (DCS). DeOnda, a ...

A group of low-income black mothers living in Washington DC who have been accused of child neglect will receive cash as part of a study to determine whether providing needy moms with extra income ...

PROVIDENCE − Payday loans, waiting for buses, waiting on hold with the state, jumping through hoops to access public services that offer just enough to get by. These are just some of the many ways ...

The number of known cases of abuse and neglect among children in North Carolina have declined over 30 years. But the official count of children dying from abuse or neglect has increased since 2018.

Through my research on racism, stress, and cognition, I have developed concerns about how Black Americans are mishandled and neglected in our country beginning from childhood. I use the terms ...

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Human Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to provide input to the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights’ thematic report on “Welfare and Control: The Paternalism of Support,” ...