Lead child protection practitioners (LCPP) risk burnout, social workers have warned in response to a Community Care poll. The specialist safeguarding role is not a good career opportunity for social ...

Child protection services personnel respond to some 3 million reports of maltreatment per year, including child neglect and physical or sexual abuse. Although families are dealing with a variety of ...

The word “crisis” came up repeatedly today as a joint legislative oversight panel discussed current issues in Idaho’s child protection system. Some kids are being left in unsafe homes despite dozens ...

[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 ...

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The education regulator praised the authority for its improvements 'gaining traction', but made criticism over its ...