County approves unprecedented payout for thousands of survivors abused in juvenile facilities spanning decades.

Religious leaders in Washington will be required to report child abuse or neglect, even when it is disclosed in confession, ...

A 49-year-old man from Massachusetts was accused of possessing nearly 10,000 photos and videos of child sex abuse material.

The debates in Augusta center on concerns that Maine is unnecessarily investigating poor families and, in some cases, ...

Washington's new law mandates clergy to report suspected child abuse, even from confessions, sparking a debate over religious ...

A federal law requires states to release information about how they handled child maltreatment cases ending in deaths.