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

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

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

The debates in Augusta center on concerns that Maine is removing children for symptoms of poverty that are unfairly classified as neglect.

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