State officials recently prioritized reducing wait times for calls into Louisiana’s child abuse hotline, but achieving that resulted in hundreds of reports to its online portal going unhandled for ...

SAN ANTONIO – Texas Department of Family and Protective Services says that educators are acting as the first line of defense against child abuse, with reports to the agency’s hotline rising each ...

A new state law banning anonymous reports of child abuse has been hailed by family law attorneys and child welfare advocates as a win for kids and Fourth Amendment rights that will decrease fake calls ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Harmony House, one of the leading organizations fighting domestic violence, says it is averaging around nine hotline calls a day in Springfield. “I can tell you that year to date up ...

Colorado’s Child Abuse and Neglect hotline always receives fewer calls over summer break, which concerns adults who work in the field of child protection. “This happens every year — during the summer ...