"Maybe we didn’t go about it in the right way, as my commitment to staying home with my daughters brought us to a financial crisis. But my gut told me my daughter needed peaceful one-on-one contact with me, a lot of communication and both...
"Missouri prosecutors could use evidence of past criminal behavior in child sex abuse prosecutions under a measure given preliminary approval Wednesday by the state House. "House members gave the constitutional amendment first-round...
"More than 5,000 child sex offences, including rape and other serious sex attacks, were recorded by police in the last three years where the abuser was under 18, figures released under the Freedom of Information Act showed. "At least three forces...
LAST month Japan’s prime minister, Shinzo Abe, promised that he would soon sign an international agreement requiring the return of abducted children to their home countries. Japan is among the few industrial countries that has not joined The...
The New York City Police Department has embarked on a novel approach to deter juvenile robbers, essentially staging interventions and force-feeding outreach in an effort to stem a tide of robberies by dissuading those most likely to commit them....
"Ruben Rosario has been using the printed word to tell the stories of Minnesotans for more than 20 years in his column in the Pioneer Press newspaper, but on Sunday he told his own story in a front page column . "He began to sexually abuse me, of...
"Kosair Children's Hospital says they're seeing more cases of child abuse and want to raise awareness about the serious issue. "Last Wednesday, doctors at Kosair saw four children who had non-accidental trauma. "One of them, a 6-month-old girl named...
"The Utah Division of Child and Family Services spent approximately $153.2 million during its 2012 fiscal year to investigate 18,831 child abuse complaints, 35 percent of which were found to be supported cases. "The division, which...
"Crime victim advocates are launching a new program aimed at reducing the number of children who are sexually abused in our area. "The Crime Victims Assistance Center was selected as one of 3 pilot sites in New York State to introduce a campaign...
"Perhaps Heather (a pseudonym) slipped through the cracks in the foster care system. Maybe she was a runaway, or a girl struggling with identity and self-esteem issues. Maybe she was just trying to escape from a home where domestic violence, drug use...
"But Egan felt there was something missing when it came to PTSD treatment. Last summer, she decided to do something about this. The result is Bridging Warriors, a nonprofit she founded that aims to help veterans, PTSD victims, and their families cope...
"The Washington state Senate has unanimously passed a pair of bills meant to crack down on child sex trafficking." http://www.komonews.com/news/local/State-Senate-passes-child-sex-trafficking-bills-195186361.html
"There are prevention programs that the country might not be able to implement because of these cultural issues, however, Saudi should take advantage of its international links to learn from and interact with agencies that are in charge of protection...
"New Haven and its community partners want to stop violence before it happens, starting with the current generation of students, with the creation of a Community Resilience Program. "The program, which was announced Monday, will build upon the already...