Society ❯ Social Issues ❯ Child Welfare

Domestic Violence

Community Response Family Dynamics Public Reaction Child Abuse Family Violence Public Safety Mental Health Awareness Legal Consequences Family Tragedies Legal Accountability

Brother Testifies in 1978 Scalding‑Bath Death as Janice Nix Stands Trial

The trial hinges on the brother's account decades after the death.

Louisiana Grandmother Convicted of Manslaughter in 4-Year-Old's Whiskey Death

Glasgow Jury Convicts Nicole Blain of Murdering Her 19-Day-Old Baby

Wellesley Mother Accused of Killing 2 Children Waives Extradition to Massachusetts

STF Order Sends Monique Medeiros Back to Jail in Henry Borel Case

Former Beauty Queen Sentenced to Life for Killing Boyfriend's 18-Month-Old Son

Oiso Releases Bullying Probe Finding Systemic Failures at Elementary School

Judge Orders Pretrial Detention for Parents in Death of 18-Month-Old Eitan Daniel

Florida Father Arrested on Aggravated Manslaughter Charge in 5-Week-Old Daughter’s Death

Mother Jailed for Life With 19-Year Minimum for Murder of Two-Month-Old Daughter

Rímac Mother Accused of Poisoning Daughters as Reports Clash on Children’s Status

Caregiver Faces Second-Degree Murder in 3-Year-Old’s Death as Mother Is Charged With Neglect

Sligo Father Jailed for 20 Years for Decades of Sexual Abuse of Five Children

Caretaker Held Without Bond in Death of Florida Toddler After Deputies Say He Confessed

Peter Sayle Jailed for Nine Years and 11 Months for Killing Six-Week-Old Son Huxley

Coatesville Father Charged in Infant Stabbing as Arraignment Is Delayed

Six Relatives Jailed for 97 Years Over Years-Long Abuse of West Sussex Girl

Two Stepfathers Accused in Separate Delhi-NCR Killings as Faridabad Arrest Holds and Delhi Probe Advances

Faridabad Father Arrested After 4-Year-Old Daughter Is Beaten to Death Over Counting Lesson

Santa Monica Mother Charged With Murder After Toddler Found Fatally Injured