Some parents may struggle to provide for their kids, but the child welfare system struggles to differentiate between poverty ...

Volunteers are a linchpin in addressing and preventing childhood poverty, family instability and abuse. Here are some ways to get involved.

The malaise you feel is not just the post-holiday blues. Abuse and neglect, whether experienced by individuals or societies, ...

A new study published in Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences indicates that children whose parents faced adversity during their own childhoods are more likely to experience depression and anxiety as ...

Kansas lawmakers are considering a bill that would change the definition of neglect in the foster care system to prevent children from being removed from homes solely due to poverty. Concerns ...

Human Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to provide input to the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights’ thematic report on “Welfare and Control: The Paternalism of Support,” ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Under Missouri’s child protection law, teachers and other school officials with responsibility for the care of children are ...

Very deep poverty is defined by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation as earning below 40% of the median household income. According ...