BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — For the first time since Genesis Mata’s death, allegedly at the hands of her parents, the 8-year ...

A federal judge ruled Friday to deny the Trump administration's request to end a policy in place for nearly three decades ...

During an hour-plus of testimony to the Kern County Board of Supervisors Tuesday, more than a dozen residents painted a grim ...

Research shows that early childhood maltreatment is associated with significant delays in social and cognitive development.

Calls for an investigation came after Mata’s family said they had called child protective services multiple times before Mata ...

Ruth Berends recently came to Pontotoc to be the Pontotoc Co. Child Protection Services [CPS] well being specialist (case ...

Dozens gathered at Kern County Board of Supervisors demanding justice for 8-year-old Genesis Mata and calling for an independent investigation of Child Protective Services.

Kern County is moving to conduct an external investigation of its child protective services following the death of an ...

Police said three young kids were walking around a west Houston apartment complex in the heat looking for food. They told ...

Arizona's child welfare system still isn't keeping children safe. By the time the Department of Child Services acts, it's often too late.

An Irvine man described by authorities as a “prominent staff member” of an Orange County church was arrested last week following allegations that he sexually assaulted a teenage girl ...