The results of this experiment appear to indicate that the presentation of encouraging and supportive platitudes may actually ...

CASA of West Texas celebrated its 35th anniversary with a ribbon cutting, highlighting advocacy for foster children across 11 ...

Jessica Spillers expects the question. No one was surprised when the frequent critic of Mayor Jay Ruais’s job performance announced her intention to seek reelection to her Ward 8 school board seat ...

It has now been a year, and I’m still grieving. I feel I abandoned the child — first by moving away, then by cutting ties.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin is calling for "much more comprehensive support and oversight" in Virginia's social services system after ...

What are the options when a minor says to a mental health counselor, “Things have been really tough at home lately. Can I ...

Communication problems can hold back childhood development, with a range of interventions available to assist with social ...

It's been more than two months since police officers found 8-year-old Genesis Mata dead inside a cheap motel bathtub. Her ...

The Ballmer Institute for Children's Behavioral Health is training and educating a new group of healthcare workers while they are undergraduates to help address the nationwide crisis of youth mental ...

A Mackay man has been sentenced to nine years' prison after pleading guilty to 22 child abuse offences, including rape and making exploitation material. The sentencing judge said Devante Lorenz KR ...

A former Salisbury high school social worker was indicted by a grand jury last week on 10 counts related to possession and intent to distribute child pornography. According to court documents, Matthew ...