Maine is required to arrange visits between parents and children within seven days after the state removes children from their homes due to concerns about abuse or neglect. Typically these visits can ...

Maryland has more than 3,700 children in foster care as of October 14, and the state can place them in residential treatment ...

Administrative staff at Tender Care PPEC in Spring Hill called the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office on Oct. 9 about a day care aide, Kaitlyn Pitzer, 36, harming the child inside the facility in a span ...

WASHINGTON—Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has appointed Frank Bisignano to be the chief executive officer of the Internal Revenue Service, creating a new position to help run the beleaguered tax ...

Thousands of people are in line for a weekly payment increase in the upcoming budget. Budget 2026 is due to be officially announced tomorrow, with a number of measures set to be rolled out by the ...

A major payment is reported to be receiving an increase in Budget 2026. The Carer’s Support Grant, an annual payment made to carers every summer, is expected rise by €100. The current rate is €2,000 ...

The federal government shut down Wednesday after lawmakers failed to pass a funding bill. Agencies and departments each have their own operational procedures during a shutdown, and they have issued ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Child advocate officials in Japan turned to an old friend to help with the country’s problem of excessive child abuse. Japanese officials said that help began years ago from a man ...

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has introduced three new Citizen Review Panels to evaluate child welfare services and make improvement recommendations to strengthen the ...

The government shutdown began on Tuesday. Social Security payments to more than 74 million Americans will stay on schedule during the government shutdown, a spokesperson for the Social Security ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. New laws on immigration, child welfare and more take effect on Wednesday, Oct. 1. Here’s a look at some notable legislative changes ...

Heading into the final month of fiscal 2025, there was nary a grant announced by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), the division of the Justice Department that funds ...