Mickel Cherry, who entered a guilty plea to murdering Zoey Felix, 5, is scheduled to be sentenced next week in Shawnee County ...

Dr. Walter Lambert has been dedicated to advancing medical knowledge and leading transformational change within Florida’s child welfare system.

Social worker who tried to save baby Phoenix honored as ‘Child Protector of Year’ Matthew Kraft says he still feels an excruciating burden of guilt over the child’s death ...

Domestic violence and child protection workers could leave if South Australia pushes ahead with proposed guidelines for a national-first social worker registration scheme, advocates are warning.

Child protection work can only be effective if a thorough assessment is first conducted on both the child's and the family's psychological, educational and economic situation to identify all risk ...

Ayrshire Live Ayrshire News Ayrshire social worker failed to appropriately respond to child protection concerns Her behaviour placed vulnerable users of services at “significant risk of harm.” ...

Some child protection social workers have been left out of a new wage top-up, which the union representing those employees says has created a "poisonous" work environment. In its final month, the ...

A new report paints a bleak picture of the working conditions for social workers in Nova Scotia's child welfare system.

HALIFAX — A new report paints a bleak picture of the working conditions for social workers in Nova Scotia's child welfare system, saying they are feeling devalued and burned out.

B.C.’s child representative is raising new concerns about critical staffing shortages and burnout among social workers employed by the Ministry of Children and Family Development.

B.C. Green Leader Sonia Furstenau says child-protection workers should have the training of a social worker and the oversight of a college.