Opinion
Weirton Daily Times1dOpinion
State’s child abuse information startling
The West Virginia Child Advocacy Network has released its annual statewide data report for the 2024 fiscal year. Though most of us have some idea of the damage being done to Mountain State children, ...
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Eighty percent children face violent discipline
Eighty percent of children aged one to 14 experienced violent discipline, according to the 2024-25 Fiji Bureau of Statistics’ ...
Utah’s battle against child abuse: Lawmakers push for sentencing reforms
As Utah reports higher rates than the national average, HB207 seeks to reform sentencing laws for repeat offenders.
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WV child abuse allegations involving drug endangerment 4 times higher than the national average
Allegations of child abuse involving drug endangerment are four times higher in West Virginia than the national average, according to Child Advocacy Centers serving kids around the state.
NC Supreme Court upholds child sexual abuse survivors’ right to sue years later
The decision resolves challenges that said lawsuits were unconstitutional, lawyers representing abuse survivors says.
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Maryland recorded an alarming rise in child deaths from abuse and neglect. No one noticed.
As many as 83 Maryland children died from abuse or neglect in 2023, making the state’s published rate of child maltreatment ...
Opinion
Cumberland Times-News2dOpinion
Our view | Child abuse deaths lack accountability in state
Maryland is carrying a most tragic distinction of having one of the highest rates of child death from abuse and neglect in the country, and to make matters worse, due ...
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West Virginia Child Advocacy Network releases report on 2024 child abuse statistics
The West Virginia Child Advocacy Network (WVCAN) released its Statewide Data for the 2024 fiscal year (July 1, 2023 to June ...