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West Virginia's child abuse statistics for 2023 released
Bluefield Daily Telegraph, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 4 months agoJan. 16—By GREG JORDAN Bluefield Daily Telegraph PRINCETON — Child Protect of Mercer County served 252 new children while the West Virginia Child Advocacy Network (WVCAN) showed a 10 percent ...
SC has more underprivileged children than most US states, new report says. Here’s why
The State McClatchy via AOL· 2 years agoSouth Carolina ranks 15th among states with the most underprivileged children, a new report shows....
Dad killed 4-year-old, then reported him missing 7 months later, Virginia officials say
Raleigh News and Observer via AOL· 11 months agoMore than a year after 4-year-old Codi Bigsby was reported missing in Virginia, his father has been...
What's Behind the Spike in Child Poverty in the U.S.
Time via Yahoo News· 8 months agoZeke Jackson looks out the window of the car his family was able to buy with the help of the earned-income tax credit and the child tax credit, outside...
Children's Memorial Flag Day recognizes April as Child Abuse Prevention Month
Bluefield Daily Telegraph, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoApr. 27—By GREG JORDAN Bluefield Daily Telegraph PRINCETON — A flag raising, ringing a bell and a solemn walk around a courthouse were symbols Friday of the 77 children lost in West Virginia ...
Somerville, TN company fined by feds for child labor at slaughterhouses
WREG articles via Yahoo News· 1 week agoDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Fayette County, Tennessee-based sanitation company has agreed to pay more...
Child care industry struggles with shortage of workers: 'This is unheard of'
Good Morning America via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMarcelo Candia spends all day teaching a classroom full of 4-year-old children in northern Virginia...
EDITORIAL: Marital exemption loopholes that endanger children
The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDec. 9—When Monongalia County Prosecutor Perri Jo DeChristopher addressed legislators Monday and asked them to repeal language in West Virginia's criminal code that allowed a marital exemption ...
Inspired by online dating, AI tool for adoption matchmaking falls short for vulnerable foster kids
Associated Press Finance via Yahoo Finance· 6 months agoMost bear the scars of trauma from being hauled between foster homes, torn from siblings or sexually...
Believe in the Blue campaign turns Corn Palace blue, aims to bring awareness to child abuse
The Daily Republic, Mitchell, S.D. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApr. 7—MITCHELL — On a chilly April Monday evening in downtown Mitchell, the World's Only Corn Palace sits regally bathed in blue light, cutting a strikingly colorful silhouette against the ...