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More Illinois State Worker Layoffs Coming

Illinois’ Department of Children and Family Services is contemplating hundreds of layoffs.

2012/06/14

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UPDATE: Stopping Sexual Abuse by Clergy

We are now screening every adult who has any kind of contact with children.

2012/06/13

Baby Boy Beaten by Live-in Boyfriend

Child is in custody of a relative of the mother.

2012/05/23

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Video Depicts Alleged Abuse At School

The mother of a 14-year-old former student at a Kansas military academy says a cellphone video showing him struggling to stand on broken legs supports claims in a lawsuit that he was abused at the school.

2012/05/18

Cases of Child Abuse in Illinois on the Decline

The Child Care Association projects 21,720 abuse cases in the current fiscal year, 2012, which ends June 30.

2012/05/07

Judge Won’t Dismiss Charge Against Missouri Bishop

Bishop Robert Finn and the Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph are charged with failing to report suspected child abuse.

2012/04/05

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Precedent Setting Priest Abuse Case in KC

if prosecutors win a conviction against Roman Catholic Bishop Robert Finn in Kansas City, they could open a new front in the national priest abuse crisis.I

2012/03/26

Going to Extremes to Stop Child Abuse

A man who suffered years of abuse as a child is in the midst of the ultimate endurance test — a 2,500 mile hike– to help other victims.

2012/03/26

Scott Air Base Woman Now Charged With Abuse of Son

Lashawn Jennings is charged with endangering the life of the child.

2012/03/25

Missouri Looks to Tighten Reporting Child Abuse Laws

After last year’s fallout at Penn State, The Missouri House looks to tighten mandatory reporting laws.

2012/02/23

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