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Child Protective Service actions can result in difficult to understand legal proceedings, but few realize the state may have to provide a no cost attorney for parties.

Child Protective Services is a government agency few understand. Success with such an agency can be greatly increased if you have some basic knowledge of the system.

The people in charge of the YFZ Ranch have tried to show concern for the boys and girls in custody by releasing schedules for Texas authorities.

Munchausen by Proxy (also known as Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy and Factitious Disorder by Proxy) is both a psychiatric disorder and a form of abuse.

If you suspect child abuse, you need to be prepared for making the call to report the suspected abuse. You need to know who to call and write down any facts you know.

The population of Chinook salmon is dwindling due to human-induced and natural causes. What are the causes of endangerment?

The effects of physical child abuse range from depression to rage. Here's how to survive child abuse - even if you're no longer an abused kid.

The reasons for taking these copies may have been valid, but why have the texts not been replaced with clean copies?

Forensic Nursing is a new and exciting specialty area of nursing that is still in its infancy. Find the right educational path from traditional to online programs.

Willie Jessop addressed a letter to the executive branch accusing the agencies who conducted the raid on the Yearning for Zion ranch of exceeding boundaries

A&E debuts the second season of Hoarders which focuses on individuals with compulsive hoarding behavior. With expert help, hoarders hope to overcome the disorder.

A general overview of the Arizona state regulations and requirements for family foster homes.

Caretakers, social workers, health care professionals and society as a whole need to be alert to the clinical manifestations of abuse in the elderly.

Home health social workers can be a blessing to many people struggling to cope at home. Their knowledge and training are instrumental in caring for patients at home.

Communities around the nation read with disbelief the story of Jaycee Dugard, a woman of 29 who was kidnapped as a child of 11 and consequently robbed of her childhood.

As senior Americans age, some, due to illness or disability, find themselves dependent on others to live. Unfortunately, this dependency can leave them open to abuse.

Growing numbers of minors in the United States are being raised by their grandparents, affecting people across all socio-economic and ethnic groups. What a challenge!

Elder abuse and neglect takes many forms and is too often unreported. Learn how to recognize the different types of elder abuse and where to turn for help.

Ritual abuse survivors lack services that validate their plight and often experience systemic abuse. Agencies need specialized training for their counselors.

In Wear Clean Underwear, Alexis Martin Neely gives helpful advice to parents about wills, trusts, short-term and long-term legal guardianship if the worst should happen.

Thousands of older people suffer abuse and neglect each year. You can do something, even if you don't witness the abuse. Here are tips and helpful information.

Are individuals who have psychopathic traits more likely to be domestic abusers, are they a different type of abuser, and how might all this impact treatment?

The movies High Plains Drifter and High Noon both feature a sheriff who is abandoned by fearful townspeople and as a result must confront a murderous gang alone.