Editor's note: this story contains descriptions of alleged child abuse. ASHEVILLE - Four teenagers who attended two Asheville-area residential treatment centers filed a federal lawsuit Dec. 31, ...

MUSKOGEE — The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that a man and a woman pleaded guilty to charges related to the exploitation and neglect of a minor in Indian ...

RICHMOND, Va. — A new online portal is making it easier to report allegations of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of elderly and incapacitated adults. The number of reports to Adult Protective Services ...

Kansas' system for reporting abuse, neglect and exploitation is fragmented, an audit says, leading to uncertainty about the completeness of perpetrator registries. Different state agencies investigate ...

TAMPA, Fla. – Florida officials announced the successful completion of “Operation Home for the Holidays,” a massive rescue effort that safely recovered 122 children across multiple states, making it ...

An investigation into Michigan nursing homes found widespread problems, many of them tied to staffing shortages and inadequate training. Now, some state ...

Reaffirming its Conclusions No. 39 (XXXVI), No. 47 (XXXVIII), No. 54 (XXXIX), No. 60 (XL), No. 64 (XLI), No. 68 (XLIII), No. 73 (XLIV), No.74 (XLVI), No. 79 (XLVII ...

A lengthy investigation in Florida came to a head with the arrest of two individuals on charges of elder abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation following a disturbing case involving a vulnerable ...

The former foster parent and cosmetologist is one of nearly three dozen residents to die of suspected neglect or abuse at Michigan nursing homes in the past four years, according to a Bridge Michigan ...