There were 60 child deaths in 2024 deemed abuse cases and another 82 incidents in which children were seriously injured due to abuse. The number of abuse deaths was up slightly compared to the prior ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The 2022 Yearly Numbers from the Child Protection Center (CPC) paint a harrowing picture of child abuse in our area. In that one year, the CPC served 839 kids out of Jackson, Cass ...

[In state’s child protection statute and/or where “abuse and neglect” and/or “best interests of the child” are defined, add] A parent has the fundamental right to direct the care and upbringing of the ...