Kashia Blanks was convicted of neglecting a 2-year-old girl who was left with permanent brain damage ...

Although it is less studied, child neglect has been shown to result in greater severity of depression than physical or sexual abuse.

As a community in Kingston, Ont., grapples with the shocking death of a seven-month-old infant who was allegedly abandoned for several days, questions arise as to how such a tragedy could unfold. A ...

YORK COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A 40-year-old woman in York County has been charged with felony child neglect after police say an 11-month old infant she was caring for was found dead in a plastic bag in ...

A lawsuit in Travis County targets a little-known DFPS designation that leaves families in limbo and could affect thousands ...

An Indiana man was sentenced to 16 years in prison on Wednesday for child neglect after his six-month-old child was disfigured in a rat attack last year. David Schonabaum, 32, was found guilty by a ...

Matthew and Samantha Dylewski were sentenced to the maximum prison term of 16 months to four years after their 3-year-old ...

Child neglect is the most common form of maltreatment, involving failure to provide basic needs or proper supervision, often difficult to define precisely. Originating from Latin meaning “not to heed, ...