Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Minnesota has a history of failing to protect children from repeated harm and of disproportionately separating families of color.

All three commissioners for the inquiry into the treatment of Innu families in the child protection system say they have hope ...

A report into the deaths of six youths from the Mushuau Innu First Nation between 2015 and 2020 has found 12 systemic ...

Innu children are still overrepresented in the child protection system, though far less likely to be removed from their homes ...

Mickel Cherry, who entered a guilty plea to murdering Zoey Felix, 5, is scheduled to be sentenced next week in Shawnee County District Court. His attorney argues Cherry and Felix fell through the ...

"Tough questions need to be asked" about oversight, use of Family Assessment and funding for case workers. Gov. Tim Walz will propose extra funding to hire more child protection workers and state ...

When I took Leo to hospital, the paediatrician diagnosed him with a suspected unexplained bruise, and referred him to ...

Jessica Pryce stood on the small stage atop a red, circular carpet that gave the impression of an oversized pin cushion, with the familiar three letters “TED” posed behind her. Speaking in a neutral ...

For a child who is suffering from abuse or neglect, a visit to a paediatrician can be a lifeline. Doctors may notice bruises or burns or fractures. They may hear a child describe severe corporal ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pepper Mogle saw her granddaughter Missy for the last time at the Leon County Courthouse, where the 5-year-old's allegedly abusive ...