School counselors in Kern County demand CPS reform after Genesis Mata's death, citing broken system that fails to act on abuse reports.

B AKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — For the first time since Genesis Mata’s death, allegedly at the hands of her parents, the ...

Research shows that early childhood maltreatment is associated with significant delays in social and cognitive development.

Dozens gathered at Kern County Board of Supervisors demanding justice for 8-year-old Genesis Mata and calling for an independent investigation of Child Protective Services.

Family and community members gathered outside Kern County Human Services early Friday morning, demanding an investigation ...

House Health Chairwoman Amy Summers is asking how the public’s representatives can learn more about a state agency’s responses to sensitive child protective services cases. The question has ...

During an hour-plus of testimony to the Kern County Board of Supervisors Tuesday, more than a dozen residents painted a grim ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- A recent state investigation revealed that Child Protective Services (CPS) agencies are not always handling cases of child abuse or neglect appropriately and that the mistakes may ...

Police arrested a man after a years-long investigation into the repeated sexual abuse of a child under 13 in Newark. Daniel R ...