BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — For the first time since Genesis Mata’s death, allegedly at the hands of her parents, the 8-year ...

Residents came to Tuesday’s board meeting to voice their concerns and call for reform inside Kern County’s Child Protective Services, which they said is failing to protect local children. Following ...

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

Calls for an investigation came after Mata’s family said they had called child protective services multiple times before Mata ...

It's unclear what prompted officials with child protective services to remove the 2-year-old. A spokesperson for Riverside ...

Ruth Berends recently came to Pontotoc to be the Pontotoc Co. Child Protection Services [CPS] well being specialist (case ...

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.

Kern County is moving to conduct an external investigation of its child protective services following the death of an ...

Companies offering online services take heed: effective Oct. 1, 2025, Colorado's new children's data protection framework is ...

Arizona's child welfare system still isn't keeping children safe. By the time the Department of Child Services acts, it's often too late.

An Irvine man described by authorities as a “prominent staff member” of an Orange County church was arrested last week following allegations that he sexually assaulted a teenage girl ...