More than 60 years ago, policymakers in Colorado embraced the idea that early intervention could prevent child abuse and save lives. The state's requirement that certain professionals tell officials ...

Hello, and welcome to A Health Podicy. I'm your host, Rob Lott. Untreated substance use disorder in pregnancy is a long standing and persistent public health concern. That's the first line of a new ...

With six weeks of the legislative session completed, members of the Missouri House have passed approximately a dozen bills ...

The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) recently turned 50. The act, enacted in January 1974, denoted the beginning of the federal government's role in providing funding to states for the ...

A pilot project aimed at lowering the rate of medical professionals who overreport Black, Latino and Indigenous families to the child welfare system is launching in Michigan, the American Bar ...