Yet for several months, the little girl had been known to no fewer than four social services departments, two housing authorities, two police child protection teams, a specialist centre of the ...

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They truly are our four-legged heroes. The PAWS program was founded in 2010 by CPC’s own Danielle Hughes, Team Coordinator of the Child Protection Team and 2020’s Child Advocate of the Year ...

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The Sokoto State Government has extended its condolences and pledged support to victims of the recent fire outbreak at the ‘Karar-‘Yan-Nika’ area of Kara Market in Sokoto. The inferno ...

Let’s break down how each team can win (or lose) the No. 1 pick and what’s at stake. The New England Patriots hold the top spot entering the final week, thanks to their league-worst strength ...

Instead, the hospital investigated the concerns internally, through its own child protection team and in a series of ethics meetings, relying in part on false information provided by Olivia’s mother ...

Just one-third of social workers (34%) would recommend the profession as a career, a Social Work England has found. A greater proportion – 42% – would not recommend social work, with the remainder ...

More than 60 years after its original Broadway debut, Camelot's overarching message of trying to make the world a better place — even if one should fail along the way — still feels as fresh ...

No form of abuse, including child sexual abuse, has a place in our sport ... social media and electronic communications, travel: local and team, locker rooms and changing areas and massages, rubdowns ...

Andrea Tague Montaña, gender and development officer at UNICEF in Colombia, agrees that the decision is a positive move. “Child marriages and early unions are understood as harmful practices that not ...

The Child Tax Credit has been an integral policy for families in recent years, and it could save you thousands. Here's what you need to know about qualifying for your 2024 taxes. The maximum tax ...