In April 2025, councils and their partners started rolling out reforms to children's social care, which have subsequently faced significant criticism from social work experts. We look at what they ...

During her time as education secretary, Nicky Morgan said that social workers should be tested to give them the same professional status as ‘surgeons and lawyers’. She cited the example of Peter ...

A 12-day-old infant boy named Benjamin, “Benji,” died in Nampa in December, despite calls to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare asking the agency to check on the baby. The families who tried ...

[In state’s child protection statute and/or where “abuse and neglect” and/or “best interests of the child” are defined, add] A parent has the fundamental right to direct the care and upbringing of the ...

Child protection services personnel respond to some 3 million reports of maltreatment per year, including child neglect and physical or sexual abuse. Although families are dealing with a variety of ...

The word “crisis” came up repeatedly today as a joint legislative oversight panel discussed current issues in Idaho’s child protection system. Some kids are being left in unsafe homes despite dozens ...