All articles tagged Child Abuse And Neglect

DCFS is charged with investigating abuse and neglect. But charges of “neglect” can tear families apart, mostly for being poor.

Dozens of children a year enter state custody when parents run out of options for getting them the mental health care they need. Fundamentally this issue of who pays for mental health treatment comes down to a law that requires insurance companies to cover mental health care at the same level as other medical conditions.