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A former nun who abused vulnerable young people at children's homes in Scotland has been jailed for fifteen months. Carol Buirds, 75, was found guilty of causing children unnecessary suffering and ...

American media personality and businesswoman Paris Hilton is headed to Capitol Hill Monday to urge the GOP-led House to pass the Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act – a bill for which she has lobbied ...

The House passed legislation on Wednesday that aims to curb child abuse at residential homes for troubled youth. The 373-33 vote on the Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act was repeatedly championed by ...

HB 1106 passed the Texas House and Senate and is off to Gov. Greg Abbott for his signature. The bill modifies the Texas Family Code’s definitions of child abuse and neglect. Under the new law, certain ...

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - Scotty’s House is encouraging residents to report suspected child abuse during Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month in April. Every adult in Texas is obligated by law to ...

ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (WJHL) — Nearly 900 pinwheels were placed on the lawn of the Elizabethton Isaiah 117 House on Wednesday to spread awareness of the number of child abuse cases classified as “severe ...