Child Protection

The state hopes higher pay and a desire to make a “huge difference” will prompt lawyers to represent kids in abuse and neglect cases.

A New Hampshire judge has ruled that a 5-year-old girl missing since 2019 is legally dead and her mother can become administrator of her estate.

The state hired Joe Ribsam in 2017 to help rebuild New Hampshire’s Division of Children, Youth and Families following deep budget cuts and other challenges.

The Executive Council on Wednesday approved Cassandra Sanchez for the position. She succeeds Moira O’Neill, the first person to hold the position.

We follow up on the Concord Monitor’s series, Fighting Back: Confronting Domestic Violence In New Hampshire, by looking at what a person needs when they…

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Molly Kelly says a federal report that found the Division of Children, Youth and Families failing to meet basic…

New Hampshire's new child advocate is pressing for changes to the law to strengthen her office's ability to protect the state's most vulnerable…

A state health official from New Jersey has been tapped to serve as the new leader of New Hampshire’s Division of Children, Youth and Families. The Deputy…

As the opioid crisis continues to rupture families, the emotional impact on children is widespread. In some school districts, mental health experts are…

Despite a push from all sides, New Hampshire’s child protection agency is still struggling to correct staffing issues and case backlogs.The state’s…