Employers are considering the needs of caregivers more than ever before, with many offering child and elder care benefits, paid parental leave and flexible work arrangements. A new insurance option ...

Children with disabilities who face disability-based discrimination at doctors’ appointments are more than twice as likely to forgo care later on, according to a new study published in Pediatrics.

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Federal officials are introducing a variety of new resources to help family caregivers who need time away from work to support an adult child with a disability. The U.S. Department of Labor has ...

Two cases involving Tennessee children with autism illustrate the harsh, complex realities they face in the juvenile justice ...

BY FAITH ABDULLAHFor the Dominion Post According to the West Virginia Department of Human Services, as of January 2026, nearly 6,000 children are currently in the foster care system in […] ...

A spokesperson for the Maine Department of Health and Human Services said Services said the intent is to 'update outdated references and clarify vague language' in the existing rules.

A 7-year-old girl left unsupervised with a 17-year-old boy at a Department of Social Services office was sexually abused. A teenage girl spent nine months in an emergency room, essentially in ...