A new Maryland bill aims to limit settlement money for victims of abuse in juvenile detention facilities.

New legislation banning child marriage in Washington, D.C., was signed into law last week following advocacy by a coalition including Unchained At Last, a Jewish-led organization that opposes underage ...

A child slipped through fencing outside the White House on Wednesday and was intercepted by Secret Service officers.

Over recent years, the experience of childhood for many children has been a difficult one, and the root causes that diminish their wellbeing and life chances, although often glaringly obvious, have ...