Child Abuse

The Poshard Foundation distributed more than $100,000 to 30 area social service agencies Friday to bring awareness to Child Abuse Prevention Month.

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month

Child welfare officials in Illinois reported a 17 percent decline in the number of child death cases they investigated during the previous fiscal year, an…

Over a thousand brand new toys and gifts will be distributed to abused, abandoned and neglected children in southern Illinois.The Poshard Foundation…

The Poshard Foundation gave $100,000 to 29 local agencies serving abused, neglected, and abandoned children. Jo Poshard, director of the Foundation, says…

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month and area officials say the focus is on celebrating great childhoods.Ginger Meyer is clinical director with the…

According to research cited in a new documentary, frequent stress is bad for kids. This film is called "Resilience: The Biology of Stress and the science…

Educators from 50 school districts in southern Illinois took part in a training session to learn about strategies to help students suffering from Adverse…

Illinois' child abuse rates are the highest in the southern third of the state.To kick off April as National Child Abuse Prevention Month in Union County,…

Schools in 15 southern Illinois counties can participate in a program to help students deal with stress outside the classroom.The Consortium for…