ACEs, or adverse childhood experiences, have touched more than 4 out of 10 children in the Garden State, according to the report's analysis of national data.
A federal monitor says New Jersey has made continued improvements to its child welfare services during more than a decade of court-ordered supervision.
New Jersey child welfare authorities want the ability to disclose less information about their involvement in cases that end in the death or near-death of a child.
Today an independent federal court monitor released a progress report on New Jersey’s child welfare reform effort. The study covers the first half of 2012. There’s some good news in the report, but there appear to be an area of concern that remains.
A team of three emergency responders from the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services has traveled to New Jersey to help officials there with their sheltering mission following Hurricane Sandy.
State child services officials say the Camden woman who decapitated her 2-year-old son and then stabbed herself to death this week appeared to have overcome her drug problems in the months leading up to the crime.
The New Jersey Department of Children and Families continues to investigate the case of a crazed South Jersey mother, who decapitated her 2 year old son, then stabbed herself to death with a knife after calling 911.
Governor Chris Christie reacts to the horrific death of a Camden 2-year-old who was decapitated by his mother. The mother was being followed by the Department of Children and Families.