In recognition of Child Abuse Prevention Month in 2018, more than 3,000 pinwheels were planted at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. Since 2008, more than 100,000 pinwheels have been planted across the state, according to Prevent Child Abuse Virginia.
When social workers think about taking children from their homes, they often make decisions in arbitrary ways with little planning or thought, a blistering report from a state watchdog says.
An annual state report out this week says 49 deaths of children involved cases where families already were in touch with Child Protective Services or foster care social workers.
When social workers step in to protect a child, finding a path to safety and to the ever-present hope of healing a troubled family isn't always the same.
Virginia Kids Belong, a nonprofit that tries to find families to love and care for children in foster care, thought you'd like to meet some of the young people they work with.
In a recent series, The Times-Dispatch examined how Virginia responds to suspected abuse and neglect, what happens to children who enter foste…
In recognition of Child Abuse Prevention Month in 2018, more than 3,000 pinwheels were planted at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. Since 2008, more than 100,000 pinwheels have been planted across the state, according to Prevent Child Abuse Virginia.
