In August 2024, 14-year-old Landon Payton died after suffering a medical emergency and collapsing in his middle school gymnasium in Houston, Texas. Nearly a year later, local families, lawmakers and advocates still wonder whether his life could have been saved by a functional automated external defibrillator (AED), which treats cardiac arrest by sending electric shocks...Read More
A football coach, who a judge described as “clearly a sexual predator”, has been given a suspended sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Joseph Thorpe, aged 73, was a coach with a Dublin club when he sexually assaulted the injured party on a date between September 1974 and September 1976 during a club trip to...Read More
HOUSTON – Parents need to know about new child car seat regulations coming soon. New seats will have to meet new federal safety standards to help keep kids safer in crashes. Nicole Peake, Health Education Specialist with Texas Children’s Hospital, showed us what to look for when choosing a child safety seat. The new standard,...Read More
MANSFIELD — Andrea Moyer is a master of details. Whether it’s making sure there’s a plan in place for every scenario or coordinating with local police to make sure children are safe on their walk to school, student safety is always at the top of her mind. The director of school improvement and safety for Mansfield...Read More
Alright, folks, summer’s landed, and Abu Dhabi is turning up the heat, but not the dangerous kind. The Abu Dhabi Police and Civil Defence Authority have kicked off the sixth season of their much-needed ‘Safe Summer’ campaign. It’s all about keeping families, homes, and roads safe while we all soak up the sun. Stay Sharp...Read More
A 36-year-old suspected child predator was arrested after police executed a search warrant at his Watsonville residence, uncovering child sexual abuse material and identifying additional victims.Police said Oscar Mendoza-Barrera had been in contact with a 13-year-old girl in Marina, where they arranged to meet in person. A concerned citizen observed an interaction and alerted authorities,...Read More
Spanning 23 pages, the Government Resolution outlines a range of safety protocols aimed at preventing sexual abuse and strengthening institutional accountability. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu In a sharp follow-up to its earlier directives after the Badlapur sexual assault case, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday (June 24, 2025) criticised the Maharashtra government for lapses in...Read More
Law Society President Jennifer Ball praised the billion-dollar overhaul of the Out of Home Care (OOHC) system as a pivotal step towards providing stability and future success for children in care. “We welcome the billion-dollar overhaul of OOHC which, in combination with the extra funding to hire and keep caseworkers, and by increasing the Foster...Read More
2024, These shootings reflect a gun violence crisis increasingly impacting American youth: In 2020, gun violence overtook infectious disease and car accidents as the No. 1 cause of death for U.S. children and teens. In response to these disturbing realities, the NEA partnered with the Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund to release the NEA...Read More
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (CBS12) — Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier proposed a law to prevent convicted sex predators from being allowed to walk the streets before they are sentenced. On Tuesday, he advocated for Missy’s Law, which is designed to deny bail to all sex predators after they are found guilty by a jury. The proposal...Read More
