Unintentional injuries kill more than 7,000 children ages 1-19 in the U.S. each year – close to 20 deaths per day. Injuries are the leading cause of child death, and these injuries are often preventable. Prevention takes many forms. Government policy helps tremendously. As an example, regulations requiring carbon monoxide detectors allowed people to prevent...Read More

PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. – A Putnam County father-son is accused of owning child sex abuse material after a cyber tip led to their home being searched, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office said Friday. Detectives executed a search warrant early July 9 at a Crescent City home occupied by registered sex offender Gary Coston, 49, and...Read More

The UK’s communications regulator has launched a formal investigation into TikTok age verification, raising questions over whether the platform is adequately protecting children online under the country’s Online Safety Act. The move comes as Britain prepares to introduce a social media ban for under-16s, with regulators warning that current age assurance methods used by some...Read More

MIFFLIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — Lewistown police are addressing community concerns and “some misinformation” after a social media video appears to show an officer telling a man admitting to texting with a minor to “get going.” According to a Facebook post made in response to a confrontation shared by YouTuber JiDion, who posts content online...Read More

The Beaumont City Council will consider several items Tuesday, including whether to approve the issuance of $11.69 million in certificates of obligation. Because the meeting packet has not been released, it is unclear how the city would spend the money. The council also will receive a presentation from the Beaumont Main Street Program and hold...Read More

Four individuals have been arrested following a targeted online predator investigation carried out by the Noblesville Police Department.  Jamal Courtney of Fishers; Jun Jie Piao of Chicago; Jordan Stites of Kokomo; and Matthew Burton of Greenfield are in the Hamilton County Jail. Current has requested court documents.  Jamal Courtney Jun Jie Piao Jordan Stites Matthew...Read More

Police detectives posed as teens in online applications and websites where they communicated with multiple people who thought that they were minors. NOBLESVILLE, Ind. — Four men are in custody after a recent Noblesville Police Department child predator sting. From July 13-16, Noblesville police officers carried out a targeted online predator investigation to identify and...Read More

(The Center Square) – The Arizona Department of Education plans to use carryover funds to support its school safety program and ensure school resource officer and mental health professional positions are filled for Fiscal Year 2027. Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne will use approximately $53 million to fund these positions. The money will support...Read More

Social media giants have for years touted their growing slate of safety tools and protections as proof that they prioritize young users’ wellbeing.Related video above: Doctor on how social media can affect children’s health, development But more than half of those protections don’t work as advertised, new research finds.Researchers at the Cybersafety Research Center tested...Read More

Four men are in custody after a recent Noblesville Police Department child predator sting. From July 13-16, NPD carried out a targeted online predator investigation to identify and catch people planning to exploit minors. Throughout the week, NPD says its specially trained detectives “posed as juveniles between the age of 13-15.” According to the release...Read More