Prevention takes many forms. Government policy helps tremendously. As an example, regulations requiring carbon monoxide detectors allowed people to prevent or escape dangerous carbon monoxide buildup in their homes. Engineering innovations help also; car seats, child-resistant medication lids and soft playground surfaces each prevent countless injuries and deaths. MORE: It’s safe to get COVID and...Read More
Antonio Manuel Cervantes, 82 of Rome, a convicted child molester, was jailed this week after reports said he violated his terms of release. Reports said that Cervantes failed to report his move from a home on North Broad Street to 218 Waters Street back in October 2025. Police said that Cervantes was convicted of aggravated...Read More
BERLIN (AP) — They called themselves the “German driving school for experts,” but prosecutors say the true purpose of their Telegram chats was to brag about the women they raped and share tips about how to drug them. In posts that sometimes included photos and videos of their attacks on unconscious victims, they referred to women as...Read More
Philippine National Police, educators, students, and local authorities gather at the Manila Science High School for the National Safe Schools Summit on July 15, 2026. The summit serves as the launch of the country’s first-ever active shooter drills, a critical security policy shift enacted after the June 22 gun incident at the San Jose National...Read More
Everett Aaron Brown IV slices steak to prepare fajitas during an undated Kids Cooking event for The Gazette. The Gazette Unintentional injuries kill more than 7,000 children ages 1 to 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...Read More
Dr. David Schopick Updated Aug. 30, 2015, 11:20 a.m. ET The tabloids are full of stories about celebrities and politicians caught in scandals because of sexting. The scary thing is that today’s teenagers are also involved in sexting, and the repercussions can be lasting. Sexting is the sending of sexually-oriented messages or photos via text or...Read More
Carolina Ferreira (CNS): Carolina Ferreira, who is well known locally as an advocate and educator for child protection and child sexual abuse prevention, has been appointed as the first designated safeguarding lead at the Ministry of Health, Environment and Sustainability (MHES). The ministry said that the appointment marks a significant step in strengthening the protection...Read More
BERLIN (AP) — They called themselves the “German driving school for experts,” but prosecutors say the true purpose of their Telegram chats was to brag about the women they raped and share tips about how to drug them. In posts that sometimes included photos and videos of their attacks on unconscious victims, they referred to women as...Read More
Those who worry about a child welfare system that puts ideology over children’s safety breathed a sigh of relief when the Biden administration ended. Whether the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) was issuing guidance to keep qualified religious families from taking in foster children because those families didn’t believe gender was a social construct,...Read More
Gov. Tim Walz is defending his vote to pardon a man convicted of molesting a 10-year-old child more than 20 years ago. Last week, the Trump administration deported Tou Lue Vang despite a pardon approved by Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison and Supreme Court Chief Justice Natalie Hudson in their role on the Board of...Read More
