Nixon Signs Bill Requiring Officials to Report Suspected Child Abuse to the State

Published July 17, 2013

Nixon signs bill requiring officials to report suspected child abuse to the state
Under the old law, the governor's office said, mandatory reporters who suspected abuse were allowed to report the incident to designated others within their organizations. Now they'll be required to report the concerns directly to the state's Children … Read more on Kansas City Star

7-Year-Old Girl Falls from 6th-Floor Window in Brooklyn, Shows Possible Signs …
A 7-year-old girl was seriously injured after she fell from a sixth-floor window in Brooklyn, and now detectives are investigating her caretakers because she may have signs of past abuse, according to law enforcement officials. Police found the girl … Read more on NBC New York