Officials in Atlanta’s Fulton County have signed a multi-agency document outlining how child abuse cases — which are  rising in number — should be investigated.

Reading Rainbow, a program dedicated to children's literacy, aired on PBS for 23 years. LeVar Burton has won 12 Daytime Emmys and a Peabody Award for his work on the show.

No deaths were reported in tests, and there were no signs of myocarditis, or heart inflammation, as a side effect.

Plus: Do kids really need masks if they've been vaccinated and had COVID? And what kind of masks should kids wear?

It's difficult to treat Gazans, said psychologist Ismael Ahel. "We can't just deal with the first trauma or the second trauma. It's a complexity of trauma." And children are deeply affected.

State officials alert parents of the unregulated, illegal marijuana snacks that resemble a sober, major brand.

A new study published this month in the Journal of Pediatrics estimates that more than 140,000 children in the United States have lost a parent, grandparent, or caregiver to COVID-19.

Kids remain an afterthought in police reforms, but there are few guidelines and no laws regarding police use of force against minors. There were thousands of such incidents in recent years.

Wongel Estifanos was visiting Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park during Labor Day weekend while vacationing with her family, officials say.

Accidental gunshot deaths by children handling a gun were higher in March through December 2020 than during that same time in 2019. Researchers think 2021 will be worse.

Apple's plans to scan iPhones for images of child sexual abuse is raising concern among some security researchers who say the system could be misused.

NPR's Scott Simon remarks on the continuing pandemic and how today's children might remember this time decades from now.

The updated guidance promotes vaccination for those old enough and says vaccinated children may not need masks. What about kids too young for vaccines? And as summer begins, what about vacation risks?

An estimated 160 million children were involved in child labor around the world at the beginning of 2020, according to a new report.

Adopting a child can be a complicated and even expensive process. But new laws are aimed at making it easier to adopt a child in Georgia, especially children in foster care.