Case work supervisor Jessie Schemm looks over the first screen of software used by workers who field calls at an intake call screening center for the Allegheny County Children and Youth Services, in ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Of the thousands of calls to the state’s and Allegheny County’s child protection hotlines, alleging potential child neglect, call screeners often have to make life-altering decisions ...

Sally Ho, Garance Burke, Samantha Shotzbarger, Peter Hamlin, Camille Fassett, Keith Srakocic and Matt Rourke teamed up on an exclusive package that revealed concerns over racial disparity in an ...

Given the high stakes – skipping a report of neglect could end with a child's death but scrutinizing a family's life could set them up for separation – the county and developers have suggested their ...

(AP) - Inside a cavernous stone fortress in downtown Pittsburgh, attorney Robin Frank defends parents at one of their lowest points – when they are at risk of losing their children.