Child Safety

Many of today's missing young people are trapped in cycles of poverty—and often rooted in violent neighborhoods.

Increased vigilance isn't necessarily the best way to prevent child-safety issues and injuries.

Safety valves that cost pennies per bottle could save thousands of kids from being rushed to emergency rooms each year. A doctor has campaigned to have the devices added to all liquid medicines, but so far he’s had limited success.

The touted AMBER Alert system is so inherently flawed it amounts to little more than "crime-control theater," according to a new report by researchers at the University of Nevada–Reno.