They usually don't do anything unless the children are malnourished, dirty, or have behavioral problems. If you are innocent, and being investigated, the worst thing you can do is talk to them. They will show up at your house and try to bully their way in. read more
In the event of verbal and or emotional abuse it would take several character witnesses of the supposed abuse taking place as well as documented observation from a State certified children's psychiatrist that the child's mental and emotional state has been negatively affected. read more
The prof. and school counselors involved both want to call CPS, but both say CPS will do nothing without physical marks. As it has been noted many, many times, emotional, mental and verbal abuse can be significantly more damaging to a child than physical abuse. read more
I’ve found out that emotional abuse is hard to prove, and hard to do anything about. read more