More than 20 years ago, the journal of the Child Welfare League of America devoted an entire issue to the problem of children ...

If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing or texting “988.” Elliott Hinkle experienced depression and suicidal ...

Attorneys representing Kansas foster care children in a years-long court settlement say new data has them fearing the troubled state system is only getting worse for some kids. For years, they say ...

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) has told states that instead of a lot of other metrics that seem to them ...

Federal officials are urging 39 states, including Wisconsin, to quit hoarding federal benefits that are supposed to go to ...

Kanaiyah Ward’s death is tragic on many levels (“Suicide cause of death of foster girl, 16, in Baltimore hotel, medical examiner rules,” Oct. 8). The failure of the Department of Human Services to ...

Connecticut’s child welfare system isn’t hitting federal markers for success, particularly in areas related to ensuring children’s safety, access to services for families and finding a permanent place ...

More than 100 Michigan children per year who have been taken away from their families for abuse or neglect have to spend nights sleeping in short-term shelters or even in state department lobbies when ...

The La La Land Kind Cafe's fourth location opened recently in Los Angeles. La La Land Kind Cafe isn't just a place to get coffee, it's also an organization that offers financial security to foster ...

Kansas kids in foster care still face severe placement instability despite some marginal improvements to the state system. An audit by the Center for the Study of Social Policy reviewed the state’s ...

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