“I didn’t know how to be a mom,” Lisa Galvan said. “I was used to being by myself. It was really hard...
We American taxpayers spend many, many millions of dollars on chemical restraints, also known as antipsychotic medications, that we administer to children...
Only a few years apart, Andrew Lavin and Jennifer Cohen grew up together, first in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, and then in Staten...
Yes, the reasonable efforts clause has lots of loopholes. But it does not say “make reasonable efforts unless you don’t have time.”
What was about to happen on Feb. 4, 1999, would drastically accelerate the trajectory of Christopher Thomas’ life, which had been spiraling...
Foster youth sometimes get the chance to respond to lawmakers’ child welfare agendas. Based on a survey of more than 500 current...
For years, the child welfare system in America has focused on the most urgent needs of the children it...
A proposed federal tax credit aims to encourage employers to hire former foster youth as they transition out of the child welfare...
While a national opioid crisis rages, the number of child welfare cases surges natinoally. Is this more than a coincidence? “Both things...
Subject: Child Welfare, Foster Care, Safety, Native American Youth | Deadline: June 6, 2017
Subject: Child Welfare, Safety, Foster Care | Deadline: June 6, 2017
When cases involving children needlessly torn from their families would arise in Texas — like this one and this one — advocates...
In the great debate over child welfare finance reform, few are paying attention to one of the biggest scandals surrounding how we...
It’s just common sense: An adult's past criminal history or history of child maltreatment is not to be balanced against the safety...
For the past year, the Center for Sustainable Journalism has directed much of its attention to foster care issues, featuring mentorship, care...
Burdensome paperwork requirements, limited academic preparation and a lack of adult guidance and support make it difficult for foster and homeless youth...
Katrina Alston wasn’t trained as a therapist, social worker or anything of that nature when she worked at a Pasadena, California, group...
“Do you know you’re an illegal immigrant?” I was 19 when my social worker asked me this question. Shocked and confused, I...
Hundreds of L.A. children are sexually exploited every year. Experts in the field say it's not surprising that 70 percent of them...
A Senate Judiciary hearing, held this week as part of National Foster Care Month, looked at how jurisdictions across the country are...