Hawthorne’s experience reflects a tragic twist on the way many families experience the child welfare system. Nationally, only ...

In this op-ed, a former foster youth talks about being "shuffled between different homes and facilities where psychotropic ...

A Spotlight PA and Resolve Philly investigation found hundreds of kids each year are made to pay for their own foster care, a ...

A Missouri foster mother has been charged with child abuse and endangerment as authorities investigate whether she traded an adopted daughter to someone in Texas for a monkey and mistreated other ...

Missouri’s foster care system has been under the microscope. A new report shows some improvements but also highlights how ...

Vinson is one of three people accused of breaking into a home in the 200 block of Nollar Bend Road in Northfield Township and ...

Violet was found living as a stray and was hospitalized for two days, eventually emerging with an unusual color to her coat.

Governor Brad Little has signed Senate Bill 1208, allocating $23 million to bolster Idaho's foster care system. The funding ...

Gov. Laura Kelly has vetoed a $1 million allocation for a Lawrence-based children’s center, which the center’s executive ...

The proposal aims to tighten procedures and deadlines for investigating reports of abuse and neglect. It would also create ...

In June 2024, Governor Little issued the Promoting Families and Protecting Children Act. The act pushed multiple changes to ...

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