Here are some ways to build relationships and to responsibly report on the system that pulls in some of the country’s most vulnerable people. In this Jan. 29, 2016, photo, a boy heads up the stairs of ...

In a House divided, Republicans and Democrats have found surprising common ground: Reforming the nation’s sprawling child welfare system. The Protecting America’s Children by Strengthening Families ...

The story has been updated to clarify that the total number of children and youth in the child welfare system. Many come under supervision of their county Department of Children and Family Services ...

We have long known that racism and discrimination are deeply entrenched within the American child welfare system. The research is clear—according to a 2021 study published in the American Journal of ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — A new law that passed with broad bipartisan support aims to curb the racial disparities in the child welfare system and set new standards for social services agencies to follow ...

When can I go home? Over the last six and a half years, I have represented over 400 children in Queens County Family Court in New York, where children are removed from their parents for various ...

When the legislative session begins Wednesday, its Children’s Committee plans to propose legislation focused on reforms to the Connecticut Department of Children and Families prompted by the alleged ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) announced the launch of a statewide child welfare information system. The NCDHHS states that the ...

As more families in Nevada navigate immigration detention cases, one Clark County prosecutor says the child welfare system is ...

The establishment of a new advisory committee on family policies that would host quarterly public meetings, publish an annual report and collect feedback from parents, caregivers and youths is being ...