Petitioners argued that ambiguities in a new child welfare disproportionality law led to wrongful termination of a father's ...
A yearslong pattern of child deaths led to a federal takeover of Red Lake Nation’s child welfare agency last month, according ...
The U.S. Supreme Court will not take up another case that seeks to dismantle the 1978 Indian Child Welfare Act.
A California bill adds new measures to prevent future abuse in foster homes, residential centers and juvenile detention ...
Lisa Ghartey Ogundimu, a deputy commissioner of the Office of Children and Family Services, said for too long many child maltreatment reports have been based “solely on race and poverty.” Photo by ...
The remains of a dozen children who died at the notorious Carlisle Indian Industrial School were transported home to tribal ...
After a harsh performance audit, MN ombudspersons for families of colors cite staff and resource shortages, but say they're ...
Candice Broce, director of Georgia’s Division of Family and Children Services, answers lawmakers’ questions during a hearing on Jan. 23 about her agency’s budget deficit. Photo by Jordan Anderson for ...
Starting next month, approximately 300,000 Indigenous children and families who went through Canada’s child welfare system can apply for compensation for harms the system caused them. The Canadian ...
Reports of child abuse and neglect, system responses to those reports, and confirmed child victims have all declined since the year before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data released last week ...
A recent nationwide survey, conducted by the Department of Health and Human Services and reported on by The Imprint, shared a compelling story well known to the child welfare community: Across the ...
Juvenile detention facilities, including the now defunct Thornton Youth Center in Sacramento County, have been housing foster youth simply because better placements aren’t available. Photo: Disability ...