Administration for Children’s Services (ACS)

New data offers rare insight into a long-running national public health concern: the frequent and sometimes haphazard prescribing of psychiatric drugs to foster youth. Part II of an ongoing series.

Anne Williams-Isom is among the latest defections since the Justice Department moved to dismiss federal corruption charges against the embattled mayor.

ICE official Mellissa Harper has been tapped to lead the Office of Refugee Resettlement. Her hire has concerned experts and advocates that information about children and their families could be shared for arrests and deportations.

A recent New York appeals court ruling reinforces the authority of family court judges when youth are placed in residential facilities.

Advocates for homeless LGBTQ+ youth are hailing renewed commitment by city leaders to provide more welcoming homes and an end to hostile treatment.

A federal appeals court has granted New York City foster youth the go-ahead to proceed with their lawsuit against the city and state child welfare agencies, overturning a lower court ruling denying them class-action status.

A government watchdog group has proposed legislation to eliminate a long-defunct New York City foster care commission.

New York City expands programs for people who have been abusive within their families, and those they've harmed.

A member of the New York City Council introduced a bill that would establish oversight on foster children's stays in temporary facilities.