Andrew Hevesi

A New York bill would ensure that adoptive parents don’t continue to receive payments after their children have been returned to foster care.

Under a new law in New York, the records of young people who have faced family court for minor misbehavior will be expunged at age 21.

By Susanti Sarkar and Michael Fitzgerald

New York lawmakers, youth activists and advocates called for direct investments today in communities with high rates of foster care.

Last-minute budget negotiations between the New York statehouse and governor’s office could result in increasing Family Court attorneys’ pay for the first time in years.

New York lawmakers have proposed state spending plans that call for $3 billion in investments in child care, and an increased spending on child welfare.

Legislation signed into law by New York’s governor will bar the arrest of most children younger than 12 years old, a move pushed for years by advocates decrying the state’s overly punitive justice system.

Thursday marked a raucous day of hearings in New York City, with parents protesting the overreach of the child welfare system.

Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi is shifting his focus towards preventing early trauma that can compound into a multitude of lifelong problems.