ARTICLE TAG

domestic violence

10/16/2025

How The Tiniest Domestic Violence Survivors are Healing With the Help of a San Diego Preschool

Mi Escuelita in San DIego offers students on-site mental health services and a safe space where children can learn and heal.

6/10/2025

Family Law Experts Push Legal Framework to Guide Guardian Ad Litem Reform in Washington State

In Washington state, a ‘model code’ would have only licensed mental health professionals making parenting plan recommendations to the court.

6/6/2025

A Washington Mother Had Custody of Her Kids and Protection From Her Abuser. Then a Guardian Ad Litem Got Involved.

A Washington mother filed a lawsuit alleging that a guardian ad litem and her abuser’s attorney colluded to flip the narrative against her.

2/7/2025

New York Appeals Court Halts CPS Supervision of Parents Whose Partners Have Been Abusive

Courts can no longer order CPS supervision of a parent just because they have an abusive partner, an appellate court in Brooklyn has ruled.

Surviving Domestic Violence After Foster Care

12/20/2024

Surviving Domestic Violence After Foster Care

Being in a domestic violence relationship after foster care is like a continuation of trauma with a different title, writes Jessica Castillo.

New York Appeals Court Case Focuses on Non-abusive Parent Being Subjected to Home Supervisions

12/14/2023

New York Appeals Court Case Focuses on Non-abusive Parent Being Subjected to Home Supervisions

In a New York appeals court, a Brooklyn mother and her lawyers are challenging CPS supervision of her home after she was physically abused.

California's failure to protect laws can cause further trauma to kids and families

12/11/2023

California Can Take Kids from Abused Moms. Why the Separation Can Harm Both

California’s ‘failure to protect’ law allows child welfare agencies to take kids from homes scarred by domestic abuse, which some say can worsen trauma.

Youth Services Insider

4/9/2023

ACF Launches New Office Dedicated to Preventing Domestic Violence

The Administration of Children and Families has launched a new office aimed at addressing domestic violence. 

Youth Services Insider

2/14/2023

Maryland Eyes Law to Protect Domestic Violence Survivors from “Failure to Protect” Charges

Maryland may be the first state to protect domestic abuse survivors from being charged with neglect for their child’s exposure to the abuse.