group homes

A new report gives a rare firsthand look inside group homes and lockups for youth, highlighting violence, isolation and sub-par care.

If policies were different in New York, foster youth wouldn’t be pipelined through the justice system, writes Niasia Kincy.

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney has established an office to investigate the safety concerns of young people sent to group homes, juvenile detention or other residential institutions.

Experts involved in a long-running lawsuit are pushing for better mental health services for foster youth in Los Angeles County.

My foster care nightmare started when I lived in three group homes and three foster homes in one year, writes Isabel Lucena Olvera.

I do believe foster care can be a good thing for small children, but not for teenagers, writes JaiLynne Dotson.

Many foster youth have had more bad experiences than good when it comes to group homes, writes Shawna Bullen-Fairbanks.

A study of life in institutions and group homes revealed firsthand testimony of poor nutrition, upended education and excessive use of psychiatric drugs, and urged an end to their use to house foster youth.

By The Imprint staff reports It’s time to stop placing American foster children in institutions and other group settings, according to a new report by the national child welfare group Children’s Rights.