Kansas

A new report details the potential harms of probation for young people, from the perspectives of those with experience.

A bipartisan bill has been introduced that would line up federal policy with a nascent effort to get more states on board with a fourth path to permanency for older youth in foster care.

Jurors awarded $8.3 million to the family of Cedric Lofton, a foster youth who died after he was held in a face-down restraint at a Wichita correctional facility.

Kansas' child advocate advised lawmakers to bring more clarity to the state's definitions of neglect and harm

Part 1 of an Imprint series reveals spotty enforcement of federal requirements to monitor psychotropic prescriptions for foster youth.

In Minnesota, youth advocates want to end the practice of child welfare agencies using foster youths' federal benefits to pay for their care.

The SOUL Family approach to permanency should be recognized as a viable permanency option, says Congressional intern Shyeonna Robinson.

A new Kansas law allows some youth to leave their juvenile facility so they can take part in apprenticeships or attend college in person. 

Older youth in Kansas foster care will have a new path to permanency available to them after passage of a bill codifying the SOUL Family concept