mental health

We should radically rethink our approach to social isolation when it comes to children at risk of entering the child welfare system, writes Paul S. DiLorenzo.

Residents have been moved from a youth psychiatric treatment facility weeks after Minnesota officials found an “imminent risk of harm.”

While the system is meant to help, many children experience neglect, instability, and emotional struggles while in care, writes Kayla Allan.

The Ocean S. lawsuit alleges that L.A. County fails to provide “safe and stable” homes for older foster youth, pushing many into homelessness.

We need a system where families can access intensive mental health services without surrendering custody of kids.

Being “okay” is not always about having everything figured out. Sometimes, it simply means you did not give up today, writes Destiny Jackson.

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

The effort to pay for more residential foster care with Medicaid money, a controversial proposition, has begun anew in Congress.

In seven states, facilities reported detaining children “removed from their homes for abuse or neglect” because they lacked appropriate foster placements.