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UPDATE: On Oct 10., Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed Senate Bill S2520B, calling it “unworkable” and citing concerns over “arbitrary deadlines” and a lack of allocated funding. 

A sweeping and often emotional 86-page report spearheaded by Minnesota former foster youth details problems and possible solutions.

Among child welfare scholars, advocates and national leaders, a strong resistance to discussing child maltreatment fatalities prevails.

HIGH STAKES, SILENT SYSTEMS: An Imprint Investigation reveals a troubling lack of critical guidance and access to services.

We use our experiences in collaboration with system professionals to construct better outcomes for ourselves and others, writes Rayla James.

A federal audit into psychiatric drug prescriptions for foster children in Indiana revealed hardly anyone was keeping complete records.

A Mississippi bill being considered by the state Senate would create a short-term scholarship program for students who spent their teens in foster care.

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

Maine Gov. Janet Mills has vetoed the closure of the state’s only lockup youth facility, saying that shuttering it would pose a threat to public safety.