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Child welfare policy in the United States is being shaped by incomplete and inconsistent data, write Michael Cull and Elizabeth Riley.

In the Bay Area’s Family and Me program, foster youth select an “alternative” to their caregivers and get $3,000 a year for unmet needs

Foster youth are more than twice as likely to suffer a non-fatal drug overdose, a new study based on millions of insurance claims has found.

Loss of cultural and kinship ties causes adverse outcomes into adulthood for Indigenous foster youth and adoptees, according to new research.

For years, the belief was that only 3% of foster youth graduate from college. New research finds the rate is much higher, but still reveals "large gaps."

Evin Winkelman Richardson surveyed 80 caregiver couples across Georgia and found that the stronger their relationship, the more likely they would continue fostering.

Monthly payments can provide a lifeline to young people transitioning out of foster care in New York City, new youth-led research suggests. 

Reports linking abortion restrictions with child maltreatment are well-intentioned but oversimplify a complex issue.