Child Welfare

On this month’s Headlines edition of The Imprint Weekly Podcast, we start by discussing the latest details on A Home for Every Child, which every state in the nation has officially opted in for.

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.

All 50 states have opted in to the ACF initiative, which has a goal of increasing the ratio of foster homes to children in the system.

The state's licensing department determined Provo's girls' campus was failing to keep residents safe from violence and provide appropriate care.

California lawmakers will provide $5 million to help address the mental health care gaps for youth adopted from the state's foster care system.

In 2021, NPR and its reporting partners exposed two routine, pernicious practices involving child welfare systems and money that should have stayed with children and/or their families. Neither practice was new.

The Trump administration's top child welfare official has scaled back recommendations for states that license foster parents, in an attempt to increase the number of available homes.

Mid-year moves and unreliable school bus service keep foster youth out of class for days at a time, Advocates for Children found.