The child welfare system in the United States is a structure intended to protect children and ensure their well-being. However, for African American families, this system often serves as a mechanism ...

Former directors of state DFCS tell governor they “are deeply concerned that this crisis is accelerating and that additional ...

A number of bills aimed at improving the state’s foster care crisis are advancing in the House and Senate, including a ...

Foster Success has been awarded a $400,000 Springboard Prize for Child Welfare to expand its innovative Credit Build Program, ...

In a House divided, Republicans and Democrats have found surprising common ground: Reforming the nation’s sprawling child welfare system. The Protecting America’s Children by Strengthening Families ...

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Words like broken, fragmented, siloed, exhausting, and low priority were among those coming out of a work session to tackle issues with the child welfare system as the 7th of 8 ...

A 13-year-old girl's fatal leap from the Brooklyn Bridge has become the center of a sweeping lawsuit that accuses New York ...

Child welfare services are increasingly being politicized, largely through the promulgation of a series of myths. These myths include that racism is the prime driver of differences in report rates for ...

A coordinated package of foster care–focused reforms was announced by Governor Patrick Morrisey. According to a press release ...

North Carolina's Department of Human Health Services announced it would assume leadership of the Davidson County Child ...