Seven former foster youth are suing a former pediatrician for sex abuse and a California county for covering it up.

The Minnesota Foster Youth Bill of Rights would include the right to “appropriate travel bags.” Final votes will be cast this ...

A young boy facing deportation proceedings without legal representation, as shown in the film “Unaccompanied: Alone in America.” Photo credit: Linda Freedman Washington state’s child welfare system is ...

The CalFresh bill attempts to remedy the new hurdles that have emerged. It is sponsored by the California State Council of ...

Supporters of the Indian Child Welfare Act outside the U.S. Supreme Court in 2022. Photo by Rosemary Stephens for The Imprint. A legal team that has repeatedly challenged the constitutionality of the ...

Closing some of California's county-run youth incarceration facilities is the only way to eliminate the excess capacity and ...

Reports of child abuse and neglect, system responses to those reports, and confirmed child victims have all declined since the year before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data released last week ...

After eight years leading New Jersey’s child welfare system, Christine Norbut Beyer is joining the national nonprofit Think of Us to help develop AI-collaborative resource navigation for youth and ...

The California Supreme Court rejected an appeal to overturn a 2018 law that shields 14- and 15-year-old youth from adult court prosecution. Photo courtesy Chief Probation Officers of California The ...