New rules in the city's family courts will limit previous requirements that parents and guardians submit to supervised, ...

Adopted kids from California have been sent to facilities in Utah, Montana, and as far off as North Carolina at taxpayer expense — sometimes for years. Photo by Arkady Chubykin/Adobe Stock. Five years ...

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 ...

Days before the Nov. 3 election, NY’s child welfare commissioner touted Gov. Kathy Hochul’s efforts impacting children and ...

Keisha Lance Bottoms in Atlanta. Photo by Cindy Elizabeth for The Imprint. Keisha Lance Bottoms rose at 3:30 a.m. on a recent ...

Roughly half a million U.S. babies and toddlers experienced homelessness and housing instability in recent years, according ...

The closure of one Southern Oregon facility highlights barriers to expanding care for kids with complex behavioral health needs.

Misty Coonce, Minnesota’s new ombudsperson for foster youth. Provided photo. Growing up with four older siblings and an adoptive mom and dad, Misty Coonce played the role of mediator and protector at ...

In June, the Trump administration hired Jerry Milner to lead the federal agency within the Department of Health and Human Services that oversees federal child welfare funding and policy. The ...

The Administration for Children and Families headquarters. Photo by Michael Fitzgerald for The Imprint. The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) has added three new leaders to the team in ...

Latagia Tyronce’s two children were playing and one, a toddler, was burned by a blow-dryer. Despite the support of the children’s grandmother, and the compelling evidence that this was an accident, ...