Videos shown in court showed Mackenzi Felmlee's legs constricted as she lay at the bottom of the stairs, grunting for air while Shemeka Williams laughed.

Titled the Fostering Care in NC Act, the law gives the state Department of Health and Human Services more power to hold ...

A Spotlight PA and Resolve Philly investigation found hundreds of kids each year are made to pay for their own foster care, a practice advocates describe as an unfair “tax”.

Youth Villages is looking for compassionate individuals and families willing to open their home to children in the foster ...

We draw from experiences, current research, and policy discussions to examine the importance of health care for kids aging ...

Auditors are recommending that DCF assess each episode where a child goes missing from care to identify common risk factors and evaluate the care environment to then come up with a plan to help reduce ...

“That is changing the whole path, this whole future trajectory,” said the program’s executive director, Amy O’Keefe. “And ...

In California, a legislative budget proposal includes $31.5 million to protect foster care providers unable to access ...

Child welfare providers, jarred by the state’s decision to turn over a teen in foster care to ICE, have sought guidance from ...

The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, the El Paso County Attorney’s Offices, and other child welfare ...

The child welfare records pertaining to three Altoona children who were placed in foster care with a family in Clearfield County 17 years ago can be released for review by attorneys who are ...