A lawsuit claims Illinois has for nearly two decades failed to provide special education services to young people locked up ...

A bipartisan bill now before Congress would require states to track their reliance on “hidden foster care," a widespread but ...

In America, the foster care system’s tentacles, entwined with those of the prison systems, reach far beyond its boundaries, ...

New York City Councilmembers Althea Stevens and Farah Louis at a Tuesday public hearing. Photo by Susanti Sarkar. Legislation now before members of the New York City council would require an annual ...

Among child welfare scholars, advocates and national leaders, a strong resistance to discussing child maltreatment fatalities ...

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Administrator Liz Ryan. Provided photo. Fifty years ago this month, the landmark Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Act was signed into law.

Sheri Sheeks quickly obtained her original birth certificate under Minnesota’s new law. (Note: some personal information on the document has been digitally redacted.) Provided photo. For decades, U.S.

There are mounting legal complaints against Green Hill School, Washington’s largest youth prison run by the Department of Children, Youth and Families. The mission of the state’s largest youth prison ...

Alex Perez is a Minnesota-based reporter covering child welfare. He is a graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, with a master’s degree in investigative journalism. He ...

New Jersey is challenging a universal drug testing policy used by a private operator of hospitals on pregnant patients.

Amid remarkable testimony, this year's discussions reflect a significant shift in the child welfare field toward family ...