A growing cadre of canines do court duty in child protection and justice systems nationwide, helping comfort children in ...

Practitioners and policymakers should prioritize training on establishment of safe spaces for LGBTQIA+ youth, writes Richard ...

Richard Wexler criticizes a Rhode Island lawmaker's solutions for how to prevent abuse at one of it's largest congregate care ...

New legislation would require California to publicly report all use of restraints in its licensed care centers for foster ...

The Biden administration has finalized a federal rule on funds for legal counsel to support parents and youth in foster care ...

A vote by California’s Public Utilities Commission will cut access to free cell phones for thousands of former foster youth ...

Minnesota’s first Office of The Foster Youth Ombudsperson has opened, welcoming thousands of young people in the state’s ...

Tikki Brown, 46, will head the new agency overseeing the child welfare system and services for low-income families and ...

As one who has helped people navigate multiple government systems, I know the real reasons that youth can end up involved in ...

With its array of mics, headsets, keyboards and mixers, a dimly lit Buffalo recording studio offers welcome relief for the ...

In high school, it didn’t get much better. At this point, I had accepted my status as “other,” writes Donovan Holmes.

A system that provides in-person help to foster youth and caregivers facing conflicts and mental health crises could be ...