The child welfare system in the United States is a structure intended to protect children and ensure their well-being. However, for African American families, this system often serves as a mechanism ...

Here are some ways to build relationships and to responsibly report on the system that pulls in some of the country’s most vulnerable people. In this Jan. 29, 2016, photo, a boy heads up the stairs of ...

North Carolina's Department of Human Health Services announced it would assume leadership of the Davidson County Child ...

The Massachusetts take-the-child-and-run welfare approach has been tried and failed for decades. What can be done instead?

Republican lawmakers came to Charleston this week ready to kick off the legislative session with 16 bills they said could help fix the state’s troubled foster care system.

A coordinated package of foster care–focused reforms was announced by Governor Patrick Morrisey. According to a press release ...

Maine lawmakers are again considering whether to create a separate department to handle child welfare matters after years of ...

As Gov. Patrick Morrisey pledged his administration will be more open about the challenges of West Virginia’s child welfare system, people who watch the system closely are hoping for the best. Shiloh ...