I've spent over four decades in courtrooms watching an American tragedy continue to unfold. Children—some barely old enough to speak—face the traumas of abuse, neglect, removal from their natural ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. President Donald Trump on Thursday is set to sign the “Fostering the Future” executive order, aimed at expanding resources for ...

If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing or texting “988.” Elliott Hinkle experienced depression and suicidal ...

Editor’s note: This segment was rebroadcast on Oct. 13, 2025. Click here for that audio. More than 350,000 American kids are now wards of the state — that means the government has assumed the parental ...

Path to Permanency aims to speed up the placement process by bringing together everyone involved.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. DCF admin sign in front of building Caseworkers for Kansas Child Protective Services can be motivated by fear, writes our ...

Federal oversight over Michigan's foster care and child welfare system began in 2008. The state of Michigan is trying to end federal oversight of its foster care system. The monitoring began in 2008 ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - An 11-year-old girl is using her national platform to help kids in the foster care system. With more than 4,000 kids in the Nebraska foster care system, Ava Johnson is working to ...

GREENVILLE, OHIO - For 125 days in her immigration detention cell, Ingrid Mejia replayed in her head the day she was separated from her 3-year-old son. Mejia, a 25-year-old farmworker from Guatemala, ...

Alex J. Adams is the assistant secretary for the Administration for Children and Families. At the Administration for Children and Families, we are answering this call through “A Home for Every Child,” ...

After decades of managing the local foster care system, Garfield County is stepping back and transitioning local foster homes to private foster care licensing and child placement agencies. Child, ...

Ariana Rodriguez grew up in the foster care system and was homeless by age 16, living out of her car. At just 20 years old, Miss Kentucky Ariana Rodriguez made history at this year's Miss America ...