At a virtual public forum, youth pushed NYC mayoral candidates on plans to improve the lives of foster, immigrant and ...

A leaked copy of Trump's plans for some HHS finds big cuts to early childhood programs and level funding for child welfare ...

James Bell, who worked to address racial disparities in America’s juvenile justice systems, died this month at the age of 71.

A former foster youth has launched a nonprofit that aims to strengthen legal protections around the rights of siblings in ...

The proposed Birth Center will provide resources to expecting or parenting mothers, including traditional medicine approaches ...

While some families endure hardship due to unnecessary CPS involvement, eliminating mandatory reporting can harm children, ...

Child welfare systems are among the biggest recipients of the $16.5 billion in federal funds allocated to states to alleviate ...

In Los Angeles, a $4 billion settlement is the expected result a lawsuit levied by survivors of sexual assault as children in ...

Oppositional defiant disorder — the "bad kid" diagnosis — "greases the school-to-prison pipeline," a California psychiatrist ...

It pains me to realize that I have beautiful memories with my siblings that they do not remember because of the lost time, ...

From a small station in Los Angeles’ Boyle Heights, 18-year-old Kennia Camacho talks with teens about anxiety, stress and ...

Tim Carpenter has reported on Kansas for 38 years. He covered the Capitol for 16 years at the Topeka Capital-Journal and ...