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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

In Mid-Missouri, foster children outnumber the homes available for them. Because of that imbalance, some children are left bouncing between short-term placements and others are being sent to stay in ...

Amy can point out 19 houses where she grew up in her Mississippi hometown. That tally doesn’t include the places in other cities and states where child welfare workers took her to live. Driving around ...

The need is especially critical for teenagers, LGBTQIA youth, sibling groups, and children with special needs. While the number of children entering foster care has decreased, the complexity of their ...

Before we meet the people, let’s look at the big picture: what is foster care, and how does it work in our state? Foster care is a safety net for children who can’t safely stay in their homes. When ...

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,” ...

Gov. Kevin Stitt announced Wednesday that Oklahoma has become the first state to join a new national foster home initiative.