After mass layoffs, state and tribal programs serving kids and families are left without support they need to perform ...

The Imprint's ongoing coverage of the Trump administration's actions affecting child welfare and youth justice.

The documentary “Recovering Innocence,” made almost entirely by foster youth, explores the risks of psych meds — and ...

A program of financial support for California children who lost parents to COVID may be trimmed under budget proposals by Gov ...

A sweeping and often emotional 86-page report spearheaded by Minnesota former foster youth details problems and possible ...

What saved me wasn't the system. It was when I finally found mentors and programs rooted in cultural healing and faith, ...

In Washington state, a ‘model code’ would have only licensed mental health professionals making parenting plan ...

President Trump has introduced his 2026 budget request and it includes consolidation or elimination of several youth and ...

Kids shouldn’t have to do that math of “what’s worse: the abuse, or losing your siblings?,” writes Puppet Mills.

New York lawmakers have passed a bill that would end a common practice widely despised among foster youth: moving between ...

New policies and programs are providing foster youth wraparound services, financial aid extensions, and support systems, ...