WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Massachusetts House passes reform bill to address gaps, failures in state child welfare oversight

The Massachusetts House has passed a new bill bolstering oversight of children in the care of the state, as well as ...
Los Angeles Times

Reducing racial disparities in foster care might endanger Black children

To what lengths should we go to reduce racial disparities in the child welfare system? In 2021 the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to require the Department of Children and Family ...
Black Enterprise

MacArthur Fellow Dorothy Roberts Committed To Uncovering Racial Inequality In Child Welfare Services

Dorothy Roberts was named a 2024 MacArthur Fellow for her dedication to dismantling racial inequities within the child welfare system. Meet Dorothy Roberts, a 2024 MacArthur Fellow, whose ...
Oregonian

Editorial: Latest child welfare debacle demands true reform

Where to start with the Oregon Department of Human Services? The agency responsible for child welfare lands in court and in the news on a tragically routine basis over its care for abused children.

AMC says little progress on NDP child welfare promise as First Nations kids still make up 80% of those in care

The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) is sounding the alarm over the continued and growing overrepresentation of First ...