Among child welfare scholars, advocates and national leaders, a strong resistance to discussing child maltreatment fatalities ...

Child welfare professionals care deeply about the families they serve. Every day, child welfare caseworkers are called upon to make decisions that have a tremendous impact on families, children and ...

New Jersey is challenging a universal drug testing policy used by a private operator of hospitals on pregnant patients.

Amid remarkable testimony, this year's discussions reflect a significant shift in the child welfare field toward family ...

Oral arguments were held in a Minnesota Supreme Court case challenging the Indian Child Welfare Act, as the law's supporters ...

A new report gives a rare firsthand look inside group homes and lockups for youth, highlighting violence, isolation and ...

The advocate-turned-federal-administrator shares why the 1974 Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Act still matters.

Dorothy Roberts, a prominent voice in favor of dismantling the child welfare system, has been named to the 2024 class of ...

Legislation now before members of the NYC city council is part of leaders’ response to concerns about discrimination and poor ...

If there was a law for adopted Native children, just like the law for Native foster kids, their lives would be changed, ...