RISE, a parent-led nonprofit located on East Tremont Avenue is run by parents who have been directly impacted by the child ...

The child welfare system in the United States is a structure intended to protect children and ensure their well-being. However, for African American families, this system often serves as a mechanism ...

Missouri has joined a federal initiative designed to strengthen the state’s child welfare system and provide better support ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Eliza Anderson, Deseret News The New York child welfare system is at the heart of a heated discussion about the harms of removing ...

Here are some ways to build relationships and to responsibly report on the system that pulls in some of the country’s most vulnerable people. In this Jan. 29, 2016, photo, a boy heads up the stairs of ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Two state lawmakers are proposing a bill to remedy gaps they see in the statewide system for responding to allegations of child abuse. Ohio Reps. Josh Williams (R-Sylvania Twp.

Child welfare services are increasingly being politicized, largely through the promulgation of a series of myths. These myths include that racism is the prime driver of differences in report rates for ...

In a House divided, Republicans and Democrats have found surprising common ground: Reforming the nation’s sprawling child welfare system. The Protecting America’s Children by Strengthening Families ...

Attorney Laurie Tochiki joins producer/host Coralie Chun Matayoshi to discuss the Malama ‘Ohana Working Group’s recommendations to the Legislature to improve the child welfare system, and how we can ...

The 15-member body would host meetings, publish an annual report and collect feedback from parents, caregivers and youths.

Vermont is missing out on huge opportunities for federal money for child welfare services — perhaps millions of dollars, ...

The image of ICE detaining five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos last month focused attention on an underappreciated fact.