The article discusses Matter of Albert S., which upheld the termination of parental rights due to mental illness. The court ...

Parents who adopt out of Michigan's child welfare system say getting help for their kids' behavioral health needs can feel ...

This new bill aims to help Child welfare and family law experts who spoke with the PBS NewsHour called the termination of parental rights a “death penalty,” because there are few pathways to ...

The MN Promise report takes aim at the gaps in the state's child welfare system. It also lays out a vision to address high ...

But Danielle Levy, a clinical psychologist with extensive experience ... the damage to their family may be irreparable. In child welfare, the stakes are incredibly high. No social worker or ...

"Kentucky is not unique," said Krista Thomas, a policy fellow with Chapin Hall, a child welfare group affiliated with the University of Chicago. "Everybody's always who's doing this right ...

“Hope Florida clearly does not have a national footprint.” Other changes specific to Florida’s child welfare system likely also helped. In 2023, Florida ended a more than two-decade ...

Recently, a chorus of voices in child welfare have tried to frame the growing national effort to reduce unnecessary family separation as a threat to child safety. But what they are selling isn’t ...

Protective services: Child welfare agencies aren't meant to rehabilitate ... of experience and two master's degrees, one in forensic psychology and the other in professional counseling.

Woodard’s organization, the West Virginia Child Advocacy Network, fights against child abuse and runs 21 child advocacy centers. She said she appreciates listening tour about the child welfare system ...