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A yearlong investigation by ProPublica and NBC News has explored inequities across the U.S. child welfare system, looking at mandatory reporting requirements, frequency of investigations and more.
A new report found that child welfare investigations in New York City disproportionately target low-income Black and Latino families. This has led them to lose or be denied employment. Research ...
Michigan's child welfare system has been under federal oversight since 2008, as the result of a class-action lawsuit.
A concerning new report found that New York City’s child welfare investigations are disproportionately targeting low-income Black and Hispanic families. It outlines the ripple effect of causing ...
Report Finds ‘Over Policing’ Of Black Parents In NYC Children’s Services Investigations. The report found that although Black and Hispanic people make up around 50% of NYC's population, they ...
Current Indiana law requires DCS to maintain a standard of one caseworker for every 12 initial child abuse and neglect assessments, 12 families receiving in-home services or 13 children for out-of ...
Michelle Pfeiffer, the Oregon Department of Human Services’ legislative child welfare coordinator, told lawmakers recently that the proposal is designed to encourage the placement of children ...
Ontario Ombudsman Paul Dubé speaks at the provincial legislature in Toronto in 2017. His office announced Thursday it's launching an investigation into why children in Ontario's child welfare ...