First Nations children and their families who lived under Canada's First Nations child welfare system between 1991 and 2022 ...

A bill aimed at saving children’s lives is facing significant hurdles in the Utah Legislature. The legislation, HB 83, was ...

The Kevin S. lawsuit , originally brought by 14 foster children against the state of New Mexico, has been settled for almost five years. But even with corrective plans, change has stalled out.

Indigenous leaders are calling it historic and a long time coming. First Nations children and families affected by the on-reserve child and family services system can soon apply for compensation.

A bill aimed at addressing how long abused and neglected children spend in our state’s child welfare system has passed out of committee.

The state needs to hire more workers who can help families to ease poverty, give grassroots organizations more funding and ...

A bill in the Utah Legislature would define and specify crimes committed against child welfare workers and their family ...

Child welfare bills sail through General Assembly on unanimous votes as legislator concern for vulnerable youth crosses party lines ...

Testimony over a proposal to redefine “neglect” for the child welfare system showed a divide between social workers and law enforcement. Legislation in the House seeks to prevent the removal of ...

The state of New Mexico was served with a class action lawsuit in 2018 by 14 foster children and two advocacy organizations ...

New York City child welfare agencies routinely investigate parents who report being abused, but a state appellate court ruled ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed a new bill this week that gives the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) more flexibility in certifying grandparents and other relatives as safe ...