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

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

The girl was taken to a foster home in Shawnee three days after hotline worker picked her up from mother in Midwest City, ...

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

First Nations children and their families who lived under Canada's First Nations child welfare system between 1991 and 2022 will be able to apply for compensation under a class-action settlement ...

Indigenous leaders are calling it historic and a long time coming. First Nations children and families affected by the ...

The Assembly of First Nations says the compensation claims process for the First Nation child welfare case opens March 10.

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

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 ...

State lawmakers on both sides of the aisle say the Children’s Code needs a refresh, but they're not the only ones proposing ...

Two professors at the University of Iowa are developing a new camera system that uses AI to detect child abuse as it’s ...

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.