Each year, over 20 thousand foster youth age out of care at 18 years old. While testifying before Congress, one former foster youth said, “When I graduated high school, the adults I relied on vanished ...

Is your child constantly worried about their body image, especially your tween or teen? Do they always question their body shape, skin color, hair color or texture, and weight? Parents, if the answer ...

Your column February column about how San Antonio does not have enough shelter space or rescue groups to keep pace with city’s stray pet problem got my attention. I am considering adopting or ...

That’s how many children are currently “out of home care,” according to the Kentucky Cabinet of Health and Family Services. So many kids don’t have a reliable place to call home and are reliant on ...

I've spent over four decades in courtrooms watching an American tragedy continue to unfold. Children—some barely old enough to speak—face the traumas of abuse, neglect, removal from their natural ...

When Sylvia and Brandon Cunningham got out of jail in North Carolina several years ago, after serving months on drug charges, a judge laid out the steps they needed to take to get their children back ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with journalist Deepa Fernandes about her two-part investigation for Latino USA into domestic violence survivors who lose their children to the foster care system. How do you ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A new report conducted by the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy shows West Virginia places the most children in foster care compared to any state in the country, with four ...

TOPEKA, Kansas — State Sen. Molly Baumgardner called on the Department for Children and Families on Tuesday to stop placing kids with one of its contractors and to claw back $12 million in tax dollars ...

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Amy can point out 19 houses where she grew up in her Mississippi hometown. That tally doesn’t include the places in other cities and states where child welfare workers took her to live. Driving around ...