For about a year, teenage foster children who have been deemed to be difficult to place with families have been sleeping in state offices in Fulton County, and the practice had led to unsafe ...

Predictive risk modeling, used responsibly, can be part of a smarter, stronger and more responsive child welfare system.

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New research led by Kingston University has found that even very modest uplifts to family finances could reduce children's ...

A new task force is hoping to come up with ideas to transform Nebraska's child welfare system. A state law passed in 2022 created the group, which includes all three branches of government and key ...

Just as Connecticut lawmakers prepared to discuss a bill Thursday that would create new oversight for the state Department of Children and Families, the watchdog Office of the Child Advocate released ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. & SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The District of Columbia Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA) today announced that they have signed on to use Lyssn’s unique Artificial Intelligence ...

We have long known that racism and discrimination are deeply entrenched within the American child welfare system. The research is clear—according to a 2021 study published in the American Journal of ...

ROSEVILLE, Minn. — It's been nearly a week since a little boy was found dead in the trunk of a car, allegedly murdered by his own mother. Memorials keep growing for Eli Hart and there's a vigil Friday ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — A key child welfare reform bill has now advanced to the Senate calendar as criticism of the ...