In June 2017, at a family picnic in a park in Aurora, Colorado, Vanessa Peoples noticed that one of her young sons had slipped away. Peoples, who was studying to be a nurse, is not the first parent to ...

"Tough questions need to be asked" about oversight, use of Family Assessment and funding for case workers. Gov. Tim Walz will propose extra funding to hire more child protection workers and state ...

Children of color in Michigan are more likely to be placed in institutional settings, stay there for long periods of time and age out of the foster care system without a family. As a result of these ...

Jessica Pryce stood on the small stage atop a red, circular carpet that gave the impression of an oversized pin cushion, with the familiar three letters “TED” posed behind her. Speaking in a neutral ...

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. Shortly after Christmas, Kyeesha Lamb’s baby boy fell out of ...

Indiana's child protection system, hampered by budget cuts and overwhelmed caseworkers, needs public involvement and oversight to ensure children's safety. While mandated reporting is crucial, ...

New Jersey’s child welfare system — once considered to be among the most dysfunctional and mismanaged in the nation — has been “extensively repaired” over the last 19 years and should be ready to ...