Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA)

A UN committee to end racial discrimination said Congress and the Biden administration should amend or repeal certain child welfare policies.

A campaign is underway to extend the right to an attorney to children and parents nationwide caught up in the child welfare system.

Saying efforts to prevent child abuse and neglect are "tragically underfunded," two U.S. senators have introduced a bill that could pump hundreds of millions of dollars into addressing the problem.

A Senate committee approved a bill that could provide the first federal requirement of legal counsel to parents and children in child welfare cases, though there may be further negotiations.

A group of legislative caucuses on vulnerable youth and on legal issues are jointly offering a congressional briefing tomorrow on a hot topic of late in child welfare: the legal rights of parents and children in dependency court proceedings.

On Thursday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced a proposed $54 million boost to the budget of the state’s dependency courts, blending an increase in state investment with federal funds newly available for the legal representation of children and families involved in the child welfare system.