congregate care

Legislation calling for better oversight of youth residential treatment centers was introduced in both chambers of Congress today.

Barriers persist in reducing use of congregate care under the Family First Prevention Services Act, according to a new report.

Group facilities for New York children and youth in foster care are fighting a rate change they say will "destabilize" their budgets.

Children’s advocates have published accounts of 80 young New Yorkers sent to foster care group facilities, hoping to prompt officials to act. 

Lawmakers and advocates for youth who have survived traumatic experiences in congregate care facilities say legislation is forthcoming.

The confirmation hearing for Biden's top two child welfare officials took place last week, and the topics of discussion at the hearing are likely a strong indicator of what child welfare issues are front and center for various factions of D.C. in 2022.

An panel of child welfare experts made recommendations for keeping kids in the Texas foster care system safely housed, including supporting kin placements.

When it comes to the use of institutions and group homes, writes Cheri Williams, the system charged with “rehabilitating ineffective parents” has become an ineffective parent.

The family of a 16-year-old Michigan boy who died at the hands of staff members at a youth facility has settled in a wrongful death suit.