Family First Act

The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges has recognized family court judge David King with its Justice Innovation Award.

California has proposed plans for improved access to an array of pediatric mental health services — before children reach a crisis state.

Paul DiLorenzo laments that fact that tremendous community innovations in child welfare is not a focal point of efforts to reform the system

Survey results from New York City’s older foster youth revealed how the pandemic has intensified their struggles for housing.

Simone Biles is a champion for liberation through her public acceptance and acknowledgement of her need for rest, which is an inevitably radical act of resistance, writes Ivory Bennett.

Eleven former foster youth gathered virtually on Tuesday to share with members of the U.S. Congress their ideas for improving the lives of hundreds of thousands of children who grow up in foster care and adoptive homes — an annual event producing cutting-edge policy ideas from those with lived experience.

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors announced a $7.7 million plan for guaranteed income to transition-age youth.

The Biden administration may revise the handbook for evaluating services meant to prevent the use of foster care in some child welfare cases.

Outside of the traditional foster care system exists a shadow system of potentially hundreds of thousands of children removed by CPS to their relatives or family friends—without a court case, monetary support, or due process.