Florida

Florida child welfare officials want to end the practice of sheriff’s offices conducting child welfare investigations in parts of the state. 

In 2022, The Imprint reported on state policies that used child protective services to target transgender youth and their families.

Shayla struggled through anxiety and found stability in supportive people. She talked to Mira Zimet about her journey for the third season of The Storyboard Project.

Two teenagers who were allegedly sexually assaulted in October were in foster care at the time, outside of a formal, licensed placement.

After Texas and Florida made it harder to provide shelter for unaccompanied minors, the Biden administration wants to add federal monitoring.

We use our experiences in collaboration with system professionals to construct better outcomes for ourselves and others, writes Rayla James.

Assumptions were based on what our file said, which labeled us for the rest of our time in care, writes Kelsey Hartigan.

A bill in the House of Representatives would make it easier for current and former foster youth to obtain a driver’s license and other driving essentials.

Two Florida health agencies last week made cases to bar transgender children and residents using Medicaid from gender-affirming health care.