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Under a new law, thousands of Minnesota adoptees have received vital records that contain the once-concealed details of their birth

A bill, backed by Paris Hilton, to strengthen protections for youth in California’s residential treatment centers has passed the Legislature.

Child welfare advocates, lawmakers and officials today heralded a new law to protect families disproportionately represented in foster care.

Republican lawmakers are working with Democrats on federal legislation that aims to stem CPS removals that arise from poverty.

Under California's $28 billion budget shortfall, an array of anti-poverty and child welfare programs now face the prospect of being seriously slashed.

A system that provides in-person help to foster youth and caregivers facing conflicts and mental health crises could be defunded.

Legislators are seeking a $102 million investment to fix the “overburdened and under-resourced” family courts.

Dozens of youth and advocates gathered in the Bronx to voice support for two pivotal youth justice bills headed to the state Legislature.

Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill preventing counties from taking benefits from orphaned or disabled children to pay for their foster care.