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5/18/2022
Sara Tiano
In a lawsuit filed on Tuesday, a dozen former residents allege that they were sexually abused by staff at the now-shuttered MacLaren Children’s Center in Los Angeles County. Courtesy of Slater Slater Schulman LLPChildren lived in a “house of horrors” at one of the nation’s largest and most troubled shelters for foster youth, according to a lawsuit filed against Los Angeles County Tuesday.
John Kelly
A new national survey of the people involved in the child welfare system paints a dismal picture of the state of foster care.
4/21/2022
Sandy West
In Texas, top politicians say gender-affirming care is abuse, compelling one therapist to protect her clients — and her family.
3/23/2022
Jocelyn Wiener
The Newsom administration plans to spend $4.4 billion addressing mental health needs among young people. But will it come soon enough? Amanda Arellano, 17, left, and her mother Maria, right, at a park near their home in Los Angeles on Feb.
Aliyah Zeien
Many former foster youth avoid mental health services because of the low-quality care they received, writes Aliyah Zeien.
3/16/2022
Nileh Irsan
I hid my mental health struggles because of judgment from others about whether one is “stable” or not, writes Nileh Irsan.
3/2/2022
In Texas, an employee with the state child welfare agency is among the first parents to be investigated for accessing gender-affirming medical care for her child after an order from Gov. Greg Abbott.
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Fabian Tolan
As someone who grew up as a ward of the state, I know first hand how mental health affected me throughout my life, writes Fabian Tolan.
2/24/2022
Shawna Bullen-Fairbanks
Saying positive mantras was the only thing I could do because I didn’t have a support system, writes Shawna Bullen-Fairbanks.
2/22/2022
Olivia Valdovinos
While I was in foster care, I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and barely managed my mental health, writes Olivia Valdovinos.
