New York

A report from Human Rights Watch and the ACLU highlights the harms of the U.S. child welfare system and recommends reforms.

A New York juvenile detention facility where a teenager died late last month had been under heightened state supervision this year. 

How is justice served when people in power are involved in the same actions that are grounds for child removal?, writes Nicole Sawyer.

A 19 year old held at the Capital District Juvenile Secure Detention Facility in Albany, New York, died while in custody last week.

I am inspired to continue to use my voice to help improve the child welfare system for youths and young adults, writes Antonica Frazier.

This week, the New York’s highest court struck down regulatory hurdles that kept foster youth separated from out-of-state parents.

New York lawmakers, judges, lawyers and advocates gathered Thursday for a discussion about the state's 5-year-old "Raise the Age" law.

When I finally felt that my voice was heard, I became more hopeful that I could change my life in more positive ways, writes Dana Barrett.

Late last year, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a law creating a special council to address child poverty. The council will meet for the first time this week.