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Officers in the Buffalo, New York, Police Department who arrest parents are now expected “to minimize trauma experienced by a child.”

Black youth in California are more likely to be injured during police interactions, according to a study that examined data from 2005 to 2017.

Foster youth across Ohio and nationwide, along with top officials in the Biden administration, are speaking out in horror this week about the police killing of a Black teenager in front of her foster home in Columbus, Ohio.

There are two stages of response when facing widespread disasters like earthquakes, wildfires or pandemics: relief and recovery.  Media outlets capture the drama of “relief” – images of brave firefighters battling flames in the smoldering ruins of a town, or the National Guard delivering supplies to afflicted citizens.

The Kansas Department of Children and Families is embedding local specialists in one of the state’s most populous counties in an attempt to head off the need for CPS involvement in some cases.

As a Black former foster youth who spent most of my youth in Los Angeles, I have seen how police brutality and racism is a constant struggle in Black people’s lives.

Dear Black Foster Youth, I’m sure you all have seen the unrest and televised revolution going on across the country and worldwide. The death of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery – the last two of which were video recorded, all killed by current or ex-police – has acted as the straw that’s broken the camel’s back.