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California’s Division of Juvenile Justice stopped admissions this month and now counties are developing plans to house and rehabilitate incarcerated youth.

My relentless pursuit of education while in foster care led me away from any path toward myself, writes Youth Voice author Shay House.

A study of life in institutions and group homes revealed firsthand testimony of poor nutrition, upended education and excessive use of psychiatric drugs, and urged an end to their use to house foster youth.

Olivia Golden, who has run the poverty-fighting Center for Law and Social Policy since 2013, is stepping down early next year.

The country’s next drug czar, if confirmed by the Senate, will be the first physician to hold the post, according to news reports.

Colorado closed a private residential center for youth with behavioral problems in the wake of ongoing allegations of licensing violations.

Sche'lang’en Village, which opened in 2017, is a housing development that preserves Native American families by providing support and opportunities for transformational life changes.

New York state officials have released a plan to draw on newly available federal funds for attorneys handling abuse and neglect cases.

California has banned the practice of sending foster youth and teens charged with crimes to faraway residential treatment programs, following an investigation by The Imprint.