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termination of parental rights

A new study estimated investigations into child abuse and neglect are more common than previously thought, especially for children of color.

4/24/2023

Minnesota Aims to Better Equip Parents Facing Termination of Parental Rights

A new Minnesota law gives people facing termination of parental rights guaranteed access to appeals counsel and other services.

11/17/2022

Civil Rights Advocates Call U.S. Child Welfare System a ‘National Problem’

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

United Nations Committee Suggests the U.S. Change or Repeal Major Child Welfare Policies

12/29/2021

Top Stories of 2021: A Big Year for Parental Rights

Early legal counsel, the termination of parental rights, and ideas around peer support were among the issues The Imprint covered in 2021.

Wisconsin: Proposals Would Expand Authorities' Ability to Strip Parental Rights

12/20/2021

Wisconsin Bills Would Expand Authorities’ Ability to Strip Parental Rights

As federal policy on child welfare aims to help parents build strong bonds with their children so that fewer kids end up in foster care, a pair of bills in Wisconsin propose new grounds for terminating parental rights.

Youth Services Insider

11/17/2021

Federal Report: Foster Care, Adoptions Dropped in 2020

The number of youth in foster care dropped by 4.5% between September of 2019 and 2020, according to annual federal data, reaching the lowest total in the past eight years, while adoptions from foster care plummeted as the coronavirus pandemic spread in America.

Use of Foster Care Went Down During Pandemic. Did Maltreatment?

11/8/2021

Historic Bill Would Remove Federal Requirement to Terminate Parental Rights in Some Cases

A bill introduced before Congress would allow states to decide whether to seek the termination of parental rights in child welfare cases.

    California Rep. Karen Bass Joins Los Angeles Mayoral Race

    11/4/2021

    Historic Bill Would Remove Federal Requirement to Terminate Parental Rights in Some Cases

    A bill introduced before Congress would allow states to decide whether to seek the termination of parental rights in child welfare cases.

    New Texas Laws Empower Parents Who Had Been Previously Deemed Unfit

    10/27/2021

    New Texas Laws Empower Parents Who Had Been Previously Deemed Unfit

    Two new Texas laws aim to provide parents with greater protection from termination of their parental rights — often described as "the civil death penalty."

    Use of Foster Care Went Down During Pandemic. Did Maltreatment?

    5/2/2021

    When the Clock is Cruel: Parents Face Pandemic Hurdles as They Race to Keep Their Kids

    In interviews The Imprint and Type Investigations conducted with lawyers, family members and child welfare advocates in at least six states, it’s clear that child welfare timelines have imposed unfair burdens and an unreasonable expectation for parents who — even under normal circumstances — have difficulty complying with court orders to get their kids back.