Barriers persist in reducing use of congregate care under the Family First Prevention Services Act, according to a new report.

Senators Amy Klobuchar and Susan Collins have called on the government to provide more housing security to youth aging out of foster care.

Leonard Burton has been tapped to lead the Center for the Study of Social Policy as its next president, succeeding Judith Meltzer.

After a lengthy wait, the Senate has okayed President Joe Biden’s choice for a top job in federal child welfare policy.

JooYeun Chang, who served as a top child welfare official in both the Biden and Obama administrations, has been named director of child well-being at the New York City-based Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. 

Arkansas' most populous county has seen skyrocketing foster care and worker turnover in the past two years. The state is bringing in a new consulting firm started by former federal leaders to rethink things.

Liz Ryan, the founder of Youth First Initiative and the Campaign for Youth Justice, has been appointed by President Joe Biden to lead the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP).

The latest federal numbers on juvenile incarceration have been released via the Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement, a data set updated for the Department of Justice every two years by the National Center for Juvenile Justice.

Groups are urging the Biden administration to discourage states from charging fees and fines to incarcerated juveniles, saying they unfairly load debt on low-income youth and their families.