Missouri has reached a settlement in a class-action lawsuit that litigants hope will set some precedent on a once-hot-button subject in child welfare: the use of psychotropic medication to treat youth in foster care. “The Missouri […]
A group that specializes in working with children who’ve been trafficked is calling out Facebook to change its privacy settings to protect vulnerable children. Connecticut-based Love146 works closely with youth who have been trafficked to […]
When Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) signed the juvenile justice law known as “Raise the Age” in April 2017, advocates celebrated that New York would finally catch up to other states moving 16- and 17-year-olds out of […]
As of last week, The Chronicle of Social Change had identified 10 states that say they plan to take on the Family First Prevention Services Act when it takes effect in October of this year. On […]
On January 27, 2017, in the case of D.O. v Glisson, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati found that children placed with approved, unlicensed relatives were eligible for federal foster […]
Across America, the persistence of teen and young adult homelessness represents a failure to provide for and protect our youth. Groundbreaking research by Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago found that across any 12-month […]
This essay was submitted as part of our 2019 Youth Voice Writing Contest, which asked current and former foster youth the question “What does home mean to you?” Any normal child would define home simply […]
Rep. Donna Shalala (D-Fla.) became the newest co-chair of the Congressional Coalition on Adoption (CCA) earlier this week. The largest bicameral, bipartisan congressional member organization, CCA focuses on issues related to adoption and foster care, […]
It was 5:30 p.m., the phone was ringing, and the caller ID said, “police department.” Thoughts began racing through my mind at an unprecedented pace, and unconsciously, I answered the phone in anticipation of the worst […]
By the time Skylar was a teenager, his mother was serving a life sentence for manslaughter. His biological father was homeless, addicted to drugs and completely uninvolved in his life. As a result, Skylar began […]
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