ARTICLE TAG

foster care

Youth Services Insider

3/21/2024

Kin Guardianship Spending Has Skyrocketed Since 2010

A new report on kinship caregiving in America shows that federal spending to help relatives care for the children of loved ones as increased

3/21/2024

An Expert Who Has Testified in Foster Care Cases Across Colorado Admits Her Evaluations Are Unscientific

Diane Baird labeled her method for assessing families the “Kempe Protocol” after the university institute where she worked for decades.

Youth Services Insider

3/20/2024

Federal Report: Foster Care Total Dropped Again in 2022

The number of youth in foster care has continued to decline, according to the newest data from the U.S. Children's Bureau

Youth Services Insider

3/15/2024

Bill to Remove Federal Requirement to Terminate Parental Rights Resurfaces

A bill that would end federal requirements to seek termination of parental rights in most cases was reintroduced in Congress this week

Youth Services Insider

3/14/2024

Gender, Orientation Data In Pipeline at HHS

New data requirements on the LGBTQ status of foster youth, first announced by the Obama administration and then rejected by Trump, could resurface soon.

3/14/2024

Washington Lawmakers Want Young Adults in Foster Care To Receive More Help with Fewer Strings Attached

Novel legislation passed by Washington lawmakers this month tosses many restrictions for youth entering extended foster care.

    Youth Services Insider
    New Bill Would Help Foster Youth in Washington, D.C., Keep Federal Benefits

    3/11/2024

    Bill Tracker: Protecting Benefits for Foster Youth

    A regularly updated tracker of state legislative and policy efforts to protect federal benefits for youth in foster care

    Youth Services Insider

    3/7/2024

    New York Gets New Acting Commissioner of State Child Welfare Agency

    Gov. Kathy Hochul appointed DaMia Harris-Madden as acting head of the State Office of Children and Family Services, slated to start April 8.

    3/7/2024

    How An Indigenous Attorney In Minnesota Keeps Trying to Overturn the Indian Child Welfare Act 

    Mark Fiddler has focused much of the past decade on attempts to dismantle the law that aims to preserve Indigenous families and tribes.