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In Minnesota, ‘Lifebooks’ Create Personal Archives for Young People in Out-of-Home Care

12/5/2022

In Minnesota, ‘Lifebooks’ Create Personal Archives for Young People in Out-of-Home Care

Elliott Odendahl shows her lifebook in her office, where she works as a therapist. Photo by Nicole Neri.
The records Arnisia Coleman has of her childhood are mostly court documents. Judges’ orders on foster care placements dating back to when she was 3.

Why Do Adoption Assistance Payments in Ohio Average Less Than 50% of Foster Care Payments?

6/13/2022

Why Do Adoption Assistance Payments in Ohio Average Less Than 50% of Foster Care Payments?

Ohio could support adoptive parents on par with those who foster. Tim O'Hanlon asks: Why don't they?

Investigation Finds Spate of Foster Care Deaths in Ohio Since 2015

5/31/2022

Investigation Finds Spate of Foster Care Deaths in Ohio Since 2015

More than a hundred children have died while in the custody of Ohio’s foster care system since 2015, a local news investigation found.

Honoring the Life of Ma’Khia Bryant: An Ombudsperson for Foster Youth in Ohio

4/20/2022

Honoring the Life of Ma’Khia Bryant: An Ombudsperson for Foster Youth in Ohio

In the year since an Ohio police officer killed Ma'Khia Bryant, a teenager in foster care, the state has created an ombuds office for youth and families.

Report Details Abuse at For-Profit Youth Residential Centers

10/25/2021

Behavioral Health Contractor Sequel Absorbs Two Blows

The for-profit Sequel Youth & Family Services faces regulatory and legal complaints for its management of residential care facilities for teens.

The Disruptive Impact on Sibling Relationships in Foster Care

8/3/2021

National Resource Center Reframes How Local Governments Can Serve Dual-Status Youth

Dual-status youth have experience with both the juvenile justice and child welfare systems. A workbook offers ideas for local and state governments to develop better practices, procedures and policies that serve these young people.

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    Lawsuit to Reform West Virginia’s Foster Care System is Back On

    8/2/2021

    Judges Toss Class Actions Against Ohio, West Virginia

    Federal judges have dismissed two lawsuits filed over the treatment of relative caregivers in Ohio and of foster youth in West Virginia.

    Investigation Finds Spate of Foster Care Deaths in Ohio Since 2015

    6/7/2021

    Ohio Counties Plead for State Funds to Boost Kinship Caregivers’ Pay

    A federal judge has been trying for years to get Ohio to pay kinship caregivers their due under federal law, but counties say there’s not enough money from the state to make it feasible.

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    Honoring the Life of Ma’Khia Bryant: An Ombudsperson for Foster Youth in Ohio

    6/4/2021

    Lawmakers Seek Probe Into Foster Care Life of Ma’Khia Bryant

    Lawmakers are calling for the Department of Health and Human Services to investigate the foster care experience of Ma’Khia Bryant, the 16-year-old Black girl who police shot and killed on April 20.