Missouri’s state government steals money from abused or orphaned kids. That’s the essence of a policy of seizing Social ...

Washington's child welfare agency is on board with ending the practice of diverting federal benefits. But a multibillion ...

West Virginia's long-troubled foster care system will remain under federal scrutiny for an undetermined period of time, under ...

An identical bill to block Missouri’s social services agency from taking Social Security benefits garnered bipartisan support ...

Foster care is often a temporary arrangement. But for three youths CNA Insider met, it has given them so much more: Families ...

After her son was grown, police would wake Judy Utley in the middle of the night and ask her to take in her two grandchildren ...

The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare is intensifying its focus on child welfare with its upcoming budget request, ...

New laws or more money for New Mexico’s beleaguered children protection agency will not improve the lives of foster children, two experts told a powerful legislative panel on Wednesday. They did ...

The New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department is once again facing scrutiny after a court-appointed arbiter ruled ...

The report says six children temporarily housed at government buildings were under 10 years old, with the youngest being a ...

One mother says Family Services has been disrespectful to Inuit clients, and the other hasn't been in contact with her kids ...

The state is also working to minimize the movement of foster care placements and to help keep kids out of the system in the ...