State leaders, with the help of federal lawmakers, can fix the perverse disincentives in the social welfare system that trap ...

After 22 days in the custody of Child Protective Services (CPS), Mila Jackson, a newborn baby, was returned to her parents. But Temecia and Rodney Jackson say Mila, their third child, was taken after ...

A recent report shows that in the last two years the child welfare system's performance has fallen in nearly every category.

In a House divided, Republicans and Democrats have found surprising common ground: Reforming the nation’s sprawling child welfare system. The Protecting America’s Children by Strengthening Families ...

Georgians all have a part to play in supporting a healthy, resilient child welfare system. That includes supporting and ...

In 2001, University of Pennsylvania law professor Dorothy Roberts released a groundbreaking book, “Shattered Bonds: The Color of Child Welfare,” laying out the case that most children in the U.S.

The child welfare system in the United States is a structure intended to protect children and ensure their well-being. However, for African American families, this system often serves as a mechanism ...

Here are some ways to build relationships and to responsibly report on the system that pulls in some of the country’s most vulnerable people. In this Jan. 29, 2016, photo, a boy heads up the stairs of ...

Progress on a child welfare agreement to reform the system stalled last year when First Nations twice rejected a ...

A new task force is hoping to come up with ideas to transform Nebraska's child welfare system. A state law passed in 2022 created the group, which includes all three branches of government and key ...

A policy question these days that has befuddled federal lawmakers is why so many millions of people have not returned to the workplace in the post-COVID-19 era. The labor force participation rate ...