Leaders of the county’s child welfare agency, however, then newly-committed to a policy that would prove more focused on keeping families together than keeping children safe, essentially ignored ...

B.C. child watchdog urges more progress one year after her report into the torture and death of an 11-year-old boy in foster ...

A subsequent investigation led to the arrest of a 19-year-old Perry woman who allegedly caused shaken baby syndrome to an ...

The majority of social workers in the child welfare system are so overburdened by cases, they're unable to do their jobs properly, according to a new report from B.C.'s child and youth watchdog.

The recent book by Emma Amador examines Puerto Rican women social workers’ advocacy for social justice under U.S. colonialism ...

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Words like broken, fragmented, siloed, exhausting, and low priority were among those coming out of a work session to tackle issues with the child welfare system as the 7th ...

In response to the tragic abuse and disappearance of Fayette County toddler Kahleb Collins, a new legislative proposal is ...

The most vulnerable children, including those in foster care, are already having trouble getting the services they need.” ...

The Denver-based federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that a child welfare worker's testimony during a temporary custody ...

Nearly half of New York City’s Black children will be investigated by child protective services by the time they turn 18, ...

The state, Morrell was quick to clarify, isn’t replacing child welfare social workers’ roles in decision-making related to children and families.

The state is not your friend,” a local social services director told employees as she urged them not to cooperate with a NC ...