Economy / Wisconsin has shown that it’s cost-effective and completely possible to keep families together by stabilizing their housing. That’s not the only promising development in the field. Bryce Covert Wendy Henderson,

“I think about the families separated in Missouri over the years, not because of abuse or neglect, but because they could not afford to pay a bill or new clothes for their kids.” That was House Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (R-Mo.) last month ...

A Nash County Department of Social Services employee was terminated after the state found several violations in the department’s handling of child abuse allegations of an 8-year-old girl beaten to death. In a letter to Nash DSS, the North Carolina ...

County child welfare workers said they were unable to investigate possible abuse or neglect of children and teens inside group homes because of a temporary restraining order signed by a judge.

A stuffed toy with a checklist of items to be packed into a bag to help a foster child settle into their foster home. (Ben Hasty / MediaNews Group / Reading Eagle via Getty Images) By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 and agree to ...

The husband of Georgia’s child welfare agency director will make his first court appearance next month, following his arrest for allegedly driving while intoxicated with his two young children in the car.

Improving child welfare in Kansas, particularly in the foster care system, will be top of mind for some legislators as they return to Topeka in January after holding several lengthy meetings between sessions. While lawmakers are united in wanting to ...

A Nash County Department of Social Services employee was terminated after the state found several violations in the department’s handling of child abuse allegations of an 8-year-old girl beaten to death. In a letter to Nash DSS, the North Carolina ...