Nearly 25 years ago, Joyce McMillan's two children were taken away from her. One was eight. The other was just an infant. A neighbor had called a child welfare hotline. And the case worker sent out to ...

Michigan is progressing toward managing its child welfare system without the oversight of a federal judge. Late last week, U.S. District Court Judge Nancy Edmunds eliminated 31 of the 74 requirements ...

Jessica Pryce stood on the small stage atop a red, circular carpet that gave the impression of an oversized pin cushion, with the familiar three letters “TED” posed behind her. Speaking in a neutral ...

When Newark Police discovered the mummified remains of 7-year-old Faheem Williams in a basement closet in January 2003, he was one of the 100 children his child protection caseworker had been assigned ...

Questions have arisen about the actions of child protective workers following the death of a 2-month-old baby in Colorado in July. The child's mother, 31-year-old Lisa Johnson, and her boyfriend, ...

New Hampshire’s child welfare system has evolved significantly over the last few decades. That includes the establishment of Court Appointed Special Advocates, also known as CASA, which supports and ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — A new law that passed with broad bipartisan support aims to curb the racial disparities in the child welfare system and set new standards for social services agencies to follow ...

Indiana's child protection system, hampered by budget cuts and overwhelmed caseworkers, needs public involvement and oversight to ensure children's safety. While mandated reporting is crucial, ...

The case of a child who was killed by his mother shortly after being returned from foster care has shed a rare and needed spotlight on the child welfare system, say experts in the field. Isaiha ...

A statewide child abuse hotline, new rules to reduce racial disparities among foster children and a wide-ranging review of how Minnesota spends its child protection money are among the proposals state ...