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2023 Children’s Rights Benefit Honorees Inspired Us with Their Words and Actions

Evening Highlights Photo: David Handschuh Photo: David Handschuh Photo: David Handschuh Photo: David Handschuh Photo: David Handschuh Photo: David Handschuh Photo: David…

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L.A. County fails to place older foster kids, leaving them homeless, lawsuit alleges

Los Angeles County is condemning older foster youth to long, destabilizing stints of homelessness and couch-surfing by failing to provide them with…

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Read, Listen, Watch: A List of Recommendations for Advocates & Allies Who Care About Kids

Are you looking for a meaningful summer read or an informative but entertaining film or podcast? Here are some titles that inspire and inform our…

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A Fact: Our Child Welfare System Punishes Poverty, Hurts Children, and Destroys Families

The system looks at a Black poor woman and sees someone who is going to fail at parenting. The reality is that…

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Is Child Welfare an Accurate Name for a System That Hurts Kids?

MYTH: The child welfare system takes good care of kids. FACT: Every day, children in government custody face mistreatment and neglect, including…

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We Must Demand Recognition and Protection of the Sanctity of Black Families

On May 31, Children’s Rights, JMACforFamilies, and the ACLU welcomed over 200 people from…

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Sweeping Lawsuit Brought against New York State on Behalf of Thousands of Medicaid-eligible Children Denied Mental Health Treatment

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NYS Failed to Provide Legally Required Mental Health Care to Kids

ProPublica

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State of Dysfunction for New York’s Mental Health Care System

Joshua Arocho

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Court ends federal oversight of child protection in CT

CT Mirror

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Federal Court Approves End to Child Welfare Lawsuit in Connecticut, Citing Dramatic Improvements for Children and Families

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Court Ends Consent Decree Imposed on DCF in 1991

NBC Connecticut

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State of Connecticut and Children’s Attorneys Jointly Request End to Child Welfare Lawsuit, Citing Dramatic Improvements for Children and Families

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We Remember Their Stories

Neha Desai & Leecia Welch

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President Biden’s Words Speak for All of Us Who Cherish and Defend Children’s Rights

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Children’s Rights Joins Opposition to Wisconsin Legislation Granting Termination of Parental Rights of Incarcerated Parents

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Relatives need same resources as other foster parents

Ronald R. Browder, et al

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U.S. shelters received a record 122,000 unaccompanied migrant children in 2021

CBS News

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North Carolina ships abused, neglected kids to out-of-state facilities. Some are traumatized again.

The Fayetteville Observer

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North Carolina ships abused, neglected kids to out-of-state facilities. Some are traumatized again.

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Punching, predators, neglect. Traumatized NC children suffer inside dismal psychiatric centers.

The Fayetteville Observer

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Today is a Good Day to Fight the System

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Court monitors find continued safety issues in Michigan child welfare system

Lansing State Journal

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Brown, Beatty: ‘Ma’Khia should be alive today.’ Their letter calling for federal investigation into events leading to Ma’Khia Bryant death

The Columbus Dispatch

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