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Is This How We Treat Kids? Storytelling Series
Hear the powerful stories of nine people whose lived experiences and passionate advocacy expose the harsh realities of state foster systems that…
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How many foster kids are homeless in L.A. County? Nobody knows
Iziko Calderon was in 10th grade when the seizures started. A foster youth who had churned through abusive homes, Calderon assumed the…
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Judge partially terminates agreement governing conditions for migrant children in US custody
“Our team will hold the government accountable to their promises to keep children in unlicensed facilities safe -and…
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Residential treatment centers put profits ahead of children’s safety, Senate report finds
Based on a two-year investigation, the findings reveal a pattern of physical and sexual abuse, along with civil rights violations.
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Migrant children waiting at the southern border must be sheltered, judge rules
A federal judge in Los Angeles ruled that border officials are responsible for the welfare of children sheltering in makeshift encampments on the…
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How facilities meant to help kids with mood disorders are falling short in North Carolina
This is the first in a three-part series investigating North Carolina’s psychiatric residential treatment facilities where children with complex behavioral needs are…
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Minnesota Faces Complaint Over Alleged Unfair Treatment of Black Children and Families in its Child Welfare System
The Minneapolis Branch of the NAACP and Children’s Rights, an advocacy group, have filed a complaint with the US Department of Health and Human Services against…
Read MoreNew lawsuit accuses DHHS of ‘warehousing’ NC children with disabilities in foster care
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Landmark child welfare suit targets North Carolina after USA TODAY Network investigation
Gaston Gazette
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NAACP, Disability Rights NC sue state over foster-care placement services. Complaint alleges abuse, “warehousing” of children.
Winston-Salem Journal
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Racial Discrimination in Child Welfare Is a Human Rights Violation—Let’s Talk About It That Way
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These Foster Kids Need Mental Health Care. New Mexico Is Putting Them in Homeless Shelters.
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Help Not Hotlines: Replacing Mandated Reporting for Neglect with a New Framework for Family Support
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