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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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Lawsuit Alleges Foster Care Children Given Psychotropic Drugs Without Adequate Oversight

Baltimore Banner

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Civil Rights Groups Sue Maryland Department of Human Services Over Medications Prescribed to Foster Children

The Baltimore Sun

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Maryland Children in Foster Care Given Powerful Psychotropics

Katie Simon

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Maryland’s Foster System Sued Over Administration of Psychotropic Drugs in Children

WAMU 88.5 – American University Radio

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Guardians Sue Maryland Seeking Limits on and Oversight of the Use of Powerful Psychotropic Medications for Children in Foster Care

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Advocates Sue Iowa Over Failure to Provide Mental Health Care to Eligible Children

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Advocates Sue the State of Iowa Over Failure to Provide Mental Health Care for Medicaid-Eligible Children

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Lawsuit Accuses Iowa of ‘Longstanding Failure’ to Provide Kids With Mental Health Services

Des Moines Register

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Lawsuit Against Iowa Claims Failures in Children’s Mental Health Care

WHO13 Des Moines

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People Impacted by Rikers, with Elected Officials, Families, and Community Groups, Rally on the Steps of City Hall to Demand the Closure of Rikers Island

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On a Mission to Reimagine Foster Care

Alexandria Ware

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New lawsuit accuses DHHS of ‘warehousing’ NC children with disabilities in foster care

NC Health News

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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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Landmark child welfare suit targets North Carolina after USA TODAY Network investigation

Gaston Gazette

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New Lawsuit Asserts North Carolina Discriminates Against Disabled Children in Foster Care

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A long-awaited night: 2022 Benefit & Inspiration Awards

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Stories of Inspiration & Accomplishment Lift Hearts & Raise Paddles to Support Kids and Families at Children’s Rights 2022 Benefit

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Greg Louganis, gay Olympian & children’s rights champion speaks

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