Michigan has made progress toward fixing its troubled child welfare system but problems with data tracking and poor oversight still endanger foster children, court monitors told a federal judge on Tuesday. Some of those shortcomings, primarily the state’s failure to say how many foster children were abused or neglected, show serious issues with the state’s ability to keep children […]
A 14-year legal battle over child welfare reform in Michigan still isn’t done. A monitoring report released Tuesday in federal court found the state only met 13 of the 52 performance standards it needs to meet before the child welfare system can be released from court oversight. “We know that a lot of work is […]
Erin McGuinness, senior policy analyst for Children’s Rights, was interviewed by the Troubled Podcast. Erin dives deep—covering what it means for children to have rights in the U.S., the overrepresentation of Black and LGBTQ youth in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems, poverty removals, adverse childhood experiences (ACES), the overuse and misuse of psychotropic […]
A new report highlights the ways that the coronavirus pandemic has heightened the risk for LGBTQ youth in foster care. It then recommends steps that child welfare agencies, states and the federal government can take to curtail those risks. Children’s Rights, a New York-based nonprofit that seeks to improve America’s child welfare, juvenile justice, education and […]
It used to be right here, crouched in the Southeast Texas pines between an RV park and a snake-shaped creek: Good Shepherd Residential Treatment Centre, a home away from home for troubled boys ages 7 to 17. An opening in the timber reveals a collection of vacant, red-brick buildings, complete with a deserted playground and […]
Children in Arizona’s foster care system are in line for better access to a range of health care services and living situations after a federal judge on Wednesday tentatively approved a settlement with the state in a 5-year-old case that seems to have already forced major changes in the system. Under the agreement, the state […]
In the inaugural episode of The Imprint Weekly Podcast, Senior Editor John Kelly discussed the coronavirus relief package, a new state joining the Family First Act, and the looming end to California’s notorious state-run juvenile prisons. Guest interview: Christina Remlin of Children’s Rights discussed the legal and political battles being waged over faith-based child welfare […]
Despite the dire need for foster care parents, advocates for children say cultural sensitivity is still critical when fostering. Asian American Life reporter, Minnie Roh, takes an in-depth look at Asian American children in the foster care system. Executive Director, Sandy Santana, spoke with Roh for the episode, saying “Cultural sensitivity is incredibly important. When […]
Arizona’s child welfare agency has agreed to boost behavioral and health services for children in foster care and limit use of group homes for those children to settle a lawsuit filed by child advocacy groups. The state Department of Child Services also will be required to monitor and limit workloads for front-line workers to ensure […]
“The lower courts correctly held that the City of Philadelphia’s anti-discrimination regulation applies to all taxpayer-funded child welfare agencies to ensure that the pool of foster parents and resource caregivers is as diverse and broad as the foster children they serve,” Christina Wilson Remlin, lead counsel at Children’s Rights, said in a statement. “I urge […]
