This article discusses the evolution and ongoing challenges in New York’s child protective system, especially regarding permanency hearings and case delays. Recent reforms emphasize timely hearings to ...

Call me a “traditionalist,” but I propose that children flourish best in families. However, I’m not naive enough to believe that family can only be defined in a narrow sense. Children need at least ...

When a child is in the care and custody of the state of Maryland in a Child in Need of Assistance case, that child must have a permanency plan, which is determined by the juvenile court. “The ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (KAKE) - Governor Laura Kelly has signed a bill that aims to help children aging out of Kansas' foster care system. The Support, Opportunity, Unity, and Legal (SOUL) Family permanency ...

Foster parents, caregivers and state agencies can now review high-level data of all 50 states’ child welfare systems, comparing permanency and safety outcomes across states.

Each year in May, efforts are made to increase awareness of the foster care system, the roles foster parents play, and the children in care. For the more than 30 years, my entire career, I have worked ...

Raise the Future has been finding permanency for children living in foster care for nearly 40 years. Their Youth Connections Advocates build relationships with the children and explore their whole ...

The children don’t want us to blame and hand wring, they want us to fix it.  Let’s get it done. These children are counting ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. Greensboro, NC, Nov. 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Since 1902 Children's Home Society of North Carolina (CHS) has been ...

Michael McSurdy is president and CEO of Family & Children’s Service in Nashville. Each year in May, efforts are made to increase awareness of the foster care system, the roles foster parents play, and ...