Nearly one in four New York City foster youth is prescribed psychotropic medication, raising concerns about oversight and overmedication.

Foster youth are frequently put on psych meds, an Imprint investigation reveals. State agencies are dropping the ball on ...

A story like this could begin in dozens of places. It could begin with Elliot, an infant shaken so badly that he suffered a ...

Hawthorne’s experience reflects a tragic twist on the way many families experience the child welfare system. Nationally, only ...

The legislation would increase state oversight of local social services departments' work on foster care and find placements more quickly.

Kiri Pritchard-McLean has had to keep her stand-up career very separate from her life as a foster carer. But now she can ...

A program aimed at decreasing the amount of time children spend in the foster care system has expanded across the state.

Honey From the Rock offers a one-stop shop for foster families, providing free clothing and supplies for the children that ...

Thousands of plaintiffs, once children in Los Angeles County’s juvenile detention and foster care systems, are part of a ...

Sunday’s Child is a weekly column featuring a child or teen currently in foster care awaiting adoption. Boston scored twice ...

With the statewide rollout, NCDHHS aims to create a positive impact on permanency outcomes for children and families, reduce ...

A Spotlight PA and Resolve Philly investigation found hundreds of kids each year are made to pay for their own foster care, a ...