The Administration for Children and Families headquarters. Photo by Michael Fitzgerald for The Imprint. The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) has added three new leaders to the team in ...
Misty Coonce, Minnesota’s new ombudsperson for foster youth. Provided photo. Growing up with four older siblings and an adoptive mom and dad, Misty Coonce played the role of mediator and protector at ...
An entrance to the Brookwood Secure Center for Youth in upstate New York. Photo by Steven Yoder. Self-harm, drugs and violent incidents have skyrocketed in some of New York’s locked juvenile ...
This story was originally published by Source New Mexico. The New Mexico Supreme Court on Monday sided with Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and unanimously denied a petition filed last month requesting ...
Days before the Nov. 3 election, NY’s child welfare commissioner touted Gov. Kathy Hochul’s efforts impacting children and ...
Roughly half a million U.S. babies and toddlers experienced homelessness and housing instability in recent years, according ...
A legislative panel examining child welfare spending held its final meeting Thursday and will deliver a report with next ...
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, who signed a new juvenile justice reform, at a 2023 Board of Public Works meeting. Photo: Maryland GovPics/Flickr Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed a law Tuesday to reduce the ...
Keisha Lance Bottoms in Atlanta. Photo by Cindy Elizabeth for The Imprint. Keisha Lance Bottoms rose at 3:30 a.m. on a recent Thursday, spent the morning rushing from meeting to meeting and was about ...
Aiden Lesley, child rights researcher for the Washington, D.C., nonprofit Human Rights for Kids. Photo provided. Ninety-four percent of children sentenced to adult time experienced multiple traumas in ...