In her first piece, Sky Lea Ross writes about the mental health outcomes of former foster youth and the repercussions of ...

The Imprint recently described updates to the federal model licensing standards as having “loosened” foster home requirements. This is an inaccurate characterization that presumes a world we do not ...

Minnesota ICWA supporters protesting a legal challenge to the federal law in 2023. File photo by Alex Perez for The Imprint. After years of study, the nonpartisan commission that proposes model state ...

After the evangelical adoption and foster care agency reversed its inclusion of LGBTQ+ families, a former executive asks: ...

Most young people who find themselves in the juvenile justice system experience coldness. It is the norm, writes David ...

The federal Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program has cancelled grants totaling $68 million, two years ahead of their scheduled ...

A new report urges states to "reimagine and transform" youth probation orders and includes best practices and specific ...

Judge Alison Toller speaks to lawmakers during the first meeting of the Joint Study Committee on Evaluating Escalating Costs in Georgia’s Foster Care System. Photo by Jordan Anderson for The Imprint.

Calli and her 1-year-old son. Photo by Erick Doxey/InvestigateWest. This story was originally published by InvestigateWest, a nonprofit newsroom dedicated to change-making investigative journalism.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, left, and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a $7.25 million state investment in legal representation for roughly 1,400 migrant children. Photos by Mike ...