By Laura Rivera In Colorado, an astounding 3,448 kids need homes. These are real kids, caught in difficult circumstances and are in the foster care system through no fault of their own. Children enter ...

I've spent over four decades in courtrooms watching an American tragedy continue to unfold. Children—some barely old enough to speak—face the traumas of abuse, neglect, removal from their natural ...

A state committee has been investigating the crisis of parents who relinquish kids when they can't get adequate mental health ...

A state audit has found that Maryland’s Social Services Administration allowed children in its care to live or interact with individuals convicted of serious crimes, including registered sex offenders ...

“If we find that our standards for care were not met, we will hold our contractors accountable.” This is part of a statement from Maryland’s Department of Human Services (DHS) in response to the death ...

Marcia Lowry outside the federal courthouse in Anchorage on Sept. 8, 2025. She's lead attorney in the class action lawsuit against the Alaska Office of Children's Services. When former foster youth ...

Chicago judge scolds Trump enforcer after kids 'tear-gassed' on way to Halloween party. 40 million Americans at risk of ...