A state judge has struck down the early rollout of a landmark child welfare law in Minnesota meant to minimize ...

Officials sent letters to 39 governors calling for “immediate action to protect vulnerable foster youth” from having benefits ...

A gender equity nonprofit has sued the MN Department of Corrections on behalf of a transgender foster youth placed in a group ...

Minnesota’s foster youth ombuds reports failures in a Ramsey County child welfare case, citing overuse of police and a months ...

Ultimately, the arrest led to my homelessness because my adoptive parents decided to kick me out of the house, writes Jessica ...

Two Feathers Native American Family Services in Northern California is expanding in order to address mental health and ...

Foster care apologists set an incredibly low bar — but still can’t clear it. They've put the burden of proof in the wrong ...

Melanie Henshaw is the Indigenous affairs reporter at InvestigateWest. She covers Indigenous communities in the region, ...

Los Angeles County launches a 24/7 hotline to report suspected child sexual abuse by county employees following historic ...

An Indigenous mentorship program serves kids in the foster care and youth justice systems — or who might end up there without ...

Being in the system made me feel like my connection to my siblings didn’t matter to the adults in charge, writes Ashley ...