Kansas uses rigorous evidence standard for abuse
August 23, 2014
Kansas is the only state in the country that requires clear and convincing evidence to substantiate an allegation of child abuse or neglect.
Md. agency failed to monitor placement of foster children, audit says
August 19, 2014
Some foster children were placed in the care of relatives with a history of alleged abuse or neglect because Maryland's social services agency did not properly monitor local agencies, according to a new audit.
LAUSD Uncovers Child Abuse Records
August 15, 2014
The Los Angeles Unified School District now says some of the documents it admitted to shredding actually do exist.
Child Welfare Ideas From the Experts, #5: Preventive Credit Protection
August 5, 2014
The Chronicle of Social Change is highlighting each of the policy recommendations made this summer by the participants of the Foster Youth Internship Program (FYI), a group of 11 former foster youths who completed Congressional internships. The program is overseen each summer by the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute, with support from the Sara Start Fund.
Young Kids are a Large Portion of Maltreated Children in United States
July 30, 2014
In 2012, approximately 604,000 children experienced confirmed maltreatment (nine per 1,000 kids), according to the latest data from the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System. Forty percent of these children were younger than age 5, and 73% were younger than 11. While the overall population of children ages 0 to 4 remained constant, this group's representation among maltreated children rose by 11% between 2004 and 2012.
The Impact of Foster Care on Students’ Education
August 4, 2014
Harold Sloke was 12-years-old when he entered South Carolina's foster care system. Not long after that, he ended up repeating ninth grade three times.
Key lawmaker wants all child deaths to be reported
August 2, 2014
The Senate sponsor of Florida's sweeping new child-welfare law says she'll be back next year with a bill to expand its reporting requirements.
Other Views: More eyes on child abuse cases
August 1, 2014
The number of children in the custody of the Kansas Department for Children and Families is at record levels at a time when some child advocates say the state is too slow to remove children from homes where they are abused and neglected.
Five child deaths came during NJ involvement
July 26, 2014
The number of children who died from abuse or neglect dropped to a six-year low in 2013, but the Department of Children and Families knew about, or had an open case on, more than half of those children or their families, according to new data obtained by the Asbury Park Press.
Judge Sides Again With Washington Foster Youth
July 21, 2014
The state of Washington must do more to locate foster children who run away. That's just one of the requirements contained in a court order issued Monday in Bellingham. This is the latest chapter in a nearly 16-year-long legal fight to improve Washington's foster care system.