If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing or texting “988.” Elliott Hinkle experienced depression and suicidal ...

Despite a renewed push to replace the secretary, Gov. Wes Moore appeared to throw his support behind the agency leader.During ...

President Donald Trump’s executive order directing states to deploy artificial intelligence in foster care isn’t just welcome ...

Michigan's Department of Health and Human Services wants to be freed from federal oversight over its foster care system by next summer, despite continuing problems with handling abuse and neglect ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - It’s been just over a year since the hardest day of Yani Molina’s life. On March 27, 2024, Yani got a phone call from the Brunswick County Department of Social Services. Her ...

Federal oversight over Michigan's foster care and child welfare system began in 2008. The state of Michigan is trying to end federal oversight of its foster care system. The monitoring began in 2008 ...

A federal judge on Friday threw out a lawsuit brought by foster children in 2019 against the state that sought to mandate changes in the troubled system. West Virginia Watch is part of States Newsroom ...

Elisa W. was removed from her home at four years old. Now 16, she has been sexually and physically abused over the 12 years she’s spent in foster care. She now suffers from depression, bipolar ...

Here’s a look at the CHOP program helping foster families deal with children’s past trauma and mental health struggles.

A federal judge on Friday threw out a lawsuit brought by foster children in 2019 against the state that sought to mandate changes in the troubled system. West Virginia foster care, which has been ...