James Bell, who worked to address racial disparities in America’s juvenile justice systems, died this month at the age of 71.

A former foster youth has launched a nonprofit that aims to strengthen legal protections around the rights of siblings in ...

The proposed Birth Center will provide resources to expecting or parenting mothers, including traditional medicine approaches ...

Oppositional defiant disorder — the "bad kid" diagnosis — "greases the school-to-prison pipeline," a California psychiatrist ...

Child welfare systems are among the biggest recipients of the $16.5 billion in federal funds allocated to states to alleviate ...

From a small station in Los Angeles’ Boyle Heights, 18-year-old Kennia Camacho talks with teens about anxiety, stress and ...

It pains me to realize that I have beautiful memories with my siblings that they do not remember because of the lost time, ...

While some families endure hardship due to unnecessary CPS involvement, eliminating mandatory reporting can harm children, ...

Advocates seeking to codify the rights of foster youth in Minnesota are making a last-minute push to have the bill considered ...

Lawmakers are fighting for millions of dollars to support families across the state at risk of losing access to affordable ...

Tim Carpenter has reported on Kansas for 38 years. He covered the Capitol for 16 years at the Topeka Capital-Journal and ...

In Los Angeles, a $4 billion settlement is the expected result a lawsuit levied by survivors of sexual assault as children in ...