Members of a West Virginia Legislature interim committee Sunday received updates on systems meant to hold child placement agencies accountable and provide better communication between the state and ...

We have a very serious problem in terms of being unable to meet the needs of the most vulnerable children in our state,” said ...

Loss of parental rights can be the ultimate punishment from a court. Unpaid debts for foster care can delay the reunion. Some parents are still getting bills even though the feds told states to stop.

For many social workers, participatory practice may seem an unachievable goal, particularly in the field of child protection. In this paper, we discuss a significant programme of change in one London ...

With colleges back in session and as students decide what classes to take, fields of study with job vacancies are top of mind ...

The Nash County Department of Social Services is required to develop and complete a corrective action plan after 8-year-old Christal Lane died in February. The state found policy violations with ...

Their mission is to "reimagine" child and family well-being. "Reimagining the way child welfare practice and financing is handled here in the state," John Stephen said.

Sen. Carine Werner is launching a task force to strengthen Arizona’s child abuse laws. The decision was prompted by the death ...

An Illinois state legislator insists the state’s child welfare agency is violating the law by using interns to investigate ...

Michael C. Williams has been named the Child Welfare Director at Oklahoma Human Services. Williams previously served as the Deputy Commissioner of Operations for the Department of CHildren and ...