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

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

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

Federal prosecutors today withdrew U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace's assault charge against a foster and trans youth advocate.

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

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

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

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

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

Planned cuts to the federal Health and Human Services department would likely have an impact on its child welfare division.

Minnesota state Sen. Jason Rarick, who authored the bill to increase funding for the Fostering Independence Grants for foster youth to attend college, and state Rep. Marion Rarick, who has spoken out ...