US: New Research Shows High Desire Among Black Americans To Become Foster Parents, But Distrust And Discrimination Prevents Them Black Enterprise - October 21, 2023 Black Americans have a disproportionate desire to become foster parents, but have been reluctant to try due to continuous racial … [Read more...]

US: It's time to grant full citizenship to adoptees born outside of U.S. (Opinion) (May require subscription) Enquirer - October 23, 2023 Since the end of World War II, the United States has welcomed over 500,000 individuals who were adopted from abroad as children and brought to the U.S. by … [Read more...]

US: Five Key Takeaways From Our Investigation on Foster Kids in Private Psychiatric Hospitals (Commentary) Mother Jones - October 19, 2023 Universal Health Services, the country's largest psychiatric hospital chain, claims on its website to provide compassionate care with a "relentless focus on … [Read more...]

US: Powerful, Not Powerless: Barriers to Foster Youth Well-Being Psychology Today - October 20, 2023 Approximately 60 percent of the over 425,000 children in the United States foster care system will experience mental health struggles, including depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, … [Read more...]

US: Mental Health After Foster Care (Opinion) Imprint - October 16, 2023 My memories are a mosaic, a blend of both the bitter and the sweet. The searing pain of a hot iron pressed against my arm was punishment for attempting to protect my foster mother from abuse. Then there are the brighter … [Read more...]

US: When Foster Parents Don't Want to Give Back the Baby (May require subscription) New Yorker & ProPublica - October 16, 2023 Carter's drug exposure and his parents' weeks-long absence had triggered a call to child-protective services, and then a neglect case against Alicia and Fred in the … [Read more...]

US: A Model Standard for Approving Kinship Caregivers (Requires subscription) Imprint - October 10, 2023 In March, The Imprint published a column from a group of advocates who were planning to build a new path for child welfare systems to use for approving or licensing kinship caregivers. The … [Read more...]

NY: A legal victory for challengers of the city's foster care system (Includes video) (May require subscription) Spectrum News 1 - October 10, 2023 In New York City, children in foster care on average spend more than twice as much time in state custody as children in other U.S. foster care … [Read more...]

US: 'No matter what I do, I'm not in control': what happens when the state takes your child (Commentary) Guardian - October 11, 2023 Each year, over 250,000 US children like Anthony enter foster care. This forcible family separation - among the most extreme and intrusive government actions - … [Read more...]

NY: New York City to Better Track Foster Youth Education Imprint - October 12, 2023 Legislation passed unanimously by city leaders last week would require New York City officials to begin releasing more extensive data on the educational outcomes of thousands of students in foster care. Advocates … [Read more...]