US: State Agencies Did Not Always Ensure That Children Missing From Foster Care Were Reported to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in Accordance With Federal Requirements U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General - March 02, 2023 Federal law … [Read more...]

US: Collins, Klobuchar Urge Administration to Provide More Housing Security to Transition Aged Foster Youth (Press release) Office of Susan Collins, U.S. Senator for Maine - February 27, 2023 U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), the Vice Chairman of the Appropriations Committee and a member of the … [Read more...]

US: Proposed Biden administration rule would keep families safely together NJ Today - March 02, 2023 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), announced a proposed regulation that would lessen obstacles in licensing standards for … [Read more...]

US: Healthy Sexuality and Pregnancy Prevention for Youth in Foster Care: Adapting a Curriculum for Parents and Caregivers of Youth in Foster Care into an Online Course (Includes audio) (Press release) United States Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research, & … [Read more...]

US: National Adoption Association (NAA) receives $500,000.00 grant from the Walmart Foundation to promote Black Family Connections (Press release) National Adoption Association - February 22, 2023 The National Adoption Association (NAA) has received a $500,000.00 grant from the Walmart Foundation … [Read more...]

US: Eight Years After Federal Law to Improve School Stability for Foster Youth, States Still Scrambling Imprint - February 21, 2023 Children taken into foster care suffer many losses: The loss of their parents. The loss of their homes and sibling bonds. Sometimes the loss of their traditions, … [Read more...]

US: Biden Administration Proposes Easing Foster Care Licensing Barriers for Relatives Imprint - February 17, 2023 The calls can come even in the middle of the night, without warning, to a grandmother, an uncle or an older sister. A child protective services worker describing a young relative in … [Read more...]

US: New Proposed Rule Changing the Foster Care Licensing Regulation Supports Keeping Families Safely Together through Kinship Care (Commentary) (Includes audio) Unites States Administration for Children and Families - February 14, 2023 When parents are unable to safely care for their own children, … [Read more...]

US: Psychotropic Medication Use by Foster Kids Comes Under Scrutiny (Press release) Citizens Commission on Human Rights International - February 06, 2023 The Citizens Commission on Human Rights International, a mental health industry watchdog, says potential abuse of foster care children is a … [Read more...]

US: On any given day, nearly 407,000 children are in foster care in America (Opinion) Original Newsbreak - February 04, 2023 On any given day, nearly 407,000 children are in foster care in America. In 2019, Child Protection Service agencies received an estimated 4.4 million referrals involving the … [Read more...]