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...]

US: Foster students are being left behind-educational leaders can change that (May require subscription) University Business - October 11, 2023 From the K12 to the postsecondary level, foster children face many challenges and risks that harm their academic success. Roughly half of foster children … [Read more...]

NY: AFC Statement in Response to Intro 857-A, Expanding NYCPS Data Reporting Requirements to Include Students in Foster Care (Press release) Advocates for Children of New York - October 05, 2023 Today, Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following … [Read more...]

FACT SHEET: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Announces New Actions to Support Children and Families in Foster Care Today, it was announced by the White House that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a final regulation that will allow states to simplify the licensing process for … [Read more...]