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Deborah Winders Davis outlines the complexity of foster care issues in the U.S. and the importance of interventions to support families ...

Elisa W. was removed from her home at four years old. Now 16, she has been sexually and physically abused over the 12 years she’s spent in foster care. She now suffers from depression, bipolar ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - North Carolina lawmakers are moving forward with an effort to reform the state’s foster care system, which critics have called “broken.” House Bill 612, filed Monday with ...

Children who enter foster care have interrupted childhoods, often with multiple transitions between new and often unknown caregivers, schools, and friends. While successfully transitioning into ...

The Texas foster care system is at a “breaking point”, says Democratic U.S. Rep. Julie Johnson. Poor salaries, widespread underfunding and legislative neglect have left the state with a dire shortage ...

Georgia’s foster care program faces an $85 million deficit after costs rose 48% in three years. Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver says service cuts tied to the shortfall are alarming. DFCS says certain ...

Court monitors found the state is falling short on critical oversight, health care and family visits despite two decades of ...