For months, News Center 7 has been covering the changes we could see in that part of the Miami Valley because of this.

The child welfare system in the United States is a structure intended to protect children and ensure their well-being. However, for African American families, this system often serves as a mechanism ...

Chiefs have pitched a child welfare reform plan that divests control from government and gives power to new First Nations led ...

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Words like broken, fragmented, siloed, exhausting, and low priority were among those coming out of a work session to tackle issues with the child welfare system as the 7th of 8 ...

Former directors of state DFCS tell governor they “are deeply concerned that this crisis is accelerating and that additional ...

As Gov. Patrick Morrisey pledged his administration will be more open about the challenges of West Virginia’s child welfare system, people who watch the system closely are hoping for the best. Shiloh ...

A number of bills aimed at improving the state’s foster care crisis are advancing in the House and Senate, including a ...

Lawmakers are working to address alarming new data regarding child mistreatment, specifically focusing on child deaths or near deaths that have significantly increased among families with active ...

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is expanding its partnership with public universities to strengthen the state’s child welfare workforce, according to a MDHHS press release ...

WINSTON-SALEM — The second time appears to be the charm when it comes to North Carolina building a statewide system to assess and track children in its child welfare system. The Partnership and ...