Georgia is now allowing adoptees over the age of 18 who were born in the state to secure copies of their original birth ...

Indigenous archivists are grappling with a federal funding cut that targeted groups preserving the history of Indian boarding ...

A new report suggests proposed budget would result in 14 million children losing access to food stamps and healthcare.

New federal data shows that reunifications from foster care continued to decline, as do the number of kids set to be adopted ...

Harassment in Reporting bill in New York would protect children by establishing confidential rather than anonymous reporting.

Despite improved high school graduation rates, CA foster youth still aren't faring as well academically, according to a ...

California's AB 1195 gives incarcerated parents a fighting chance and children the right to know their parents didn’t abandon ...

Report shows tribes have redefined and tailored US laws around foster care to match the priorities of their unique ...

After being released from court oversight six years ago, Tennessee's child welfare agency faces another lawsuit over foster ...

Lawyers for foster children asked the high court to reinstate a contempt order against the state — and the ousted judge who ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul announcing in late April that an agreement was reached with legislative leaders on priorities in the 2026 state budget. Photo by Darren McGee/ Office of Governor Kathy Hochul.

Attorney Cynthia Godsoe says a New York case “sets a terrible precedent’’ that threatens to expand the state’s power over pregnant women. This three-part Imprint series explores a young person’s ...