The longer a child spends in care, the more anxiety the child may experience due to separation. Agencies need to place more emphasis upon permanency of family for a child.” — Dr. John DeGarmo ATLANTA, ...

President Donald Trump’s executive order directing states to deploy artificial intelligence in foster care isn’t just welcome ...

CHARLESTON — Attorneys representing children in West Virginia’s foster care system said the state is actively hiding behind privileges meant to shield leaders of executive branch departments and their ...

Legislative Senior Adviser Jeremiah Samples listens during a September 2022 meeting of the Post Audits Subcommittee. (Photo courtesy of WV Legislative Photography) CHARLESTON — The deposition of a ...

West Virginia has a foster care problem, and despite lawmakers introducing several bills to try to address the issues, only one of those passed both chambers. The governor has yet to sign it into law.

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 ...

Melissa Cabello Havrda is an attorney and former San Antonio City Council member representing District 6. Too often, when people hear the words "foster care," what comes to mind is failure. Families ...

Research shows that early kinship care can reduce trauma, but neither research nor the law supports disrupting an established ...

Kansas Department for Children and Families secretary Laura Howard speaks at a May 14, 2024, celebration of new legislation to expand placement options for teens in foster care. (Sherman Smith/Kansas ...

Kansas kids in foster care still face severe placement instability despite some marginal improvements to the state system. An audit by the Center for the Study of Social Policy reviewed the state’s ...

Dr. John DeGarmo, founder/director of The Foster Care Institute and a leading foster care expert. The foster care system continues to struggle in so many ways. Foster care expert Dr. John DeGarmo ...

An annual audit of the state foster care system shows some improvements coupled with major regression in terms of placement stability and continued issues with mental health services. Kansas kids in ...