Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo by Getty Images. Elliott Hinkle experienced depression and suicidal thoughts even before entering the foster care system in ...

Children in care who experience frequent changes in care placements are more than twice as likely to experience mental health problems, according to new research led by the University of Bath in the ...

Jan. 25—One night last month, a 9-year-old boy who had autism and talked about killing himself was among about 70 foster care children and youths under state supervision sleeping in hotels across ...

After multiple critical reports and the suicide death of a 16-year-old foster girl in Baltimore last month, Maryland legislators grilled social services officials on Monday for failures in how they ...

Elliott Hinkle experienced depression and suicidal thoughts even before entering the foster care system in Casper, Wyoming, at age 15. At the time, Hinkle, who is transgender, struggled with their ...

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 ...

Texas canceled EMPOWER's foster care contract in Dallas due to child safety failures. New providers will take over services for vulnerable children.