We have long known that racism and discrimination are deeply entrenched within the American child welfare system. The research is clear—according to a 2021 study published in the American Journal of ...
The Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 sought to keep Native children in tribal communities. The Supreme Court may change that this spring. Childhood photos of Chris Stearns, who was born a Navajo, but ...
Demonstrators stand outside of the U.S. Supreme Court, as the court hears arguments over the Indian Child Welfare Act on Nov. 9, 2022, in Washington. The Supreme Court has preserved the system that ...
The host of Serial Productions’ new series shares a brief history of the early days of child protection. By Dyan Neary Hi, I’m Dyan Neary, host of “The Preventionist,” which is out now. I’ve been ...
To what lengths should we go to reduce racial disparities in the child welfare system? In 2021 the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to require the Department of Children and Family ...
That call to action from the premier appears to have been the catalyst for a series of now-delayed reviews of every ...
Dorothy Roberts was named a 2024 MacArthur Fellow for her dedication to dismantling racial inequities within the child welfare system. Meet Dorothy Roberts, a 2024 MacArthur Fellow, whose ...
Washington — The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to disturb a federal law that governs the process for the placement of Native American children in foster or adoptive homes, rejecting ...
In May 2024, 2-year-old Niindonis Goodman died of fentanyl poisoning in a Minneapolis homeless shelter, with her mother passed out nearby. Born with drugs in her system to a mother with a long history ...