Some Child Welfare Workers Say the System Is Racist. ... The manual is a follow-up to versions published in 2009 and 2015. Much of the 2009 edition was “aspirational: ...

In response to the tragic abuse and disappearance of Fayette County toddler Kahleb Collins, a new legislative proposal is ...

It's not the way supervised visits are supposed to go: A child-welfare worker threatened with a Taser, tied to a tree in a park, and the children in her care abducted by their parents.

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 to create a child welfare commission Tuesday. The vote comes as the Department of Child and Family Services faces ...

DCF is under fire following the deaths of multiple children. Emily M. Douglas says the system is not adequately preparing its employees, and without proper training, more kids will meet the same fate.

That means the number of case workers leaving the agency equaled 54 percent of the child welfare staff. “We’re treading water,” said Nancy Buckner, state DHR commissioner for 14 years ...

In 2011, Barry Chaffkin, a veteran staffer of foster care agencies in New York City and co-founder of the not-for-profit Fostering Change for Children, got together with Vivianne DeMilly, a long-time ...

Illinois’ child welfare system isn’t perfect. But during Child Welfare Worker Appreciation Week, let’s not forget those who are in the trenches every day trying to do what’s best for our ...