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Aug 10
1 min

They’re Children at Risk of Abuse, and Their Caseworkers Are Stuck Home

Scores of investigations into allegations of abuse or neglect have been delayed or sharply curtailed during the coronavirus pandemic, rec...

Jul 7
1 min

Lack of access to technology hindered students

When classes went online, thousands had no device or WiFi

Jun 30
1 min

Black Families Were Hit Hard by the Pandemic. The Effects on Children May Be Lasting.

Setbacks in household wealth and the toxic stress of racism can have long-term effects, experts said.

Jun 15
1 min

Extended State Foster Care Is A Necessity During COVID-19

Young people in foster care, foster care alumni, and coalitions of lawyers and advocates have called upon child welfare departments to is...

Jun 9
1 min

Child Abuse Cases Drop 51 Percent. The Authorities Are Very Worried.

The coronavirus has shattered the system that protects children, leaving some confined in troubled homes or lingering in foster care.

Apr 21
1 min

Social distancing leads to decline in reporting of child abuse amid coronavirus pandemic, CT experts

Children have become less visible in their communities.

Apr 6
1 min

Foster kids who can't visit parents are struggling under coronavirus isolation, advocates say

"It's difficult to help them understand what's going on," a foster father said. "Sometimes even we don't understand."

Apr 2
1 min

Coronavirus Roils Every Segment of US Child Welfare System

Child welfare agencies across the U.S., often beleaguered in the best of times, are scrambling to confront new challenges that the corona...

Mar 27
1 min

New Mexico Agrees to Revamp Its ‘Broken’ Foster Care System

In a legal settlement set to be announced on Thursday, New Mexico said it would overhaul its foster care system, in what advocates said c...

Mar 23
1 min

Don't Let Abused Children Become Collateral Damage During Crisis

A recent report indicated that DCF's Careline had received 60 calls in a day. If that's true, it is not a good thing. It means 4,000 repo...

Mar 10
1 min

Bill would provide attorneys to young adults in DCF care

Studies show that young people aging out of foster care are among the most vulnerable in society.

Jan 31
1 min

Homelessness Can Traumatize A Young Child For Life; Collaborative Seeks To End The Consequences

The repercussions of being homeless as a child younger than 6 can be lifelong, and the strain often shows in their speech, behavior, deve...

Jan 24
1 min

Unaccompanied minors are moving to Connecticut in record numbers

There were 952 youths, mostly from Central America, who joined sponsors here last year

Jan 21
1 min

Why Aren’t There More Rich Foster Parents?

Bureaucracy — no surprise — gets in the way of expanding the pool of volunteers .

Jan 16
1 min

Trial of 6-Year-Old’s Killer Exposes Lapses in City’s Child Welfare System

A Harlem man was convicted of murder in the beating of his girlfriend’s son after a trial that shed light on the city’s failure to inter...

Jan 16
1 min

Who Killed the Knapp Family?

Across America, working-class people — including many of our friends — are dying of despair. And we’re still blaming the wrong people.

Jan 9
1 min

Woman who grew up in foster care adopts 6 boys: 'They give me purpose'

The single mom from Milwaukee is now a mother of 8.

Nov 26, 2019
1 min

Report: Socioeconomic disparities widening in Fairfield County

When it comes to quality of life, educational achievements and levels of income are not broken down evenly

Nov 25, 2019
1 min

The Parents Passed a Drug Test. Should They Get Their Children Back?

Ohio counties want to reunite families that were separated because of drug use. But prioritizing that ideal has had deadly consequences.

Nov 7, 2019
1 min

How Connecticut moved from institutions to families

No matter what euphemisms – be it “group care” or “congregate care” – were used to describe a highly institutionalized system, this neede...

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