Health Jul 13 Why children and teens in residential treatment centers are vulnerable to abuse By Ali Rogin, Satvi Sunkara
Politics Jun 26 WATCH: Paris Hilton testifies on child welfare before House committee hearing Many states are failing to track how frequently children in foster care facilities are abused, sexually assaulted or improperly restrained, leaving them vulnerable to mistreatment, the U.S. Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General said in a report Wednesday. By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press
Education Aug 19 Watch 3:16 Arizona camp teaches foster children cowboy skills There are more than 14,000 children in Arizona’s foster care system and every summer, a few get to spend a night at the Flying E Ranch, riding horses, shooting arrows and making new friends out of the city and under… By Giovanni Soriano, Mariana Arboleda, Akilah Lewis, Caedmon Peterson, PBS Student Reporting Labs Fellow
Health Jul 22 California to give ‘baby bonds’ to children who lost parent or guardian to COVID California has approved trust funds for some children from low-income families who lost a parent or caregiver to COVID-19. By Adam Beam, Associated Press
Nation May 31 High-needs foster kids sometimes have to sleep in hotels or offices. The pandemic made the problem worse Some foster children with complex mental, behavioral, and physical health needs without a foster placement are having to stay in hotel rooms and even office buildings, a practice called “hoteling.”… By Sam Whitehead, Kaiser Health News
Dec 30 Watch 9:38 One former foster child’s simple approach to fixing a broken system By Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Jason Kane There are currently more than 400,000 children in foster care in the United States. While the pandemic has made life more difficult for these vulnerable kids, many say the foster care system itself has been putting them at risk for… Continue watching
Dec 30 1 in 100 kids lose legal ties to their parents by the time they turn 18. This new bill aims to help By Chloe Jones Child welfare and family law experts who spoke with the PBS NewsHour called the termination of parental rights a “death penalty,” because there are few pathways to restoring those rights. Continue reading
Nov 03 COVID relief for thousands of foster youth has expired. Will lawmakers renew it? By Chloe Jones COVID relief for thousands of former foster youth ended recently, but child welfare advocates hope a new bill in Congress will reinstate it. Continue reading
Jun 17 High court sides with Catholic agency in same sex family foster care dispute By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the city of Philadelphia violated the Constitution by limiting its relationship with a Catholic foster care agency over the group's refusal to certify same-sex couples as foster parents. Continue reading
Nov 21 Watch 5:35 LGBTQ foster kids have a harder time finding permanent homes By Ivette Feliciano, Zachary Green According to a recent study, more than a third of kids in New York City's foster care system identify as LGBTQ. Most of those children end up in group homes and treatment centers, rather than finding permanent homes with families. Continue watching