A proposal to create a standalone department to oversee child welfare in Maine died in the Legislature after the House of Representatives failed to hold a vote — even though the bill had strong ...
The Supreme Court seems likely to curtail federal agencies’ interpretations of laws passed by Congress, but Washington ...
At least 16 people died in California over a decade following a physical encounter with police during which medical personnel also injected them with a powerful sedative, an investigation led by The ...
Thousands of Massachusetts parents face scrutiny from the state’s child ... see themselves as part of a national movement to reform the child welfare system by introducing more due process ...
A proposal for a new Department of Child and Family Services wins strong support in the Maine Senate amid efforts to reform ...
Thousands of Massachusetts parents face scrutiny from the state’s child protection system and, with it, the all-consuming ...
A hearing in December showed allegations of abuse and neglect of youth went unaddressed at facilities for people with ...
“The ability to exercise discretion over, and make decisions affecting, a child’s health and welfare is indicative ... In response, lawyers for the Department of Justice argued that because ...
State under pressure after high-profile deaths The Maine Department ... child welfare cases, has been under significant ...