In Minnesota and across the country, specially trained professionals aim to prevent  sending too many kids to residential ...

In October, outgoing President Joe Biden issued a formal apology for the centuries that the U.S. government forced Native ...

A collection of ten of the strongest op-eds on child welfare and youth justice published by The Imprint in 2024.

A flurry of youth- and family-related legislation made it through both chambers of Congress in the waning weeks of 2024, and now await a likely signature from President Joe Biden. An effort to rewrite ...

Child welfare systems increasingly rely on relatives and other kinship caregivers to step in when investigators and courts feel a child cannot remain in their home. In 2024, The Imprint explored the ...

This year, the Youth Voices Rising team at Fostering Media Connections was proud to work with dozens of current and former foster youth with child welfare, homelessness and juvenile justice experience ...