More than 100 people are suing San Diego County, alleging they were sexually abused by staffers during short stays at the region’s emergency children’s shelter over the last 30 years, …
SAN JOSE — Grace was 15 and had been removed from her father’s care when she first met 17-year-old Destiny at one of Santa Clara County’s unlicensed group homes for …
WASHINGTON — 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 …
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The first ombudsman of West Virginia’s heavily burdened foster care system has resigned. Pamela Woodman-Kaehler’s resignation will take effect June 6, the state Department of Health announced …
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — By the time Jesse Fernandez turned 18, the federal government had paid out thousands of dollars in Social Security survivor’s benefits because of the death of …
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A federal judge is fining Texas $100,000 per day for routinely neglecting to adequately investigate allegations of abuse and neglect raised by children in the state’s …
As a parent to seven young adults, one of whom was in foster care, and having served as the CEO of a foster care housing and mental health agency for …
PALMDALE, Calif. — PALMDALE, Calif. (AP) — Christian Bale broke ground Wednesday on a project he’s been pursuing for 16 years — the building of a dozen homes and a …
As a child, Jayla Lackaff would often escape to the expansive worlds within her favorite video games to get away from her turbulent reality — the computer screen a wall …
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