On Jan. 17 a federal class action lawsuit was filed against the state of Maryland Department of Human Services (DHS) over inadequate prescription oversight of psychotropic drugs for children in the foster care system—putting them in danger of overdoses and serious side effects. According to the lawsuit, recent DHS data shows that at least 72.1 percent of children in…

Fewer Aboriginal children would end up in the child protection system if early childhood services were better funded and resourced, industry leaders suggest. Victoria’s truth-telling inquiry is examining the child protection system, with early childhood leaders on Friday lamenting the fractured way centres are funded across the state. Aboriginal-controlled childcare organisations that unite communities and…

Commentary Children in the foster system are at a stark disadvantage when it comes to remote learning. The increasing digitization of education in combination with a recent emphasis on remote learning due to COVID-19 can make it difficult, if not impossible, for children without computer access to stay engaged in the learning process. For foster…

A California Superior Court judge has rescued an innovative residential high school for foster children from state-ordered closure, and the school is again ready to accept new students. Judge Robert Dahlquist of the Superior Court of California (County of San Diego) issued a preliminary injunction forbidding officials from terminating the group-home license for San Pasqual…

“This is the first case in which a foster care agency has won at the Supreme Court, and the first time the court has spoken on that particular issue.” Nick Reeves, an attorney at the Becket Fund for religious liberty, told The Epoch Times last Friday after the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled on June…