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WASHINGTON (CN) — Paris Hilton was back on Capitol Hill Wednesday morning as she implored lawmakers to give support necessary to federal child welfare programs aimed at keeping children with their ...

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration could gut research on the effectiveness of child welfare programs, with plans to terminate dozens of university grants studying improvements to Head Start and ...

The child welfare system in the United States is a structure intended to protect children and ensure their well-being. However, for African American families, this system often serves as a mechanism ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — A local nonprofit working to promote community access to health services and housing announced the return of a program that aims to support families navigating the child welfare ...

Western Michigan University is now offering a pathway for students interested in becoming child welfare professionals to learn more about child welfare-related work. Graduate students currently ...

Imagine a courtroom that’s not a courtroom and a judge who doesn’t look like a judge. Imagine a less adversarial system where social workers, court officials, community members and others work with ...

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania counties are tapping into opioid settlement money to support child welfare programs as they face staff shortages, increased risks for children, and other challenges. Most of ...