Reporters should center kids and families in ways that give them agency and avoid retraumatizing them, at least to the extent that’s possible. That means thinking about welfare and children ...

In a House divided, Republicans and Democrats have found surprising common ground: Reforming the nation’s sprawling child welfare system. The Protecting America’s Children by Strengthening Families ...

Here are some ways to build relationships and to responsibly report on the system that pulls in some of the country’s most vulnerable people. In this Jan. 29, 2016, photo, a boy heads up the stairs of ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. On the surface, the term “child welfare system” sounds ...

The U.S. welfare system is broken, and the Minnesota scandal is a blaring warning to that reality. The failure of political leaders on many fronts bears some of the blame. But the main culprit is the ...