Children's Rights

May is National Foster Care Month. Experience 'Trapped?' and learn what foster care can be like.

New @ChildrensRights blog: Foster youth and experts fear consequences of changes to CA extended foster care program

New @ChildrensRights blog: Foster mom discovers the joys of giving children a home

CASA Volunteers in Lousiana are Making a Difference for Kids in Foster Care

Yvette Fell Through the Cracks of the Foster Care System, But is Finding Her Way Back to the Top

Youth Aging Out of Kentucky Foster Care Get Helping Hand From State Government

May is National Foster Care Month. Experience 'Trapped?' and learn what foster care can be like.

Thousands of foster kids nationwide have been robbed of their childhoods. Experience "Trapped?" and see what it's like.

Like @ChildrensRights on Facebook and experience "Trapped?" to see for yourself what US foster care can be like.

What's it like to spend time in US foster care? Like @ChildrensRights on Facebook and experience "Trapped?" to find out

Utah initiative "changing the experience of being openly gay in foster care," says advocate for LGBT youth.

Former SD foster youth struggle to overcome traumatic experiences in care and difficult transition to adulthood.

Every day thousands of children fight the odds of foster care. How many succeed? How many feel Trapped?

New @ChildrensRights blog: Foster mom discovers the joys of giving children a home

Disabled foster child nearly drowns, neglect allegations pile up against family.

"There have been too many children who have been put back in abusive homes," says Ohio AG at child safety summit.

Man nominated as CNN Hero for starting non-profit to help gay Americans adopt foster children.

"Mrs. Thornton's a godsend, that's for sure," caseworker says of 71-yr-old who has fostered more than 350 children

New @ChildrensRights blog: Infant Allegedly Murdered by Father Who Previously Had Been Reported for Child Abuse

Pennsylvania's child abuse laws are putting kids in danger, say experts

Record-high number of child abuse and neglect cases in Arizona is stressing system's ability to manage.

Study gives CT a C- grade on releasing child abuse & neglect death info. CT spokesman claims study is "myopic."

Reports of child abuse & neglect are on the rise in Brown County, Wisconsin and officials can't explain why.

High Hopes for Campaign to End Child Abuse Deaths in Kentucky

New @ChildrensRights blog: Foster youth and experts fear consequences of changes to CA extended foster care program

Pennsylvania's child abuse laws are putting kids in danger, say experts

More than 5,000 kids are abused in Hawaii every year. Experts say as many as 2,500 cases go unreported.

NV lawmakers push to remove adoption obstacles as experts on all sides debate the potential consequences.

No licensing, training or standards in MN's supervised visits program raises concern from experts about safety.

The death of 2-year-old Dominic led to major reforms in MO foster care, but experts say more work remains.

New @ChildrensRights blog: Whatever it Takes: One Mother's Journey To Reclaiming Her Son

Shaken, Beaten or Both: Mother's Boyfriend Leaves Two-Year-Old with Traumatic Brain Injury

18-month-old Gavin was murdered by his mother's boyfriend. His grandparents are fighting to stop similar deaths in MO

Four kids lose their mother to deportation, report says problems in child welfare and immigration system are to blame.