A Spokane girl was hit, neglected and sexually assaulted by her foster family for seven years as state workers documented the ...

Many states are failing to track how often children in foster care facilities are abused, the Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General said in a report. The report, published Wednesday, ...

I've spent over four decades in courtrooms watching an American tragedy continue to unfold. Children—some barely old enough to speak—face the traumas of abuse, neglect, removal from their natural ...

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 ...

The Massachusetts take-the-child-and-run welfare approach has been tried and failed for decades. What can be done instead?

RIVERSIDE CO., Calif -- Six of the 13 Turpin siblings who were rescued in 2018 from a life of captivity in their parents' Perris, California, home have filed a lawsuit against Riverside County and the ...

Two Scottish councils may have to pay more than £1m in compensation to people who experienced "severe" abuse as children at the hands of their foster carers. Lawyers for two of the victims said they ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - According to data obtained by the FOX 12 Investigates team, foster parents accused of abusing and neglecting their foster children usually get absolved by state investigators.

Content warning: This story contains descriptions of child sexual, physical, and mental abuse. For Ashley Miller, the hardest part about the sexual, physical, and mental abuse she suffered during her ...

The longer a child spends in care, the more anxiety the child may experience due to separation. Agencies need to place more emphasis upon permanency of family for a child.” — Dr. John DeGarmo ATLANTA, ...

Here’s a look at the CHOP program helping foster families deal with children’s past trauma and mental health struggles.