New federal data shows reports of abuse and neglect continue to increase, while confirmed victims of maltreatment are at ...

The Juvenile Law Center has named senior managing director Riya Saha Shah to be its new CEO, effective this month.

Mitchell went to the park and joined a pickup basketball game with others from the shelter. The other basketball players were ...

By following the lead of young people who have experienced sexual exploitation, we can realize their goal of building a ...

In Minnesota and across the country, specially trained professionals aim to prevent  sending too many kids to residential ...

The Imprint was fortunate to feature dozens of perspectives and analyses in our Opinion section this year. The following is a selection not necessarily of the best 10 pieces from 2024, but strong work ...

A flurry of youth- and family-related legislation made it through both chambers of Congress in the waning weeks of 2024, and now await a likely signature from President Joe Biden. An effort to rewrite ...

President Joe Biden apologizing today for the U.S. government’s Indigenous boarding school policies. C-SPAN photo still. In October, standing on the land of the Gila River Indian Community in Arizona, ...

Child welfare systems increasingly rely on relatives and other kinship caregivers to step in when investigators and courts feel a child cannot remain in their home. In 2024, The Imprint explored the ...

This year, the Youth Voices Rising team at Fostering Media Connections was proud to work with dozens of current and former foster youth with child welfare, homelessness and juvenile justice experience ...

In 2024, The Imprint explored the state of kinship care — the reliance on relatives or other close caregivers that is increasingly utilized. The Imprint highlighted each of the policy recommendations ...