Overview / General

The lack of accessible, effective behavioral health* care is among the gravest threats to the healthy development of children and adolescents. Early identification and treatment of behavioral health needs can... (Read more)

Think of a time as a child when you remember temporarily losing your parent: You’re 5 years old and you’ve lost your mother in a crowded grocery store. You’re in... (Read more)

The most successful foster caregivers understand their role goes beyond supporting the children in their care to supporting the children’s families as a whole. Many factors may influence how you... (Read more)

If you are stepping in to care for a relative's children, you play an important role in the child welfare system by helping to support the family connections that are... (Read more)

A majority of all states had some protections from discrimination in place for youth in foster care on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, and religion as of February... (Read more)

Care work is some of the most important work in our society, supporting children, families, and individuals across their lifespans. Often called “the workforce behind the workforce,” child care in... (Read more)

Both official data and scientific evidence have shown that gender violence and the impact it has on children is an important social problem and ways of preventing it do not... (Read more)

Child Trends’ updated comprehensive resource of state-level data for understanding child welfare provides state and national data on child maltreatment, foster care, kinship caregiving, and adoption. This resource compiles critical... (Read more)

The New York State child welfare system is in a period of transformation, moving from the status quo of child protection as a primary prevention strategy and moving toward services... (Read more)