Two experts on child welfare reform blasted the department for crushing caseloads and a backlog of more than 2,000 investigations of abuse and neglect.

Court-ordered parenting classes are key in child abuse and neglect cases but go largely unregulated in California, a Times investigation has found.

California child welfare agencies under fire for pocketing foster kids’ benefits Los Angeles County has the greatest share of the caseload, with custody of about a third of the state’s foster ...

A California grandmother fights to retrieve $30,000 taken by San Diego County from her grandchildren’s survivor benefits. Counties take millions of dollars in federal benefits from foster ...

The funds seizure is common among child welfare agencies in California and nationwide – and it’s legal.

California child welfare agencies under fire for pocketing foster kids’ Social Security money A California grandmother fights to retrieve $30,000 taken by San Diego County from her grandchildren ...

VISALIA, Calif. (AP) — Central California’s Tulare County will pay $32 million to settle a lawsuit alleging its child welfare agency failed to respond to reports of abuse involving an infant ...

In B.C., child welfare workers at the ministry don't need to be registered in the British Columbia College of Social Workers or any regulatory body, she said.

California Democrats worried about deeper child care and social safety net cuts in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s revised budget want the state to instead close more prisons.

Cuyahoga County and child welfare advocates praised Gov. Mike DeWine this week for restoring funding for housing solutions for youth in the child protection system, but other language lurking in ...

Decades of research show that crisis nurseries are effective in preventing child abuse, keeping families intact and avoiding child welfare and foster care systems. It’s time for San Antonio to ...