Julie Reynolds

A national project documents the systemic abuse endured by generations of Indigenous people under the government’s boarding school programs.

For a more preventive child welfare system, we must move away from the idea that it is solely the function of CPS to keep kids safe.

Nancy Marie Spears works nationally covering Indigenous children and families with a focus on the Indian Child Welfare Act. She is an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma.

Reports linking abortion restrictions with child maltreatment are well-intentioned but oversimplify a complex issue.

Schenectady County officials have a new approach resulting in a 13% increase in Black youth steered away from the juvenile justice system.

The MOMS program in Minnesota has helped dozens stay sober and thrive as parents. Its lessons could help others struggling with opioid abuse.

Families Rising Minnesota provides in-person training and support for foster and adoptive parents in transracial families.

Divided we have little chance of effecting change in Washington but together, anything and everything is possible, writes Celia Sims.

Having a legally permanent family brings essential security and stability to young people as they navigate adulthood.

Amid contract talks, CPS workers describe the challenges of their work and why they're asking for better benefits, pay, and more respect.