Julie Reynolds

The authors write that it's time to shutter group homes and give all children the families they need and deserve.

It makes a difference having someone to fight for you, the author writes, and foster youth need representation in court.

Mississippi has expanded the list of crimes for which children as young as 13 must be prosecuted as adults and sent to adult prisons.

Child welfare systems must begin treating the post-termination phase with the same urgency used to justify termination itself.

I started working at the age of 15 for a restaurant owner on the Jersey Shore who mentored me from bussing tables to waitressing before I left for college. That restaurant job taught me about customer service, prioritization, project management and conflict resolution. I did not have these skills when I started at the restaurant, but the gentle yet accountable mentorship from the business owner gave me the confidence I needed to feel like I belonged and could work there.

Six years ago, the Osage Nation’s Social Services Agency began shifting its approach to child welfare — with surprising results.

A playbook for transition-age youth can help by sharing knowledge, building understanding, and providing access to resources.

The Uniform Law Commission is proposing a state-level update of ICWA, the federal statute passed in 1978 to protect tribal children families.

The nation’s only detention center for families is routinely holding children beyond the 20-day limit, with one held for more than 123 days.

Inflexible rules keep creating placements that would never pass licensing requirements for foster homes, the author argues.