A new task force is hoping to come up with ideas to transform Nebraska's child welfare system. A state law passed in 2022 created the group, which includes all three branches of government and key ...

The year 2020 has been marked by unimaginable tragedy brought to even greater depths by persistent racism. COVID-19 laid bare the health impact of living in a racist society. Recent videos depicting ...

Passed last year, LB 1173, the bill to reform Nebraska’s child and family welfare system, is in its beginning stages to becoming enacted as a law. As part of its implementation, the Stephen Group, a ...

Nov. 19—It's been years since a series of tragedies exposed Maine's child welfare system as fatally flawed and, despite a lot of attention, no one can say it's any better today. In fact, the system ...

Child welfare professionals work in a stressful environment. Seeing families at risk of having children removed from the home frequently results in occupational trauma, burnout and negative health ...

The story has been updated to clarify that the total number of children and youth in the child welfare system. Many come under supervision of their county Department of Children and Family Services ...

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LAWRENCE — Child welfare professionals work in a stressful environment. Seeing families at risk of having children removed from the home frequently results in occupational trauma, burnout and negative ...