Providing free childcare to all in New Mexico is expected to save families $12,000 per child annually. Photo via unsplash.com ...

Legislation that would have limited childhood sexual assault survivors’ ability to sue their perpetrators met a decisive end ...

Texas lawmakers have invested $3 million in a project to ready former foster youth for college with a year-round hotline and ...

Proposed legislation calls for increased funding and new programs aimed at improving the well-being of Indigenous children ...

John Burton, a towering figure in California politics for six decades and an influential advocate for foster youth, died at ...

I was sent away from everything I knew. I was confused, emotional, and angry. All I did was take a nap, writes Anthony ...

I realize that I’m not the problem, that I’m not the one that’s broken or incapable of receiving love, writes Danielle ...

What happens when the one person who should have been your safe place becomes the one who hurts you the most?, writes Lexie Lee.

The Trump administration’s views on youth justice include things that will make society less safe, writes Vinny Schiraldi ...

A Georgia mother whose poverty led to the loss of her children is challenging the state’s practice of billing poor parents ...

Between July 2021 and May 2025, Idaho collected more than $2 million in Social Security and disability benefits intended for ...

Closing youth prisons is a critical step — but we must pair these closures with a bold reimagining of how we support young people.