The Department of Human services says it follows a clear protocol for when it investigates children's deaths. One lawmaker ...

Child Welfare Director Aprille Flint-Gerner announced Tuesday she was resigning after two years leading Oregon’s beleaguered child-welfare system. Flint-Gerner’s last day is June 20.

Oregon Child Welfare Director Aprille Flint-Gerner is leaving her post. The state announced Tuesday that Flint-Gerner accepted a job with Casey Family Programs, a national foundation focused on ...

A half century ago today, child welfare reform began when the Daily News stunned the city with the first installment of a six-part series about the system by reporters William Heffernan and ...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Michael C. Williams has been named the Child Welfare Director at Oklahoma Human Services. Williams previously served as the Deputy Commissioner of Operations for the Department ...

VANCE COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) -- Child welfare services in Vance County are now under the leadership of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS). Due to the urgency of this ...

Recently, a chorus of voices in child welfare have tried to frame the growing national effort to reduce unnecessary family separation as a threat to child safety. But what they are selling isn’t ...

A Multnomah County Judge Wednesday ordered William Albert Haynes be sent to the Oregon State Hospital ... Haynes, better known as Billy Jack Haynes from his wrestling days, was arrested and ...

RICHMOND, Va. – Gov. Glenn Youngkin held a ceremonial signing Thursday for a series of new laws aimed at strengthening Virginia’s child welfare system. The legislation enhances support for ...