The term child "neglect" has become a catch-all and needs to be replaced in laws with precise terms to provide a clear direction for protective action.

Policymakers can help these teens succeed by opening and funding flexible bank cash accounts.

AZ on Wednesday became the latest state to require that children involved in abuse or neglect cases be appointed an attorney to represent their best interest.

We can’t search for children who have disappeared from state care if we don’t know what they look like. Every child in state care needs a photograph.

Pedophilia is a national epidemic. And we should leave no stone unturned in a national, nonpartisan campaign to bring its child victims justice.

The shortage of foster families has reached epic levels. By simplifying requirements, children would have the homes they need.

A few months ago, I was invited to write a chapter for a reference book on American foster care. I’m thrilled to share this sneak peek with you in advance of publication.

Currently, the laws in the majority of states favor blood ties in every situation without regard for the individual circumstances of the child.

While adopting an older child may pose some unique challenges, it also offers some very special blessings, as these families can attest.

In April of this year, police in Wichita, Kansas responded to a domestic disturbance call at the mobile home where two-year-old Zaiden Javonovich lived. Brandi and Patrick, Zaiden’s parents, were not strangers to the police. In fact, during the prior few months, law enforcement received twenty-two 911 calls about this couple.

Parental consent is required before a student can be evaluated for special education. Children in foster care suffer due to the inability to reach their parents.

I met Isaac when he was moving into a new group home for teens in foster care. He was 16, and this house was his 42nd placement.