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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.

Georgia's bill put some limits on kinship preference, a principle allowing blood relatives to take kids out of stable homes.

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.

A school can’t give a child special education services without parental approval. For children in foster care, this is often a barrier to an appropriate education.

Federal law requires states to protect drug-exposed babies after they leave the hospital. That effort is failing.

Many children sold as sex slaves were in the care of social services when they went missing. Aren't they supposed to keep kids safe?

The Child Safety Law recognizes that when an infant has been with a foster family since birth, over time that family essentially becomes kin. The court then must consider more than just shared DNA when it comes to what is best for a child.

Recognizing that stability and family are critical to a child’s well-being, the Department of Child Safety (DCS) must work to find permanent homes for children under three years of age within one year

Governor Ducey signs bill that requires Arizona courts to take action faster to provide permanent homes for substance-exposed infants.

SB 1473 expedites the process, encourages essential bonds and invests in the future of Arizona’s most vulnerable children.

It's National Foster Care Month. How can we make a National Foster Care Month matter? What should we be making a priority? Who should be making it a priority?