California child welfare agencies under fire for pocketing foster kids’ Social Security money By Jeanne Kuang Published April 6, 2023 at 11:39 AM PDT ...

Their son, now 5-years-old, suffered permanent brain damage, leaving him a quadriplegic unable to walk, talk, or see.

Even after the A.G. case roiled the county’s Child Welfare Services office — and prompted calls from a host of public officials for independent reviews and or commissions — almost nothing ...

A one-year-old boy has died from heatstroke after he was left inside a hot vehicle for over two hours while his mother ...

In 2022, Scripps News began tracking cases of fentanyl poisonings among babies, toddlers, and young children. We wanted to show how the powerful opioid is a ...

In summary California child welfare agencies must investigate claims of Native American ancestry before separating a family, the California Supreme Court stressed in a new ruling that affects ...

But according to the California Child Welfare Indicators Project, only 1-in-9 cases of child abuse or neglect was substantiated in 2023. Black, ...

This case presented an opportunity to ensure fairness in child support determinations which involve tribal welfare benefits. I represented the mother at the trial court level.

On Jan. 7, Shasta County sheriff’s deputies carried out a welfare check on a 2-year-old child at a home on Sunset Lane in Redding. At the home, no one answered the door, but deputies reached the ...

A community college English assignment to write a poem about herself inspired Celine Gomez to pursue a career in social work and help her community.Now, Gomez, a graduate of the University of ...