The Biden administration has made some updates to the federal Child Welfare Policy Manual on prevention, tribal child welfare and #fosterparenting. Subscribe to YSI to read the full analysis now.  imprintnews.org/youth-services…

OPINION: Todd Lloyd reflects on the findings of new research about the practice of kinship diversion done by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. imprintnews.org/opinion/kinshi…

Former foster youth and transcultural adoptee Veronica Krupnick is continuing her advocacy for the Indian Child Welfare Act after becoming the youngest person to run for New Mexico’s Senate.  imprintnews.org/top-stories/dr…

Nashville Judge Sheila Calloway uses her talents as a communicator to open up awareness of juvenile court diversion and #restorativejustice. Click the link below for an Imprint Q&A with Judge Calloway. imprintnews.org/top-stories/na…

Hennepin County program offers expectant mothers assistance to avoid another foster care removal in the family. imprintnews.org/top-stories/a-…

OPINION: Josh Gupta-Kagan writes that Medicaid policies around kinship care can serve as a blueprint for better policy on the part of CPS. imprintnews.org/opinion/medica…

A pending bill would enhance representation for relatives when vital decisions are made about children caught up in the foster care system. imprintnews.org/top-stories/la…

The California Supreme Court reinforced requirements that child welfare agencies investigate whether children have Native American ancestry. Reporting by Shaanth Nanguneri, CalMatters imprintnews.org/top-stories/ca…

Republicans in Louisiana and North Carolina have passed laws that roll back reforms, allowing more teenagers to be prosecuted as adults. imprintnews.org/top-stories/af…

Children currently living in New York's shelters for the homeless enjoyed a day of snacks and creativity at a summer carnival in Manhattan. imprintnews.org/top-stories/ca…

Youth Services Insider: North Carolina’s child welfare agency was once sued over its alleged over-reliance on institutions and residential care. Now a new lawsuit says the state’s child welfare challenges go well beyond its use of residential care. imprintnews.org/subscriber-con…

Since police in Rochester, New York pepper-sprayed a 9-year-old girl in 2021, the city and state have seen reforms in police use of force when it comes to children. imprintnews.org/top-stories/ro…

A bill, backed by Paris Hilton, to strengthen protections for youth in California’s residential treatment centers has passed the Legislature. imprintnews.org/top-stories/ca…

Youth Services Insider: Lambda Legal has published an update to its 2017 report on federal, state and local policies that impact queer, transgender, nonbinary and gender diverse youth who have experienced the child welfare and/or juvenile justice systems. imprintnews.org/youth-services…

A class action suit filed on behalf of three teenagers accuses NYC officers of illegally using and disclosing minors’ sealed arrest records. imprintnews.org/justice/juveni…

A Supreme Court decision will have profound impacts on how state and local governments address homelessness, without adequate focus on youth, Sarah Berger Gonzalez and Madeline Youngren write in the latest Imprint op-ed.  imprintnews.org/opinion/suprem…

Has foster care in California become uninsurable? For hundreds of the state’s nonprofit providers in the space, that may be the case by the end of the calendar year.  Subscribe to Youth Services Insider to read more.  imprintnews.org/youth-services…