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May 2, 2024
Lives Cut Short: A Project to Document Child Maltreatment Fatalities
Every year, at least 2,000 children die of maltreatment. Many of the adults responsible for their deaths were known to child welfare services or law enforcement before the fatal incident…
April 23, 2024
Neglected Representation in Foster Care
How do people working in the child-welfare system determine what is in a child’s best interests? Meeting the child in question might seem a good first step. A new report…
April 9, 2024
Child Abandonment in the Name of Compassion
A self-described libertarian friend once described to me the feeling she had when it was time to leave the hospital with her newborn baby. She remembered looking at the nurse…
April 5, 2024
The US Is Failing Substance-Exposed Infants
Key Points Due to infrequent and inconsistent testing, there is no reliable count of how many infants are exposed to substances in utero, yet recent data on drug use and…
March 27, 2024
Narcan Babies
“As medical professionals who work with pregnant patients, you face numerous medical, legal, and ethical decision points when treating a patient for substance use during pregnancy, and when providing care…
March 21, 2024
Why Foster Kids Aren’t Getting the Mental Health Care They need
Last fall, a 15-year-old foster child in Kansas took his own life. According to a local news report, the boy’s foster family “immediately called for help when they discovered the…
March 14, 2024
The Chipping Away at Safe Haven Laws
“No Shame, No Blame, No Names.” That’s how one billboard advertises Safe Haven baby boxes, where a mother can anonymously leave her newborn at a fire station or other emergency…
March 1, 2024
How the Children’s Bureau Lost Its Way
“It’s definitely very empowering when you get involved. Like anytime I finish a pair of beaded earrings. I feel like, wow, I just did that.” This message of empowerment through…
December 11, 2023
How to make smartphones and apps safer for kids
“These are first-of-their-kind bills in the United States,” Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said in March at the signing of SB152, which required social media companies operating in Utah to age-verify users…
November 11, 2023
Why is NYC Telling Teachers to Not Keep Kids Safe?
When you see something, should you say something? According to the Office of Children and Family Services, it depends on the race of the victim. New guidance released last month for New…