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ANNUAL REPORT: Kansas Continues to Fail Children in Foster Care, Leaving Vulnerable Youth Without Stability and Care
(Kansas City, KS)—Today, the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP) released its annual report for 2025 reviewing the State of Kansas and the Department for Children and Families’ (DCF) contractors’ compliance with the terms of a 2021 Settlement Agreement concerning placement stability and services for children in the foster care system.The report shows that, despite improvements in crisis intervention and health screenings, the State is far from achieving the reforms it agreed to and...
Annual Report Finds Kansas Foster Youth Still Facing Placement Instability and Gaps in Mental Health Care
(Kansas City, KS)—Today, the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP) released its annual report reviewing the State of Kansas and its contractors’ 2024 compliance with their commitments regarding services for youth in the foster system. While the State has made some improvements in services and outcomes for children in DCF custody, it continues to face workforce challenges and an urgent need to address placement instability.
50 years after the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, it’s time to redefine child protection through a lens of equity and support
Opinion Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read moreopinions on theGrio. Preventing child abuse is something we all care about. Yet, the first federal law enacted to do just that fails to actually reduce harm to children, instead powering a massive child welfare system that traumatizes and disrupts the lives of millions of Americans — disproportionately Black communities and those experiencing poverty.
Commentary: Congregate settings are modern-day orphanages. We have to shut them down.
The state Legislature must stop pouring money into a system that treats children so badly. Shereen A. White and Rashida Abuwala March 27, 2023 When most New Yorkers think of the foster system, congregate settings probably do not come to mind. These modern-day orphanages house nearly 40 thousand foster children, teens and young adults across the country. What many may not realize is that nearly all of these youth have families who have been fighting to get their kids back.
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