Kansas legislators are frustrated the latest report on foster care reform shows state missing goals set in a class-action ...

The report, by state auditor Diana Dizoglio’s office, criticized the agency for poor medical oversight of many children in ...

The Kansas Department for Children and Families is sticking with its four existing contractors for foster care services while adding a fifth to serve the Wichita area. DCF announced Monday that it ...

The claim alleges that DCF had a number of interactions with the alleged sexual assault victim and her guardians and did not ...

A four year audit of the Department of Children and Families’ Kinship Practices found that the department failed to connect children separated from their parents with close family and friends despite ...

“Vermont’s foster-care system is in crisis: There aren’t enough families to care for vulnerable kids and children born with drug dependencies have nowhere to call home,” Johannes Widmalm ...

The state auditor report found poor record keeping and a lack of therapy to accompany psychotropic medications.

A recent state audit found that the Department of Children and Families failed to update records of mental health services ...

One finding said the DCF regional offices did not consistently search for relatives or close family friends of children or monitor efforts to identify them.

It notes that the 70% goal is well above the national average of 38%. In Connecticut, 52% of children in foster care are ...

A new report says the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families mismanaged mental health care for children. State ...