The tragic death of Victoria Climbié in 2000 marked a turning point for child protection in the UK. Eight-year-old Victoria was murdered by her great aunt and her partner, with whom she was living in ...

Dorset Council is raising awareness of private fostering arrangements to help protect vulnerable children. Private fostering involves a child under 16, or under 18 if disabled, living with someone who ...

Research reveals that practitioners reject a system of formal registration for carers, but back specialist training across the workforce.King's College researcher James Blewett reports Research ...

Adults who were placed in a private, enhanced foster care program as teenagers appear to have significantly fewer mental disorders, ulcers and cardiometabolic problems (diabetes, hypertension or heart ...

MORRISTOWN, Tenn. (WATE) — May is Foster Care Awareness Month. For a while now, WATE has shared the struggles both the Department of Children’s Services and private foster care organizations have ...

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For the last 15 years, the courts in this Circuit have consistently split on a focused question: Are private foster care agencies state actors for purpose of 42 U.S.C. §1983 liability? The district ...