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Headlines: The Shutdown, New Foster Care Numbers, and More We discuss the shutdown, new national data on foster care, several youth justice headlines of late, child care access and more

On this week’s Headlines edition of Imprint Weekly Podcast, we discuss the implications of the government shutdown, the newest federal data on foster care, and promising research on home visiting programs.

Crisis Confidential: Ninety Degrees in a Parking Lot In this edition of Crisis Confidential, a family living in their car is facing removal of their kids as the school year began

In this edition of Crisis Confidential, a social worker and nonprofit step in to support a family living in their car.

Join Imprint reporters on Nov. 6 for Trump, Kids & Families: Inside White House Watch, where we take an inside look at The Imprint's coverage of the many changes at the federal level under the new administration.

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The Number of Youth in Foster Care Declines Again in 2024 The most recent federal data released by the Trump administration shows another year in which the number of youth in foster care has declined

The most recent federal data released by the Trump administration shows another year in which the number of youth in foster care has declined.

NY Aims to Speed Up Public Records Reponses A New York bill seeks to shorten the time state and city agencies have to respond to public records requests.

A New York bill passed by both houses of the Legislature seeks to shorten the time state and city agencies have to respond to public records requests.

Justice, Child Welfare Grants Announced, But Shutdown Looms The process to award last year’s federal youth justice grants is finally underway, but a shutdown could halt it again

Youth Services Insider: The process to award last year’s federal youth justice grants is finally underway, but a shutdown could halt it again.

MN Courts Must Ensure Foster Youth Turning 18 Have a Plan Minnesota’s family courts must now review more timely and detailed plans for all foster youth as they approach age 18.

Minnesota’s family courts must now review more timely and detailed plans for all foster youth as they approach age 18.

Washington Eases Foster Care Licensing for Relative Caregivers A newly streamlined process for kinship caregivers opens access to financial assistance, counseling, respite and other resources.

Relatives taking in family members’ children from Washington’s foster care system now have an easier path to become licensed caregivers.

Trump's Pay-to-Play Protection for Unaccompanied Children Wendy Young of Kids in Need of Defense writes about the pay-to-play nature of new rules for unaccompanied children

Wendy Young of Kids in Need of Defense writes about the pay-to-play nature of new rules for unaccompanied children in the latest Imprint op-ed.

University President Has Made Sac State a Welcoming Place | The Imprint Sacramento State University President Luke Wood was adopted out of foster care as a kid. Now he makes the campus welcoming for foster youth.

“He’s like a rock star for our students,” said Sacramento State Guardian Scholars Director Linda Howe-Ram.

🎧 Journalist and author Claudia Rowe discusses the current media attention to child welfare and youth justice.

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Georgia Law Ends Expulsion for Student Absences | The Imprint Georgia Students will no longer be expelled for missing class. Instead, schools must ask where the kids are, and why they're absent.

Each year across Georgia, hundreds of thousands of students are continually marked absent from school, including foster youth who miss class for reasons beyond their control. Under a new law, they cannot be expelled. 

‘The Traditional Juvenile Justice System Hasn’t Worked,’ Says Ramsey County DA Spearheading Reforms | The Imprint In Ramsey County — in exchange for lesser charges and a possible clean record — some teenagers can now turn to restorative justice.

Joining local justice leaders across the country, one Minnesota county has turned to restorative practices.

Washington Scales Back Once-Ambitious Preschool Options Washington's well-regarded Early Childhood Education and Assessment Program (ECEAP) endures cuts amid a multi-billion-dollar budget deficit.

Washington's well-regarded Early Childhood Education and Assessment Program (ECEAP) endures cuts amid a multi-billion-dollar budget deficit.

Trump Administration Attempts to Gut DC Juvenile Justice Reforms Crime is at a 30-year low in Washington, DC. Yet echoing the past, the fear-inducing rhetoric has heated up.

Though crime in Washington, D.C. is at a 30-year low, the Trump administration is pushing several bills that would reverse recent juvenile justice reforms.

Georgia Examines Issue of Kids Left in Psychiatric Care | The Imprint On Monday, a panel of Georgia lawmakers met with child welfare workers, mental health providers and others to discuss the issue of kids left in psychiatric care.

On Monday, a panel of Georgia lawmakers met with child welfare workers, mental health providers and others to discuss the issue of kids left in psychiatric care.

Child Welfare Expert Tom Morton Has Passed Away Tom Morton, a child welfare expert and occasional columnist for The Imprint, has passed away at the age of 77

Tom Morton, founder of the Child Welfare Institute who spent his entire career working to improve the child welfare system, has passed away at the age of 77.

Trump's Child Welfare Team Should Prioritize Community, Collaboration | The Imprint Opinion: In child welfare, investing in integrated and collaborative systems is not just a fiscal necessity — it’s a moral imperative.

Opinion: In child welfare, investing in integrated and collaborative systems is not just a fiscal necessity — it’s a moral imperative.

CA Bill to Limit Lawsuits from Childhood Sex Abuse Survivors Fails Legislation that would have limited childhood sexual assault survivors’ ability to sue their perpetrators met a decisive end this week.

Legislation that would have limited childhood sexual assault survivors’ ability to sue their perpetrators met a decisive end this week. 

Trump’s Youth Justice Agenda Will Make Us Less Safe The Trump administration’s views on youth justice include things that will make society less safe, writes Vinny Schiraldi

Despite crime being at historic lows in Washington, President Trump called for prosecuting 14-year-olds as adults in the city.

Proposed Federal Bill Seeks Better Care of Indigenous Kids | The Imprint Proposed legislation calls for increased funding and new programs aimed at improving the well-being of Indigenous children and their families.

Friday is the deadline for public comment on draft legislation that calls for increased funding and new programs aimed at improving the well-being of Indigenous children and their families. 

TX Offers New Support for College-Bound Former Foster Youth Texas lawmakers have invested $3 million in a project to ready former foster youth for college with a year-round hotline and help center.

Texas lawmakers have invested $3 million in a project to ready former foster youth for college with a year-round hotline and help center. 

California Lawmaker and Foster Youth Advocate John Burton Dies | The Imprint John Burton, a towering figure in California politics for six decades and an influential advocate for foster youth, died at age 92 Sunday.

John Burton, a towering figure in California politics for six decades and an influential advocate for foster youth, died at age 92 Sunday.

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Legal Challenge in GA Targets Billing Parents for Foster Care A Georgia mother whose poverty led to the loss of her children is challenging the state’s practice of billing poor parents for foster care.

A Georgia mother has filed a civil rights lawsuit challenging the state’s practice of billing parents for foster care costs.

Closing Youth Prisons Opens Opportunities for America’s Youth Closing youth prisons is a critical step — but we must pair these closures with a bold reimagining of how we support young people.

OPINION: Closing youth prisons is a critical step — but we must pair these closures with a bold reimagining of how we support young people.

Child Welfare Practice of Using Foster Youths' Benefits Will Soon End in Idaho | The Imprint Between July 2021 and May 2025, Idaho collected more than $2 million in Social Security and disability benefits intended for foster youth to offset the cost of their care.

Idaho collected more than $2 million since 2021 in survivor and disability benefits to offset the cost of foster children’s care.

Kristen Kiefer Takes Helm at Generations United Kristen Kiefer is in as the new executive director of Generations United, a national nonprofit focused on advocating for kinship caregivers

Kristen Kiefer is the new executive director of Generations United, a national nonprofit focused on advocating for kinship caregivers and support for intergenerational communities.

‘Fast, Sudden, Unexplainable and Potentially Catastrophic’ Advocates decry Trump reductions in prison rape protections as NY facility psychologist pleads guilty to sexual assault of teens in her care.

Advocates for incarcerated youth decry Trump-driven reductions in prison rape protections as facility psychologist pleads guilty to sexual assault of teens in her care.

California May Limit Childhood Sex Abuse Survivors’ Ability to Sue California lawmakers will vote on a bill this week making it harder to file child sexual abuse lawsuits against public agencies.

Proposed legislation would set Jan. 1 as the deadline for lawsuits against now-shuttered juvenile halls and an infamous former children’s shelter in Los Angeles County.