Seven former foster youth are suing a former pediatrician for sex abuse and a California county for covering it up.

May is Foster Care Awareness Month, dedicated to reminding every child that they are not alone and that their future can be ...

The disappointing trend comes shortly after the state settled a class-action lawsuit and promised to reduce the rate of abuse ...

When Ashlea Belcher looks back on her conversations with young people about Agape Boarding School and Circle of Hope Girls' Ranch, "what set those cases apart was not chaos," she said. "It was the ...

A Vancouver man who investigators say has been a foster parent to some 55 children from 2013-25 has been arrested and accused ...

An Oregon state lawmaker is again trying to expand the list of rights given to the state’s foster youth and rework the child abuse investigation process, despite a previous veto from Gov. Tina Kotek ...

Days after being rescued from the California household where the 13 Turpin siblings suffered horrific abuse at the hands of their own parents, six of the youngest children entered the foster care ...

Darold Slack was a foster parents to about 55 children over a 12-year period. Police believe there may be additional victims ...

Missouri lawmakers are considering a bill to allow unlicensed Christian residential facilities to accept state foster children. The bill proposes a new "Child Protection Board," largely composed of ...