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DCFS Director Heidi Mueller, ’07, on Helping Vulnerable Youth and Families Navigate a Challenging System
This spotlight is part of a Q&A series focusing on UChicago Law alumni whose career paths have taken them into public service.  Heidi Mueller, ’07, director of the Illinois Department of Children and ...
Kids are still sleeping in KY social services offices. What’s the Cabinet doing about it?
KY Cabinet Sec. Eric Friedlander said most of the foster youth temporarily housed in office buildings have no other place to go.
Hillsdale County youth group launches effort to provide hope to kids entering foster care
The County Community Foundation's YOUTH Advisory Council provided comfort bags to CPS for kids entering foster care.
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After years of advocacy, foster youth say Michigan schools still need to fix a key systemic problem
On Tuesday, foster youth and advocates told the State Board of Education they want the Michigan Department of Education and ...
Tennessee children are still sleeping in DCS offices despite transitional home expansion
Nearly 100 kids in Tennessee custody slept in Children's Services offices in 2024. Here's why and what the agency is doing ...
Family wants justice for woman killed by stray bullet fired in ‘self-defense’
At a forthcoming hearing, a judge will determine whether the teen initially charged in Dale Henson’s killing will receive ...
Legislation to fix New Mexico's Children Youth and Families Department
New Mexico legislators are making fixing the state's Children Youth and Families Department a priority this legislative ...
Hochul, Gillibrand warn NY communities will increase property taxes if Trump cuts Department of Education
This is going to hit homeowners and businesses, and I want them to be aware of this consequence,” Hochul said.
PolitiFact: Misleading claims from Trump’s executive order on trans youth health care
How accurate are claims from President Donald Trump's executive order about gender-affirming care? PolitiFact has answers.
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Gov. Pritzker signs the Kinship in Demand Act
The KIND Act allows the Department of Children and Family Services to develop more flexible standards to certify grandparents ...
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Trump orders federal government not to fund or assist with gender transitions for youth
Trump also told the Department of Justice to prioritize investigations ... physical and emotional mutilation of our youth." He has signed executive orders since returning to office barring service ...