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- Specialized Medicaid Plans for Foster Children Create Critical Care Gaps and Provider Shortages Across Multiple States
Published: Apr 3, 2026
Section: Health
A new wave of state-run specialized managed care plans intended to streamline health services for foster and adopted children is instead triggering widespread provider net-work fai...
- Michigan State University Study Finds Emotional Support Networks Drastically Lower Incarceration Risks for Former Foster Youth
Published: Mar 24, 2026
Section: Science & Tech
A new study published in Social Work Research reveals that the stability of social support networks is a primary factor in preventing legal system involvement for youth transitioni...
- Michigan State University Study Finds Strong Emotional Support Networks Drastically Reduce Incarceration Risk for Foster Care Youth
Published: Mar 23, 2026
Section: Health
A new study published in the journal Social Work Research reveals that emotional support is the most critical factor in preventing legal system involvement for youth transitioning...
- Consistent emotional support significantly reduces incarceration risk for youth transitioning out of foster care
Published: Mar 21, 2026
Section: Science & Tech
New research from Michigan State University identifies strong social support networks as a primary factor in preventing legal system involvement for foster youth entering adulthood...
- Toledo Police Launch Urgent Search for Two Foster Children Missing After Evading Guardian on Monroe Street
Published: Mar 12, 2026
Section: Crime
The Toledo Police Department is requesting public assistance to locate 7 year old Jamir Johnson and 14 year old Jion Wappner. The boys reportedly fled from their foster parent duri...
- Virginia Father Sentenced to Prison Following Disturbing Abuse of Two Infants
Published: Feb 25, 2026
Section: Crime
A twenty-two-year-old father from Buena Vista, Virginia, has been sentenced to prison for the physical abuse of his two infant sons. Treveion St. Clair-Helm was sentenced on Februa...