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Philadelphia has the highest rate of family separation, and kids in foster care need mental health support

Bethany Ao, The Philadelphia Inquirer • October 16, 2020

Steven “Speedy” Yates was separated from his mother when he was a 5½-year-old and placed into Philadelphia’s foster care system. The traumatic experience caused him

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Supreme Court said juvenile lifers could be resentenced. In Missouri, only 7 released

Katie Moore , The Kansas City Star • October 14, 2020

Daryll McNair admits he was involved in a December 1991 gun fight at a Kansas City house that killed two men. He was 17 years

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‘Appalling’: Nearly all youth charged as adults in Jackson County are minorities

Katie Moore , The Kansas City Star • October 5, 2020

Da’Shaun Brown was 16 when he was arrested last October in Kansas City and then ordered to stand trial as an adult.

Youth of color

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Prioritizing Reunification as Process and a Permanency Plan

Marcía Hopkins, MSW, Dominique Mikell, AM, and Jenny Pokempner, JD, University of Minnesota Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare • September 28, 2020

Ensuring that children and youth have permanency is one of the core duties of the child welfare system and is vital for the healthy development

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Juvenile Law Center: Board of Directors

Cassandra Yany, 360 Mag • September 24, 2020

Juvenile Law Center announced Wednesday the appointment of four new members to the Board of Directors. Khaliah Ali, Daniel Okonkwo, Robert Parker and

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Who did the pandemic hit worst? Young adults aging out of foster care felt an economic slam, new survey shows

Steve Volk, Billy Penn: Broke in Philly • September 24, 2020

Advocates in Pa. say there are ways to mitigate the disaster, but officials must act.

For Philly resident Lexi Andino, September has looked a lot