In February 2018, the LA County Board of Supervisors voted to look at ways to better support...
Tag - Foster Care
Former Foster Child, a USC Alumnus, Fights for Foster Youth
By Eric Lindberg, USC News At age 26, Demontea Thompson looks back and knows he beat the...
Why Do LA’s Foster Care Facilities Keep Calling the Cops on Traumatized Kids?
On March 21, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors passed an important motion that...
Planned Parenthood Sues on Behalf of Foster Kids…Gov. Brown’s Justice Reform Initiative Blocked…Bill to Kill Cash Bail…and CA Child Welfare’s New Ombudsman
PLANNED PARENTHOOD LAWSUIT SEZ PROMESA GROUP HOMES VIOLATE FOSTER TEENS’ REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS...
Teen Pregnancy Prevention, Million$ for Violence Prevention in Oakland, “Black Lives Matter” Is Top 2015 Story…and More
THE IMPORTANCE OF INCLUDING TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION STRATEGIES IN THE TOOLBOX FOR PREVENTING...
Mental Health Crisis Center Opens, Taser Training from the LASD, a TX County Overhauls Child Welfare, and the DOJ Investigation of Chicago Police
REOPENED LA URGENT CARE WILL GIVE OFFICERS A PLACE (OTHER THAN JAIL) TO TAKE PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM...
Troubled Group Home Closes Doors, US Attorney General Visits Richmond, CA, LASD Immigration Policy…and More
SCANDAL-PLAGUED GROUP HOME TO SHUT DOWN FOLLOWING STATE INVESTIGATION AND NEGATIVE PUBLICITY A...
YouthBuild, the “Holloway Doctrine,” and ICE Modifies How It Issues Detainer Requests in CA
YOUTHBUILD PROGRAM IN SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY GIVES NEW HOPE AND A CAREER PATH TO KIDS AT RISK OF...
LA’s $2M Child Abuse Reporting System Underused, Texas’ Example of Successful Prison Reform…and More
SYSTEM FOR CHILD ABUSE REPORTING BETWEEN LA DCFS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT NOT USED ENOUGH BY...