Asian families in NYC’s foster system face invisibility due to poor data and cultural stigma, leading to lasting harm and overlooked reunification struggles.
Disability and Accessibility
Montcalm County Intermediate School District was one of the subjects of a 2022 Detroit Free Press investigation over restraint and seclusion tactics used on students with disabilities.
A lack of Asian foster parents makes family reunions harder to reach for Asian families.
Years after her son’s death on Highway 9, a mother still waits for safety upgrades as slow reforms begin to address a deadly road design in rural Santa Cruz County.
While the state Department of Education has made trainings and tools available, researchers say it needs to do more to help districts use them.
The Office of the Child Advocate has served as a critical eye over care for children in New Hampshire since it was created in 2018.
A New Hampshire family struggled to find local mental health care for their daughter, leading to years of out-of-state residential programs. Gaps in services left them with no other choice.
The severity of youth mental health needs intensified after the COVID-19 pandemic, with more children exhibiting extreme behaviors.
Thousands of restraints and seclusions used on students each year reveal fractured interpretation of Maine law.
Even with incomplete data, experts say districts show alarming reliance on practices meant for emergency use.