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Oklahoma Named Pilot State for Federal 'A Home for Every Child' Foster Initiative

The program targets a foster home supply that exceeds the number of children in care.

Mother and Boyfriend Held on Murder Charges in Death of 8-Year-Old in Round Lake Beach

England Unveils Fostering Overhaul to Create 10,000 New Places

Japan Reports First Drop in Child-Abuse Cases Since 1990 to 223,691

Inquest Returns Open Verdict in Death of 13-Year-Old Prescot Girl After Bunk-Bed Fire

MPs Decry 'Dysfunctional' Care System With Hundreds of Children in Illegal Homes

Coroner Rules Salford Mother’s Suicide and Daughter’s Unlawful Killing

Santa Fe Teen’s Adoption Plea Draws 300+ Applicants as RUAGA Begins Screening

Argentine Cities Set Asueto Plans, Keep Essential Services Running for Municipal Workers’ Day

Independent Review Finds 50-Plus Missed Chances to Stop Headteacher Neil Foden

Police in Basque Country Probe Suspected Child-Abandonment Scheme as Six Parents Are Arrested

Maryland Ends Hotel Placements for Foster Youth as GOP Lawmakers Seek DHS Chief’s Ouster

Russia Reports Expanded 2025 Children’s Camps and High Program Compliance

IFS Sets Out Costs to Scrap or Soften UK Two‑Child Benefit Cap

France Rolls Out Nationwide Child-Worker Vetting, Blocking 1,733 Already in Post

L.A. County Approves $20 Million Settlement in Noah Cuatro Wrongful-Death Case

Police Identify 16-Year-Old in Maryland DHS Custody Found Dead at Baltimore Hotel

CARA Reiterates Foster Care Limited to Children Aged Six and Above

India Posts Decadal High in Adoptions as Demand Outpaces Legally Free Children

Alexandria Daycare Fires Worker After Toddler Was Tied to Chair, Police Find No Crime