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Missouri Foster Mother Pleads Guilty to Endangering Child After Years of Alleged Abuse

Dropping two felony counts, the plea raises scrutiny of hundreds of hotline reports and possible failures in child welfare oversight.

Volusia County Teacher Legally Adopts Former Student

Santa Clara County Puts 10 Social Workers on Leave in 'Baby Jaxon' Case

New Braunfels Caregiver Sentenced to 40 Years for Abusing Adopted Children

Foster Mother Arrested in Niekerk Foster-Home Abuse Probe, Released but Remains a Suspect

Turpin Siblings Speak Out as Riverside County and ChildNet Reach Settlement

England Unveils Fostering Overhaul to Create 10,000 New Places

Traitors Duo Judy and Roxy Wilson Back U.K. Foster Reforms as Government Launches 10,000-Place Drive

Glasgow Foster Carers Guilty of Historical Child Abuse With March Sentencing to Follow

Moore Backs DHS Chief as Audit Details Dangerous Foster Placements and Lawmakers Press for Action

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

Medical Examiner Describes Extensive Scarring as Judge Denies Bond in Detroit 9-Year-Old’s Death Case

Winnipeg Foster Parents Charged After Child Suffers Life-Altering Injuries

After 5,429 Days, Arkansas’ Longest-Waiting Foster Youth Is Adopted at 19

Former DHR Contractor Charged in Foster Child’s Hot-Car Death

Alabama Contract Worker Fired After Foster Toddler Dies in Hot Car

Foster Parents Arrested in Death of 3-Year-Old Autistic Girl

Florida Youth Pastor Charged with 24 Counts of Sexual Battery Involving Foster Children

California Family Charged with Torture of Six Foster Children Over a Decade

Convicted Child Killer Rick Thorburn Dies by Suicide in Prison