3-year-old suffered sexual abuse during months in immigration custody, family alleges | PBS News

For five months, the young father waited for his 3-year-old daughter's release from federal custody after she crossed the U.S.-Mexico border with her mother, hoping through delays for their safe reunion. 

Only when he turned to the courts as a last resort did he learn that the girl had suffered alleged sexual abuse at the foster home where she'd been placed after immigration officials separated her from her mother.

 https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/3-year-old-suffered-sexual-abuse-during-months-in-immigration-custody-family-alleges

 

Judge denies Catholic Social Services discrimination claim in foster care case - Philly

Philadelphia can require its foster care agencies to adhere to its nondiscrimination polices, a federal judge said Friday in a decision that could have national repercussions.....

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/foster-care-philadelphia-dhs-same-sex-couples-catholic-social-services-lawsuit-20180713.html

Charities Can Reject Foster Parents for Immigrant Kids Over Religion

A major Christian nonprofit taking care of undocumented children said caregivers ‘must attend a Christian church.’ It’s not the only one—and it’s legal.....

https://www.thedailybeast.com/charities-can-reject-foster-parents-for-immigrant-kids-over-religion

Surge In Foster Children Amid Opioid Crisis (Jane Clayson, On Point)

What happens when opioids ravage the lives of mothers and fathers? More foster children who need homes and families. Opioids and the crisis in foster care.
Interview:
http://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2018/07/02/rebroadcast-surge-in-foster-children-amid-opioid-crisis

The Supreme Court Recognized Marriage Equality Three Years Ago. Now Same-Sex Adoption Is in Danger. - Rewire.News

Three years following the Supreme Court's historic decision recognizing marriage equality in Obergefell v. Hodges, conservatives have made gains undermining LGTBQ families' ability to serve as foster and adoptive parents.....

https://rewire.news/article/2018/06/26/marriage-equality-same-sex-adoption/

South Carolina Sought an Exemption to Allow a Foster-Care Agency to Discriminate Against Non-Christians | The Nation

Governor Henry McMaster personally intervened with the Department of Health and Human Services on behalf of Miracle Hill Ministries.....

https://www.thenation.com/article/south-carolina-sought-exemption-allow-foster-care-agency-discriminate-non-christians/

Hundreds of Illinois Children Languish in Psychiatric Hospitals After They’re Cleared For Release - ProPublica

The Department of Children and Family Services struggles to find appropriate homes for young people with mental illness. ....
https://features.propublica.org/stuck-kids/illinois-dcfs-children-psychiatric-hospitals-beyond-medical-necessity/