In 1998, thirteen foster children filed a lawsuit in Washington state court, seeking money damages for the harms they suffered in foster care. The...
In November 1991, a former Court Appointed Special Advocate (“CASA”) in Salt Lake City contacted NCYL with concerns about Utah’s child welfare system...
In 2003, with the enactment of Assembly Bill 490, California became the first state in the nation to create a comprehensive set of laws designed to...