Kids say they're aging out of foster care without supports, life skills: youth-led report
Manitoba's foster care system is failing to prepare kids for the realities of adult life, a new youth-led report says.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/foster-care-transition-report-9.7142126?cmp=rss

NCCPR in Louisiana Illuminator re: Louisiana lawmaker who wants to know who’s doing #childwelfare better than his state: No place does it well, but the places that do better have one thing in common. https://lailluminator.com/2026/03/25/wexler-dcfs/ #childabuse #fostercare

Today’s reminder: In #childwelfare the horror stories go in ALL directions: https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/state/2025/02/04/kansas-police-arrest-adoptive-parents-after-girls-body-found-buried/78196533007/ #childabuse #fostercare

Frustrated by the failure of @LouisianaDCFS, a lawmaker wants to know who’s doing better. We answer in the Louisiana Illuminator: https://lailluminator.com/2026/03/25/wexler-dcfs/ #childabuse #fostercare #childwelfare

Our weekly round-up of #familypreservation journalism and commentary https://www.nccprblog.org/2026/03/nccpr-news-and-commentary-round-up-week_0611052565.html #childwelfare #childabuse #fostercare

N.S. bill aims to extend support for youth in foster care who age out of the system
A bill before the Nova Scotia Legislature is proposing a change to the age when young people in the foster care or group home system can get provincial support, raising it from 19 to 26.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/foster-care-group-homes-support-raising-age-limit-9.7138740?cmp=rss

N.S. bill aims to extend support for youth in foster care who age out of the system
A bill before the Nova Scotia Legislature is proposing a change to the age when young people in the foster care or group home system can get provincial support, raising it from 19 to 26.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/foster-care-group-homes-support-raising-age-limit-9.7138740?cmp=rss

5 things to watch as Missouri lawmakers return for the final stretch

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://missouriindependent.com/2026/03/23/5-things-to-watch-as-missouri-lawmakers-return-for-the-final-stretch/

ICYMI: When it comes to traumatizing children and tearing apart families in big cities, the winner and still champion is Phoenix, Arizona: https://www.nccprblog.org/2026/03/congratulations-phoenix-when-it-comes.html childabuse #fostercare #childwelfare

ICYMI: Sure 1 study says throwing more kids into #fostercare doesn’t reduce #childabuse fatalities & another says foster children are 4x more likely to die than comparably maltreated children left in their own homes, but we’re the family police! Evidence-be-damned! youthtoday.org/2026/03/chil...