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...

ICYMI: What does Trump’s technique for scaring us into supporting mass deportation have in common with #childwelfare establishment’s technique for scaring us into mass #fostercare? Everything. https://www.nccprblog.org/2026/03/donald-trump-and-child-savers-redux-its.html #childabuse

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! https://youthtoday.org/2026/03/children-suffer-child-welfare-ignores-evidence-base/

NCCPR in Youth Today: Children suffer when child welfare ignores the evidence base: https://youthtoday.org/2026/03/children-suffer-child-welfare-ignores-evidence-base/ #childwelfare #fostercare #childabuse

Today’s reminder: In #childwelfare the horror stories go in ALL directions: https://www.courthousenews.com/cayuga-county-found-liable-for-foster-care-abuse/ #childabuse #fostercare

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

Odds of a child being torn from everyone they love and consigned to the chaos of #fostercare in Phoenix are: 2.5x average for biggest cities, 3x more than NYC, & 6x more than Chicago. In Arizona, the “professional kidnapper” mentality is alive and well https://www.nccprblog.org/2026/03/congratulations-phoenix-when-it-comes.html #childabuse #childwelfare