California child welfare agencies under fire for pocketing foster kids’ Social Security money By Jeanne Kuang Published April 6, 2023 at 11:39 AM PDT ...

The Orange County district attorney's office determined that parents John Andres Gonzalez, 38, and Jaqueline Navarro, 45, were both guilty of felony child abuse and endangerment. They were each ...

Their son, now 5-years-old, suffered permanent brain damage, leaving him a quadriplegic unable to walk, talk, or see.

More than 51,339 children and youth in California have an open case in the child welfare system, according to the most recent point-in-time count.Children in an out-of-home placement in the child ...

In summary California child welfare agencies must investigate claims of Native American ancestry before separating a family, the California Supreme Court stressed in a new ruling that affects ...

Even after the A.G. case roiled the county’s Child Welfare Services office — and prompted calls from a host of public officials for independent reviews and or commissions — almost nothing ...

But according to the California Child Welfare Indicators Project, only 1-in-9 cases of child abuse or neglect was substantiated in 2023. Black, ...

This case presented an opportunity to ensure fairness in child support determinations which involve tribal welfare benefits. I represented the mother at the trial court level.

On Jan. 7, Shasta County sheriff’s deputies carried out a welfare check on a 2-year-old child at a home on Sunset Lane in Redding. At the home, no one answered the door, but deputies reached the ...

A community college English assignment to write a poem about herself inspired Celine Gomez to pursue a career in social work and help her community.Now, Gomez, a graduate of the University of ...