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The U.S. Has A Long History Of Drugging Distressed Kids In Its Custody

Indiscriminately medicating children with behavior issues is risky and shortsighted. It’s also nothing new.
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How Parents Are Helping Families Separated At The Border

Parents live in fear of losing their children. Here's what some moms and dads are doing to help families going through that now.
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Giving Group Homes A 21st Century Makeover

New law favors placing kids with families over group homes.
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Adoption, Foster Care Agencies That Shun LGBTQ People Get Millions From Taxpayers

“If you’re receiving taxpayer funding, then whether or not you’re able to discriminate shouldn’t even be on the table,” one LGBTQ advocate said.
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This New Federal Law Will Change Foster Care As We Know It

Few noticed, but Congress passed a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s troubled foster care system. Child welfare advocates say it will have a dramatic impact on children and their families.
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Georgia Lawmakers Are Trying To Take Away The Right To Adopt For LGBTQ Families Like Mine

Despite the challenges same-sex parents already face to foster and adopt children, there are legislators who are trying to take away that right.
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These Dreamers Are 2 Of D.C.'s Best Foster Parents

They want to stay in the U.S. and help children. But President Donald Trump might not let them.
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Sweet Video About A Hungry Norwegian Boy Promotes Compassion Worldwide

See what happens when everyone pitches in to help.
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Dear White Parents Of Black Children: Stop Making Their Blackness A Burden

Are you a hero for figuring out how to do their hair, or are you a parent?
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Reimagining Foster Families

Let's define families based on love.
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