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Funding Will Help Prevent Homelessness, Incarceration, and Lifelong Instability Among Vulnerable Teens Phoenix, Ariz. - The Center for the Rights of Abused Children applauds congressional approval of $30 million in funding for the [...]

In this comprehensive training, Tom Jose, Director of our Children’s Law Clinic, explores the vital legal protections that safeguard children within the foster care system. While children in state custody are often the [...]

Phoenix, Ariz. - Today the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services sent letters to 39 governors calling for immediate action to end the practice [...]

Anaiah Walker entered the Arizona foster care system at age 13. Before her 14th birthday, she was trafficked by adults posing as teenagers online. By age 15, she ran away from several group [...]

Phoenix, Ariz. —As families across America gather this Thanksgiving around tables full of joy and togetherness, we’re reminded that every child deserves the same joy of belonging. That’s why Messy Table Games is kicking [...]

In a major victory for child protection, the Michigan Supreme Court has ruled that the state is not required to attempt reunification with a parent who trafficked her child. This landmark decision, In re Barber/Espinoza, affirms Congress’s intent in the Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA), which intentionally allows states to forgo reunification when children suffer extreme physical or sexual abuse.

On Friday Governor Katie Hobbs signed Senate Bill 1333 (SB 1333)—a life-saving measure, created by the Center for the Rights of Abused Children, that will help more children transition from institutional group homes into safe families.

On Wednesday, May 7 at 11:30 a.m. ET, the Michigan Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case of In re Barber/Espinoza—a case that will determine whether a woman who trafficked her 9-year-old daughter can still claim parental rights.

In The Imprint, reporter Jeremy Loudenback highlighted California’s efforts to change mandatory reporting laws, a movement spurred by advocates who believe the current system unnecessarily pulls innocent families into the child welfare system. Loudenback featured the story of Roger De Leon, Jr., who was investigated for suspected abuse only to be later found innocent, as one traumatic example.