This commentary reviews current means-tested federal benefit programs designed to assist low-income individuals and families. The large number of those programs is amplified by similar state and local ...

Child welfare professionals work in a stressful environment. Seeing families at risk of having children removed from the home frequently results in occupational trauma, burnout and negative health ...

Summer can bring challenges for children without a stable place to call home, but Eliada Homes is expanding its residential ...

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania counties are tapping into opioid settlement money to support child welfare programs as they face staff shortages, increased risks for children, and other challenges. Most of ...

Western Michigan University is now offering a pathway for students interested in becoming child welfare professionals to learn more about child welfare-related work. Graduate students currently ...

Ed Mahon reported this story while participating in the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s 2024 Data Fellowship and received engagement mentoring and funding. Spotlight PA is an independent, ...