The Imprint Weekly
The Imprint Weekly
Headlines: New Data on Foster Care Capacity, Mental Health-Driven Incarceration and More
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On this week’s episode we start by discussing the new update to Who Cares, which is The Imprint’s project on foster care capacity data around the country, and how it connects to the Trump administration’s central child welfare goal for the president’s second term. We also review some recent Trump administration actions related to LGBTQ youth in foster care, and what some recent research on juvenile detention and congregate care suggests about mental health services for youth.
Reading Room
Who Cares Project
https://fostercarecapacity.com/
The Latest on A Home for Every Child
https://imprintnews.org/youth-services-insider/latest-a-home-for-every-child/271534
Mapping A Home for Every Child: Where Do States Stand?
ACF is Rescinding Biden-Era Rule on LGBTQ Foster Care Placements
Trump Appointee Demands States Roll Back Foster Parenting Rules That Aim to Protect LGBTQ+ Youth
Feds Warn States: Family Gender Disputes Should Not Lead to Child Welfare Cases
Trump Administration Slashes Number of Regulatory Guidance Docs at ACF
Bipartisan Report Raises Alarm Over Widespread Incarceration of Children With Mental Health Needs
In Many States, Federal Funding Restrictions on Foster Care Group Facilities Has Not Reduced Placements
HHS Should Clarify Guidance on State Spending for Congregate Care
https://files.gao.gov/reports/GAO-26-107592/index.html
Michigan Lawmakers and Boarding School Survivors Speak Out on Shelved Indian Boarding School Report
For Centuries, Native Women Have Been Told to ‘Trust the Doctor.’ The Results Have Been Disastrous.
Birth Justice: The Fight for Reproductive Freedom in Indian Country
NY Judges Greenlight Class-Action Lawsuit on Behalf of Children Denied Foster Placement With Relatives
Amid Outcry, Foster Youth Advocate Detained by ICE
https://imprintnews.org/special-series/amid-outcry-foster-youth-advocate-detained-by-ice
Youth Sound Off: Foster Youth Speak Out on ICE’s Attacks in Minnesota