The parents of a child who died while in foster care have filed a lawsuit claiming officials with the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare...

"This is not an isolated issue. It's not gender biased. It's not just Idaho. It's throughout our country," said Charli...

Melinda S. Maloney, a licensed social worker in Idaho, told a judge in early November that she learned her daughter was being sexually abuse...

There’s nothing quite like the adrenaline rush and flood of shame that hits when you open the door to find someone from Child Protective S...

The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare recently paid a $350,000 settlement to Doug Bressie and his kids, but the agency will not admit f...

In December, Judge John Stegner, a Second District judge ruling in First District Court, found in Bressie’s favor, indicating the Idaho ...

Idaho has serious gaps in representation for children involved in protective services cases, according to a report by the Office of Performa...

Idaho has serious gaps in representation for children involved in protective services cases, according to a report by the Office of Performa...

Sometimes a story comes along that makes your blood boil, and this is one of them.  All over the nation CPS is stealing children from Christ...

Kelsey Peterson and her husband talked about fostering children even before they married in 2011. The young couple was finally licensed to f...

Couples sat at a horseshoe of tables, in a room decorated with motivational posters. “Vision” depicted a boat on still water, and “Leadershi...

Officials say far fewer foster care placements are available in south-central Idaho than in the rest of the state, while the number of child...

The push for reform in Idaho's foster care system continues. The latest development is the results of a study requested by the Legislatu...

Idaho foster care parents are urging lawmakers to reform the current state system, saying that foster care bureaucracy has caused unnecessar...

Six juveniles from the Synergy Youth Treatment facility west of Smithfield were taken into custody Monday morning after they reportedly turn...

The Idaho House on Monday unanimously approved new foster care reforms that would allow judges to oversee adoptions and implement a timefram...

The Idaho Senate passed a bill giving parents the power over their children's education. More >>  Senate passes parental rights b...

I have often said that there are too many people in child welfare who seem to view the system as the ultimate middle class entitlement: Step...

An Idaho House panel passed a foster care reform bill Monday that would allow judges to oversee adoptions and implement a timeframe for rela...

After four hours of testimony Monday, an Idaho House panel passed a contentious foster care reform bill that would allow judges to oversee a...