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The Missouri Senate gave initial approval to legislation that would end the state’s practice of seizing Social Security benefits from foster children.
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A baby girl who was several hours old became the first child to be surrendered in the Safe Haven Baby Box at the Mehlville Fire Protection District Station 2 in south St. Louis County last week.
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Missouri’s child welfare agency took at least $6.1 million in foster kids’ benefits last year to reimburse itself for the cost of providing care.
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In Missouri, the state’s Children’s Division is responsible for investigating abuse and neglect claims made through the state’s hotline.
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A Missouri investigative team has helped locate 628 foster kids this year who were missing from state custody in Missouri, state lawmakers were informed earlier this week.
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Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey claims the proposal amounts to religious discrimination. But the state's child welfare agency already supports using preferred pronouns and other resources, even if they don't align with a foster parent's personal beliefs.
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Only 16 investigators are looking into child abuse and neglect claims in St. Louis and St. Louis County. The head of the Missouri Children’s Division says that number should be closer to 60.
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Legislation directs social services, mental health departments to collaborate on solutions to clients being boarded in medical and mental health facilities ‘without medical justification’
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A nonprofit organization aims to recruit Black families in the St. Louis region to foster children in culturally competent homes.
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An investigation by the Illinois Answers Project found that insurance giant Centene Corp. routinely fell short in providing basic care. Federal officials now want answers.