Child Welfare

“I’m trying to find a middle ground that the House will accept,” Sen. Sharon Carson, who is spearheading the proposal, said.

‘Baby Jane Doe’ was found last Thursday after police received a report of a floating object in Pine Island Pond, near the city’s airport.

Kids who enter foster care in New Hampshire are three times more likely to end up in a residential program compared to national averages.

A new report says it is legal for New Hampshire use Social Security payments for foster kids' daily care, but not in their best interest.

The state hopes higher pay and a desire to make a “huge difference” will prompt lawyers to represent kids in abuse and neglect cases.

The state says Jeff Fleischer is resigning to “pursue other interests” and be closer to family. He took over the agency last August.

Child advocates: Damning report on Tennessee youth facility is one worry of many

Jeff Fleischer, the former head of a Pennsylvania-based nonprofit that provides community alternatives to incarceration and out-of-home placements, will lead the division as the state looks to replace its troubled youth detention center.

The state hired Joe Ribsam in 2017 to help rebuild New Hampshire’s Division of Children, Youth and Families following deep budget cuts and other challenges.

The office noted that many of its recommendations involve the judicial system and the entity that oversees indigent legal representation, which could be one reason for the slow pace of change.