This brief examines the U.S. foster care system and seeks to explain why the foster care system functions as it does and how it can be improved to serve the bes

Kids in danger are treated instrumentally to promote the rehabilitation of their parents, the welfare of their communities, and the social justice of their race

Regina’s Calcaterra memoir, Etched in Sand, is an inspiring and triumphant coming-of-age story of tenacity and hope. Regina Calcaterra is a successful lawyer,

Three distinguished authorities in law, psychiatry, and child development critically evaluate current child placement laws.

This book is the first to provide strategies for effective advocacy and placement within the foster care and kinship care systems. It also takes a rare look at