News in Brief The Future of Foster Care in California New legislation in the Golden State is attempting to fix the foster care system by putting foster families before group care programs, but some group homes can become non-traditional families. Kate Wheeling
News in Brief Can California Successfully Re-Build Its Foster Care System? As California dismantles its beleaguered system of youth group homes, state lawmakers bet big on expanding foster care. Joaquin Sapien
News in Brief Is It Time to Start Shutting Down Group Homes for Troubled Children? At a hearing last week in Washington there was a renewed call for addressing the violence and neglect that plagues group homes for foster youth. Joaquin Sapien