The Fostering Care in NC Act is now on its way to Gov. Josh Stein after clearing both chambers of the General Assembly with unanimous support this week.
The challenge is that permananecy depends on multiple systems seamlessly working together, including the courts, child welfare, behavioral health and more.
“Is it better to be in the emergency room, or is it better be in my office?” asked the official. “You have no security, no food, maybe no shower. Where's it better for the kid to be?”
Foster children are given two garbage bags and 15 minutes to pack their belongings when they are relocated. When Christina Ryerson, Life Enrichment Manager at Waltonwood Lake Boone in Raleigh, and a group of her residents heard this, they took action.
The head of North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services urges a federal court not to speed up a lawsuit dealing with foster children’s mental health issues. State lawyers filed a motion Friday objecting to a pretrial conference and scheduling order in the case.
On Thursday, the North Carolina General Assembly passed a “bipartisan solution” to a foster care issue that is “much needed right now.” Under current law, foster care homes are not allowed to have more than five children in the household for any reason, even if most are not foster children. House Bill 815 (H.B. 815)...
The head of North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services is urging a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit targeting mental health services for foster children. DHHS Secretary Kody Kinsley filed paperwork Monday supporting dismissal.
