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Children & Families
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Proponents say a new California State Assembly bill will provide badly needed accountability.
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With liberal use of the catchall category of “general neglect,” LA County’s DCFS removes between 4,000 and 6,000 kids from their homes every year and places them in foster care.
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Persistent neighborhood segregation has adverse effects on Black children's health, leading to lead exposure, gun violence risk, and eviction-related trauma.
Kids across California are returning to school, but not all students are equally prepared. A study found that in Sonoma County, only 22% of children are ready for kindergarten when they start.
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A reporter seeks out untold stories and asks what they tell us about why these disparities persist.
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Without access to diapers, both parents and children face health risks.
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Personal experiences drive efforts amid the state of California's juvenile justice system changes.
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A conversation with Katherine Lucero, the first director of California's Office of Youth and Community Restoration.
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The closures of California's youth prison system had been in the works since Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2020 announced the shutdown, which would trim costs from juvenile justice budgets.