NJ’s current system has detractors, but critics of Sherrill’s plan call it untested

State official says ‘the situation is extraordinarily dire’

Two decades later, foster care system a national model following dramatic restructuring

Everyone benefits when society invests in families at the earliest, most essential stages of a child’s life

Cabinet position, veterans advocate, federal monitor planned for facilities blasted in recent DOJ report, new assessment from state equally scathing

Eleven districts to get $15M total to expand school-based services

The program, originally set to start this spring, will begin in January

Official emphasizes listening to constituents, lawmakers, children and families

New state program to work alongside 'spoke-and-hub' model that raised concerns

State starts building out hub-and-spoke model for post-COVID-19 students alongside school-centric services

Services will continue in 90 school districts. New regional program will also go ahead

School superintendents strongly recommend implementing proposed new program in addition to, not in place of, the existing program

DCF Commissioner Christine Norbut Beyer discusses Child Trauma Response Initiative

Interview with DCF Commissioner Christine Norbut Beyer

The toll of the pandemic on children is rising.

Gov. Phil Murphy has delayed closing child care centers until this week, concerned that it would leave essential workers without child care. A new executive ...

New Jersey’s Commissioner of the Department of Children and Families testified that caseworkers and supervisors often face overwhelming stress when investigating cases of abuse and ...

New Jersey’s overall youth suicide rate is about half the national average, but it shows a disturbing trend. While rates for older youths aged 19 ...