Ed Mahon reported this story while participating in the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s 2024 Data Fellowship and received engagement mentoring and funding. Spotlight PA is an independent, ...
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration could gut research on the effectiveness of child welfare programs, with plans to terminate dozens of university grants studying improvements to Head Start and ...
Children in New Mexico experience abuse and neglect at a rate roughly double the level of children nationwide. State workers ...
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania counties are tapping into opioid settlement money to support child welfare programs as they face staff shortages, increased risks for children, and other challenges. Most of ...
In some cases, public records show those programs are directly related to child welfare programs or offices. To identify these efforts, Spotlight PA reviewed spending reports and a searchable database ...