Opioid aid floods Tennessee, yet support falls short for many

Tennessee will receive more than $1.2 billion in opioid settlement funds. Experts fear the money isn’t reaching people who ...

Child’s death highlights shortcomings of Mass.’ child welfare tools after years of promised reforms

After the deaths of Bella Bond, David Almond and Harmony Montgomery, A'zella Ortiz's murder highlights how the same systemic ...

Here's how The Tennessean reported on state's opioid crisis

To find out, The Tennessean went deep into communities most affected by the epidemic. We traveled through East Tennessee’s ...

Senate bill aims to expose abuse at residential treatment centers for children

Building on a recent Senate investigation, a proposal by Sen. Ron Wyden seeks to close oversight loopholes for facilities ...
Union Leader

Deaths highlight pitfalls of child welfare tools after years of promised reforms

Ten years after 2-year-old Bella Bond’s death exposed flaws in child welfare oversight, Massachusetts still struggles to act ...

Pregnant women with opioid use disorder get more health care, but few medications

Perinatal mothers enrolled in Michigan Medicaid between 2012 and 2021 who had opioid use disorder were more likely to have a ...

City of Charleston announces allocation of $540K in opioid settlement grants

City officials announced more than half a million dollars in opioid settlement money has been allocated to initiatives in the Charleston area.More than a dozen ...
Spectrum News NY1

Where the candidates for mayor stand on child welfare issues

For months, day in and day out, the candidates for mayor have been stumping, repeating their priorities and campaign messages. But one topic they never touch on: child welfare.