CPS news — the stories agencies don’t publish.
Father’s Advocacy Network tracks child protective services across all 50 states: wrongful removals, deaths and abuse in foster care, caseworker misconduct, family court judges, lawsuits and audits. Updated every day.
Records, court filings, audio or a story that needs to be told — confidentially.
Latest CPS news
Breckdell’s Foster Care Story: 23 Homes, Repeated Abuse, Medication Harm Allegations—and Why the System Still Isn’t Safe
Breckdell’s Foster Care Story: 23 Homes, Repeated Abuse, Medication Harm Allegations—and Why the System Still Isn’t Safe
Georgia’s Broken Drug Testing in Child Welfare: How False Positives Are Tearing Families Apart
Georgia child welfare cases are increasingly exposing a troubling pattern: parents are losing custody — or being denied reunification —
Gonzales, Louisiana Foster Care Abuse Case: Ascension Parish Couple Arrested After Years of Alleged Abuse
Gonzales, Louisiana Foster Care Abuse Case
Curry County, New Mexico “House of Horrors”: Texico Child Abuse Case Exposes CYFD Failures and the Dark Reality of Foster Care Safety
Curry County, New Mexico
Florissant Foster Parents Charged With Sexually Abusing Foster Children in St. Louis County
FLORISSANT, ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MISSOURI — Two men who served as foster parents in Florissant are facing multiple felony charges
San Diego County Foster Care Scandal: 75 Former Children Allege Sexual Abuse at Polinsky Children’s Center
SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA — Former foster children are now publicly accusing staff at Polinsky Children’s Center, San Diego County’s
The Dark Side of Adoption: What the Research, Records, and Money Trails Reveal
Child Welfare
Wadena County CPS Faces $1.5 Million Claim Over Child Protection Case led by Margaret Madison
Wadena
El Paso CPS Case Dismissed After Court Rejects Emergency Removal Involving DFPS Caseworker Aubony Karina Hooper
EL PASO, TEXAS — An El Paso County judge denied the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services’ (DFPS) request
He Was Adopted from Foster Care, Then Tortured in a Basement
A CPS Investigator’s Case That Exposes Foster Care and Adoption as Dangerous When the System Refuses Accountability This is not
Philadelphia Foster Mother Charged With Murder After Toddler Drowns in Harrogate Foster Home
Philadelphia County | Foster Care Oversight | Child Welfare Investigation PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — A Philadelphia foster mother has been charged
A Minnesota Father Warned the System. His Son Died in Foster Care.
New Allegations Raise Serious Questions About Wadena & Ottertail County Human Services Updated: January 30, 2026 Location Focus: Wadena County,
What we cover
Child protective services agencies — called CPS, DFCS, DCS, DHS, DCF or Children’s Division depending on the state — have the power to remove children from their homes, often before a judge has heard a single word from the parents. Most of that power is exercised behind closed doors. Our reporting brings it into public view.
- Wrongful removals and due process: children taken without warrants, hearings or real evidence.
- Harm in state custody: abuse, neglect, drugging and deaths in foster homes, group homes and shelters.
- Caseworker misconduct: falsified records, faked visits, coerced “safety plans.”
- Family court: judges, guardians ad litem and the hearings that decide whether children come home.
- Accountability: lawsuits, settlements, state audits and the laws that follow.
Why CPS news matters
According to federal data analyzed in FAN’s research, about three out of four children removed from their homes are classified as neglect — not abuse — and poverty is increasingly identified as the driver. Families need resources, not removal. When agencies get it wrong, the public deserves to know.
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Each article links to its sources — court filings, government reports and published news coverage. Allegations are labeled as allegations. If you see an error, tell our newsroom.
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