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Tone: Hard data.Data StoriesTexas
Removals rose for the first time in three years. Four urban counties account for more than a third, and the rates tell a different story than the counts.
Tone: Hard data.Data StoriesLouisiana
4,487 children, 2,133 homes. In 54 of 64 parishes, fewer homes than children, and the biggest gaps are in Lafayette, Ouachita, East Baton Rouge and Caddo.
Tone: Hard data.Data StoriesNational
They left care as legal adults, not to a family. Research from three Midwest states found 31% to 46% had been homeless at least once by 26.
Tone: Hard data.Data StoriesLouisiana
Youth leaving DCFS custody because of their age rose 65% between SFY 2023 and SFY 2025. Teens need families too.
Tone: Explainer.Data StoriesTexas
Adoptions are down by more than half since FY 2019. So is the number of children in care, and that context matters.
Tone: Explainer.Data StoriesNational
Adoptions peaked at 66,210 in FY 2019. Fewer children in care explains part of the drop, but not all of it.
Tone: Hard data.Data StoriesTexas
The fewest in a decade, and still 772 young adults starting life without a permanent family.