Summary of child welfare class action litigation
This comprehensive list of class action litigation brought forward by or on behalf of children in foster care has been updated for 2026.
Michigan
How can pre-petition legal representation help strengthen families and keep them together?
Preventive legal representation is an effective upstream intervention that can help families keep children safely at home.
What are jurisdictions learning and doing as they address racial disparities in child welfare?
Explore the lessons of a Race Equity Improvement Collaborative and how its jurisdictions are advancing equity in child welfare.
How did Michigan’s Children’s Services Agency develop executive performance dashboards?
Learn how Michigan developed performance dashboards to visualize metrics and trends that help inform decision-making.
Research Evidence and Benefit-Cost Data for Title IV-E Waiver Interventions
States with Title IV-E demonstrations are using evidence-based practices, but more cost-benefit analyses are needed.
Michigan, Texas Foster Care Alumni Study Technical Reports: Outcomes at age 23 and 24
The State Foster Care Alumni Study examined demographics, maltreatment history, foster care experiences and outcomes for Texas and Michigan alumni.
American Indian Title IV-E Application Planning Process: Tribal Progress, Challenges and Recommendations
This report provides a lens on the American Indian Title IV-E grantee planning process during winter 2012.
