The Maryland Department of Human Services will no longer use hotels to house minors in foster care. The change comes after the suicide of Kanaiyah Ward, a 16-year-old girl, who was in the custody of ...

Maryland’s Department of Human Services Secretary Rafael López faced tough questioning Wednesday from lawmakers after a scathing audit revealed that children in state custody were placed in dangerous ...

Baltimore Police have identified the teen who died this week while under the supervision of the Maryland Department of Human Services, which promised an investigation of the death Thursday amid calls ...

Child advocates in Maryland highlight ongoing challenges for older youth in foster care finding permanent homes, even as the state expands placement capacity through major contracts approved in 2025.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The state received two of seven national awards from the Public Benefit Innovation Fund, a program of the Center for Civic Futures ...

The Maryland Department of Human Services confirmed procurement rules were violated when an employee billed taxpayers $400 for massages — an expense the state worker tried to conceal. But the agency ...

In the wake of a Maryland foster teen’s suicide inside a Baltimore hotel, the state’s Department of Human Services says it has met its deadline to remove all foster children from hotel placements ...

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