Protect Montana Kids

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana lawmakers heard several bills seeking to make changes to the state's child protection system, including reducing turnover of…

A bill that would require the state to study cases of child abuse made progress in the Montana House, today. House Democratic leaders are calling it one…

As Montana lawmakers look to find ways to trim state spending amid a budget shortfall, officials who oversee the state’s foster care system say they need…

Lawmakers in Helena Wednesday considered a proposal to study how increased reports of meth use in Montana are impacting the state’s social…

A new bill would give Montana’s Child and Family Services Division more time to informally resolve child abuse cases before they are referred to the…

Today, a so-called Bill of Rights for kids in foster care and the parents that take care of them got its first hearing in the state legislature. Although…

Montana’s child protection system is in dire straits. The number of kids entering foster care has skyrocketed and caseworkers are overwhelmed. Last year,…

Democratic Governor Steve Bullock blames the state’s failing child and family services system on the state legislature. Today the Republican chairman of…

Jillian Johnsrud always wanted to be a foster parent. On her first date with the man who would later become her husband, she had an out-of the-ordinary…

The Protect Montana Kids Commission has drafted recommendations for the governor on ways to improve the state’s child protection system.The Protect…