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Youngkin signs bipartisan child welfare reforms and sets new goals for foster care

New laws expand oversight and services as Virginia pushes to reduce trauma and improve outcomes for vulnerable youth

, and Markus Schmidt, Virginia Mercury

May 17, 2025 . 9:16 AM

4 min read

Gov. Glenn Youngkin signs legislation reforming child welfare laws in Richmond on Thursday as Katie Jones (right), who spent much of her childhood in the foster system, looks on. (Markus Schmidt/Virginia Mercury)

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