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When foster care kids are sex trafficked, some states fail to figure it out
A federal audit shows some states don’t conduct federally required screenings.
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States lose track of thousands of foster children each year. Some are never found.
Teens who disappear from the foster care system are at high risk of sexual exploitation.
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Medical exceptions to abortion bans often exclude mental health conditions
Pregnant people were more likely to die from mental health conditions than any other cause, a CDC analysis found.
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