Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Maryland’s Department of Human Services Secretary Rafael López has pleaded not guilty to January charges of driving under the ...

The Senate chair grilled DHS officials about how some foster care children who can't be placed are staying in hospitals for ...

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 ...

Human Services Secretary Rafael J. Lopez ordered local departments of social services to end the practice of using hotels for placement of children in foster care. The department said the aiz ...

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 ...

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Maryland has secured more than $2.6 million in grants to launch artificial intelligence tools aimed at streamlining access to public benefits. (Dreamstime/TNS) The state received two of seven national ...