Children, Youth and Families

New York City’s growing government may soon add one more service to the mix: free child care.

Happy stories rarely land the city’s child-welfare system in the headlines, and the last few weeks have been no exception.

Studies completed decades ago suggested a risk of birth defects from these drugs, but data from more recent studies have shown no clear evidence of an increase. There are remaining questions, researchers say, about whether prenatal exposure to the...

Increases in reports of domestic violence have gotten the attention New York City officials, from Mayor Bill de Blasio to the NYPD to members of the City Council. The de Blasio administration has taken a series of steps to address the problem and is...