A 13-year-old girl's fatal leap from the Brooklyn Bridge has become the center of a sweeping lawsuit that accuses New York City's child welfare system of ignoring years of warning signs. Her family ...

The city ripped a delusional 13-year-old NYC girl from her family, then failed to monitor the troubled child as she repeatedly fled her foster homes — until she finally committed suicide by jumping ...

Their lawsuit and public pleas are not just about one tragedy. They are an indictment of how New York City handles its most vulnerable kids, from the first hotline call to the last case note. In their ...

The family of 13-year-old Jade Smith says their daughter’s death was not just a private tragedy but the end point of a system that pulled her away and never really brought her back. They argue that ...