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All posts tagged "child welfare opinion"
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3.8KGuest Opinion EssayThe forgotten ones: Congress must extend pandemic aid to foster youth like me
Protections that foster youth like me fought for to safeguard us during the pandemic will disappear today, September 30, if our representatives...
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3.2KGuest Opinion EssayVulnerable youth need justice, and legal aid needs community
At ALWAYS, we serve human trafficking survivors and children and young adults affected by homelessness, abuse, and the foster care system. With...
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3.0KGuest Opinion EssayYou can fix most ‘child welfare’ problems by giving poor people money
A concept some of us have been pushing for decades has suddenly become a centerpiece of the child welfare debate: Family policing...
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3.2KGuest Opinion EssayWhen the Product Is Poor People’s Kids, It’s Always a Bull Market
A new study from the Children’s Bureau in the federal Department of Health and Human Services reveals some shocking findings. It turns...
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2.5KGuest Opinion EssayA Former Foster Youth Is Contributing To National Initiative On Child Abuse, Neglect
An essential resource for professionals in the child welfare field are the voices of those with lived experience who are willing to...
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2.2KGuest Opinion EssayTo Work On Youth Homelessness, Brainstorming, Decision Analysis Strong Tools
Generating alternatives is key to effective decision-making because it provides the decision-makers in a collective body with an array of choices from...
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2.8KGuest Opinion EssayNew Mexico Shouldn’t Double Down On Failed System of Child Abuse Reporting
Even as we finally come to grips with the racial bias that permeates so many aspects of American life, some people in...
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2.5KGuest Opinion EssayYouth Homelessness Is a Symptom, Not a Cause
SERIES: PART 5 OF 7 Part 1: How Do We Make Youth Homelessness Effort Bipartisan? Part 2: America’s Biases Marginalize Youth, Drive Them to...
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2.1KGuest Opinion EssayWhat Youth-serving Groups Can Learn By Using Frameworks From Other Fields
I am known to borrow tips, tricks and tools from all kinds of sources. I rely on a multitude of frameworks from...
