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Child Welfare’s Harsh Test

When the federal government introduced a bold system five years ago to evaluate state child welfare systems, it drew cheers from case...

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Report Roundup for May 2005

A compilation of the reports from this issue.

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Always Right – Children’s Rights Writes Secret Study

This is an emergency! Call the ACLU. The First Amendment is under attack by Children’s Rights, Inc., the litigious group run by...

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Report Roundup for April 2005

Child Welfare Substance Use and Need for Treatment among Youths Who Have Been in Foster Care U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Caseworker Turnover Hurts Kids and Agencies

Everyone intuitively understands it – child welfare workers, their supervisors, the courts, even the kids. A revolving cast of caseworkers is not...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

TEEN LINE

Los Angeles, Calif.(310) 423-3401www.teenlineonline.org Objective: To provide a teen-to-teen helpline with community outreach services. In a Nutshell: Teens are trained...

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Report Roundup for March 2005

Child WelfareEstimating Financial Support for Kinship CaregiversThe Urban Institute This brief examines government payments to children in private kinship care (77 percent...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

The Dental Gap

If you ask people what type of disease is most prevalent in children, few would say dental disease. But tooth decay is...

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Report Roundup for February 2005

A compilation of the reports from this issue.

Research

Research of Note for December 2004-January 2005

Preventing Violence and Related Health-Risking Social Behaviors in Adolescents National Institutes of Health State-of-the-Science Conference Statement Available free at http://consensus.nih.gov/ta/023/023youthviolenceHTMLstatement.htm. “Scare tactics”...

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The Fearful Flip Side of Child Protection

It was a youth worker’s nightmare. As staff member Johnny Dove of the New Life Children’s Residential Treatment Center in Canyon Lake,...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

HealthMobile

Harris, N.Y.(845) 794-3300www.catskillregional.com Objective: To provide comprehensive health care services to HIV positive and HIV at-risk adolescents and young adults in...

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U.S. Justice Department Cuffs Juvenile Corrections

Cheltenham, Md.—It’s a hot summer Friday afternoon at Maryland’s aging Cheltenham Youth Facility – one of an increasing number of juvenile corrections...

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Little Hazards on the Prairie

Marshfield, Wis.—Whether it’s tractors rolling over, high-powered machinery that ensnares clothing or poisonous chemicals that look like fruit juice, farms can be...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Home Opportunity Meets Emancipation (HOME)

Whittier, Calif.(562) 789-8009www.bridgeoffaith.org Objective: Help young women aging out of foster care get the support they need to live independently. In...

Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier

News Briefs for May 2004

Youth Suicides Often Exceed Murders In most states, youth are more likely to die from suicide than murder, according to a new...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Press Watch for May 2004

Child Welfare Foster Home Scarcity Means Many Youths Languish for MonthsHartford Courant Because of a shortage of foster care homes in Connecticut,...

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Report Roundup for May 2004

A compilation of the reports from this issue.

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Web Watch for May 2004

Education Smithsonian for Kidswww.smithsonian.kids.usThe Smithsonian’s online museum for adolescents is excellent in its simplicity. The site features three exhibits at a...

Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier

News Briefs for April 2004

GAO Cites AmeriCorps Enrollment Errors A report released last month revealing flaws in the management of AmeriCorps provoked harsh criticism from Republican...