All posts tagged "Child Welfare and Foster Care"

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Harriet Boorhem: Youth Today’s Online Diarist

  Entry 10: Inspiration Amidst the Gloom and Doom Amidst all the tribulations of budget cuts, program cuts, outrageous bills being passed, and...

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Children’s Bureau Looking for Input on Improving Review of State Child Welfare Systems

  The Department of Health and Human Services is taking suggestions on how to redesign the Child and Family Services Review, the main...

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  Stress May Intensify Depression in Abused Children

  Maltreatment or abuse may cause stress-triggered reactions in children that can push them into worsening levels of depression, according to a study...

• News

  New Institute Will Offer Juvenile, Child Welfare Court Footage for Research and Training

  A university and film production company are creating what both hope will become a repository for training juvenile justice and child welfare...

• News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

  Children’s Rights Sues Texas Over Foster Care

  Nonprofit litigator Children’s Rights has sued the state of Texas, accusing its child welfare system of failing to transition foster children back...

• News

  What Is “Custody” for Young Teens in Child Welfare, Criminal Cases?

  The U.S. Supreme Court heard two cases last month about interviews of children at school.  One concerned allegations of sexual abuse –...

• Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Bill Would Remove Senate Confirmation for Top Juvenile Justice, Child Welfare Jobs

  Legislation introduced this month by a bipartisan group of Senators would eliminate Senate confirmation for about 200 executive nominations, including two of...

• The Gordon Gekkos of Child Welfare Compare Notes

  One of the great things about the annual conference of the Child Welfare League of America – okay, the only great thing...

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  Second Chance Homes: A Resource for Teen Mothers

  Child Trends Studies of facilities such as Second Chance Homes – a new version of  maternity group homes that provide a supportive...

• Harriet Boorhem: Youth Today’s Online Diarist

  Entries 8 and 9: Stressors and Storytelling March 31 So……I’m sitting at my desk today and see two police cars in front...

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  Evidence-Based Practices for Children Exposed to Violence: A Selection from Federal Databases

  U.S. Department of Justice/U.S. Department of Health and Human Services This report summarizes findings and evidence from federal reviews of research studies...

• Federal Background Checks Vital for Youth Programs

  Imagine you are a child having trouble feeling secure in your home environment. Or, maybe your parents are incarcerated. Or, perhaps, you...

• News

  Texas Sued over Services for Long-Term Foster Youth

  Nonprofit litigator Children’s Rights has sued the State of Texas, accusing its child welfare system of failing to transition foster children back...

• Archives: 2014 & Earlier

  Harriet Boorhem: Youth Today’s Online Diarist

  Entry 6 and Entry 7: Springing into a Slump Because a few blogs in row were time sensitive, we had to bump...

• Georgia Could Become “Asylum State” for Juvenile Delinquents

  [This article was reprinted with permission from the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange] Georgia is set to become the go-to state for delinquent...

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Schumer Bill Would Expand Affordable Background Checks for Youth Providers

  Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) introduced a bill on Friday to take to scale a long-running pilot project that provides youth-serving organizations with...

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  The Fleecing of Foster Children: How We Confiscate Their Assets and Undermine Their Financial Security

  The Children’s Advocacy Institute, First Star About 30,000 of the nation’s foster children age out of the system each year, most often...

• News

  National Council on Juvenile and Family Court Judges Hires New Leader

  The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, a national provider of training to and research on youth-related courts, has hired...

• Research

  Child welfare still “in denial” about racism

  Back in the mid-90s, filmmaker Michael Moore had a television series called TV Nation. In one memorable segment, two men tried to...

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  White House Anti-Bullying Tactics: School-wide measures, accessible adults

  The Obama White House put its spotlight on bullying today, hosting a bullying prevention conference, as members of Congress introduced legislation aimed...