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It may be too soon to celebrate. Policy changes may be obscuring the numbers. This is a revised version of a column by Marie Cohen and Naomi Schaefer Riley that was published in the Dallas Morning News on April 1, 2025. Around the same time, Texas Public Radio published an excellent analysis with the same message, Why Texas Massive Drop in Child Neglect and Abuse Deaths is Misleading , as part of a major project called When Home is the Danger.
The latest bad bill in West Virginia would make it harder to keep siblings together. In some cases, this one encourages moving instantly to keep children from their parents (and their siblings) forever, regardless of why they came into care. All of the posts in this series are available here. Its becoming increasingly clear that in West Virginia, the Child Removal Capital of America, which tears apart families at a rate more than four times the national average, no impoverished child is safe whi
Just know that a kid’s need to be loved, admired, cared for by anyone other than their parents is often tied to the degree to which they are disconnected from their parents. That means these kids are more vulnerable to exploitation. Your connection to your kids is more protective of them than locking them up, taking away their phone, punishing them for misdeeds.
Back to Blogs News & Press News & Press CDHS spotlights ways to strengthen families and prevent child abuse and neglect April is Child Abuse Prevention Month Denver (March 31, 2025) In the decade since Colorado launched its Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline in April 2015, Coloradans have placed more than 1 million calls to report concerns related to child safety.
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Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. Social Work England will not review a sample of practitioners continuing professional development (CPD) records following the three-month registration renewal period for the second year running. While practitioners will face the same CPD requirements during the 2025 renewal round as previously – submitting two pieces of learning, one of which must have been reflected upon with a peer
By Naomi Schaefer Riley and Marie Cohen This post was originally published as a guest commentary in the Baltimore Sun. Last month, the Baltimore Banner reported on an alarming rise in the number of child fatalities due to maltreatment in Maryland, as shown by a federal report. The number of child abuse and neglect deaths reported by Maryland to the federal Childrens Bureau was 83 for Fiscal Year 2023, up from 27 a decade before, a rate higher than any state but Mississippi.
To my social work and therapist colleagues: Typically after my first meeting with people I serve, I would ask three questions: 1) What are your takeaways from our meeting? 2) What was your experience of me? 3) Is there anything I could have done differently to improve your experience? Those questions form a quick debrief. A debrief is about reflecting on the experience as opposed to discussing the content.
To my social work and therapist colleagues: Typically after my first meeting with people I serve, I would ask three questions: 1) What are your takeaways from our meeting? 2) What was your experience of me? 3) Is there anything I could have done differently to improve your experience? Those questions form a quick debrief. A debrief is about reflecting on the experience as opposed to discussing the content.
First came the bill that would send caseloads skyrocketing. Now, theres another well-intentioned bill that would produce horrible results. ENTRIES INTO FOSTER CARE PER THOUSAND IMPOVERISHED CHILDREN, 2022 This is what we mean by "Child Rremoval Capital of America Of all the options for placing children torn from their homes, among the very worst are so-called shelters.
By Marian Wright Edelman The night before he was assassinated, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his prophetic final speech, Ive Been to the Mountaintop, in Memphis, Tennessee. It was a speech he almost didnt give. He had returned to Memphis on the morning of April 3, 1968, to continue his support of the citys striking Black sanitation workers, but as the day went on he was exhausted and running a fever and the weather was stormy.
Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. The watchdog that monitors Social Work England has written to cabinet ministers to raise concerns over chronic delays to fitness to practise (FtP) cases. In its latest report on the regulator, covering 2024, the Professional Standards Authority (PSA) said Social Work England had failed to meet its standard on the fairness and efficiency of its FTP system , for the third year running.
Play-Based Learning: Why Play Matters in Early Childhood Education Children develop at a rapid rate from birth through adolescence. All children learn and grow in their own unique way but play is a great way to introduce children to new concepts and create a love for learning. Play-based learning recognizes the natural curiosity within children and capitalizes on those instincts with hands on discovery and exploration.
Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.
That people pleasing behavior. It’s not uncommon particularly for folks who grew up with an abusive parent. One quickly learns that if they are to survive unscathed, life may be easier appeasing versus challenging your abuser. However, kids have a way of growing up yet the strategies of surviving childhood become ingrained and are taken into adult relationships.
When NCCPR released a comprehensive report on Colorado child welfare in September 2023, we included a section called Tapeworm in the System. Its about Colorados love affair with the worst form of care for children group homes and institutions. At the time, we noted that, as of 2021, Colorado was using them at a rate 33% above the national average. By 2022, use of group homes had fallen, but Colorado was using the worst of the worst, institutions at a rate 40% above the national average.
CDF-New York, 90+ Partner Organizations Sign Letter in Support of Youth Justice Innovation Fund: Proposal would help to build up critical community resources in State Budget The Innovation Fund builds on evidence showing that linking youth with community-based services reduces criminal legal system contact and promotes community safety. Media Contact: John Henry, jhenry@childrensdefense.org , CDF Media Relations Manager, 708-646-7679 NEW YORK , NY Childrens Defense Fund-New York joined 97partne
Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. MPs have overturned an exemption for adult social care providers from the forthcoming increase in employer national insurance contributions (NICs), in what leaders have described as a “devastating blow” to the sector. In a vote today, they rejected House of Lords amendments to the legislation introducing the NICs rise that would have exempted regulated care home and home care pr
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While its common knowledge that tobacco use increases the risk of cancer, under half of Americans are aware that even low amounts of alcohol use are a leading preventable cause of at least seven types of cancer. Every year, alcohol use contributes to nearly 100,000 cancer cases and about 20,000 cancer deaths, according to a recent advisory from the former U.S.
They were separated about a year. Everything was at issue. The big fight was over the kids. She felt she had to respond to every disturbing email and text. She thought she had to set the record straight. It created a rabbit hole of communications over which the accusations got crazier and nastier. She learned that rather than seeking to defend herself, the less she responded, the less those communications were received.
West Virgina State Capitol (Photo by O. Palsson) But thats what West Virginia is likely to get if a well-meaning, but ill-thought-out proposal by one legislator becomes law. Its entirely reasonable that West Virginia Del. Adam Burkhammer is horrified by the fact that some children who are horribly abused are overlooked by the states family police agency.
Child-serving organizations from across the state have proposed child-centered recommendations to Governor Mike DeWine and the 136th General Assembly as they deliberate on how to effectively invest in Ohios children, families, and future. Media Contact: John Henry, jhenry@childrensdefense.org , Media Relations Manager, 708-646-7679 COLUMBUS, OH The Ohio Childrens Budget Coalition (OCBC), a partnership of more than 20 organizations committed to the health and well-being of children, has released
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Social workers are to be allowed to opt out of the proposed assisted dying process, the legislation’s sponsor has pledged. Labour’s Kim Leadbeater has promised to work with fellow MPs to amend her Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill to ensure practitioners other than health professionals are allowed not to participate. While social workers were originally not part of the bill’s process for assisted dying, they have been added to it through amendments made by Leadbeater dur
Try this out and let me know how it goes. Learning from program participants who leave? Have you ever considered this? Understanding why participants leave a program can provide valuable insights for improvement. Instead of viewing dropouts as failures, organizations can learn from them to refine program structure, engagement strategies, and outreach.
This post is part of the monthly series, Free Webinars for Social Workers and Mental Health Professionals, featuring 55 free webcasts that we could find for you this month in the field of social work and mental health. To make it easier for you to find a webinar that is of interest to you, they […] The post Free Mental Health Webinars, April 2025 appeared first on SocialWork.Career.
What happens when you tear apart families at a rate more than double the national average and find yourself with no place to put them? For starters, as this story from the Concord (N.H.) Monitor makes clear, you make sure to turn a blind eye to rampant abuse in the places where youve now forced the children to live. Meanwhile in Oregon, which tears apart families at a rate only 20% above the national average, this is happening: The governor and some lawmakers are pushing legislation to make it
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If we dont get it, shut it down.” Calling for fair pay, child care providers and the SEIU Local 99 Child Care Providers United Union took to the streets of a Van Nuys neighborhood on April 2. The rally and march took place outside the Busy Bee Daycare, where owner Heidy Escobar Rocha addressed a crowd of providers, advocates, and reporters. Many of us here today are dedicated child care providers, devoted to nurturing and educating infants, toddlers, and school aged children on a day-in an
Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. Social workers are the least likely adult social care staff group to feel valued or that they are making a difference to the people they support, government-commissioned research has found. As a result of this, and other indicators, such as how safe and autonomous staff feel in their role, social workers have the lowest work-related quality of life of any part of the adult social care workf
Media Contact: Dr. John Stanford, State Director, Childrens Defense Fund-Ohio,jstanford@childrensdfense.org, 740-914-902 Health experts and youth experts are concerned cuts to Medicaid would jeopardize the well-being of hundreds of thousands of children in Ohio. In 2023, approximately 1.4 million Ohio children were enrolled in Medicaid, according to KIDS COUNT Ohio.
Participant drops out are program design feedback insights in disguise. We dont often think of former participants as a source of program design feedback. We mostly tweak our programs and services based on program design feedback from participantswho stay. However, in getting feedback from participants who leave, we often discover ways to build stronger programs. [.
Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.
Remember when Tennessee pulled over a couple for no good reason and then took away their children? In that one, the offense was Driving While Black. We dont know the race of the couple in this case reported by Tennessee Lookout ; but in every other respect, its eerily similar. And there was this in Washington State, as reported by the Seattle Times: Concluding a federal lawsuit that has spanned nearly a decade, a jury found Tuesday that the Washington State Department of Children, Youth and Fa
Tax season is here and many families filing taxes this year can take advantage of tax credits. The different tax credits for families listed here include various income brackets. Child Tax Credit Parents with children under age 17 can reduce their tax burden by up to $2,000 per qualified dependent. This includes your own children, stepchildren, or related child who lives with you at least half the tax year.
Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. Over three million families will lose an average of 1,720 per year in real terms by 2029-30, as a result of proposed changes to disability and incapacity benefits, the government has estimated. This includes 370,000 people who will lose their current entitlement to the daily living allowance element of personal independence payment (PIP), said the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), in
Back to Blogs Community Blog Governor Polis Proclaims April Child Abuse Prevention Month April marks the beginning of Child Abuse Prevention Month in Colorado. Communities across the nation and Colorado are planting pinwheel gardens and wearing blue throughout the month of April. The Office of Children, Youth and Families calls all individuals, communities, legislators, state agencies, media, and organizations, as well as public and private service providers in the state, to strengthen families
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