Child Welfare Monitor

JANUARY 27, 2025

But with states around the country changing law, policy and practice to reduce child welfare agencies’ footprint, the number of “child maltreatment victims” cited by ACF is likely more a reflection of policy and practice than an indicator of actual maltreatment. Exhibit S-2 summarizes the findings of the newest report.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

JANUARY 19, 2022

Multiple organizations in Maine – but with the lead organizations dominated by private “providers” have put out a document they’re calling “A Framework for Child Welfare Reform” in that state. They’ve been led, or rather misled, by the state’s child welfare “ombudsman,” Christine Alberi. And that’s the key problem.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Imagine for a moment that you are a reporter assigned to write a multi-part in-depth series on the criminal justice system. I single these stories out not because they are exceptionally awful - there’s far worse out there - but precisely because they are so typical of the journalism of child welfare. That’s not correct.

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Social Work Haven

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Counsellor : They provide counselling and emotional support to individuals and families facing a wide range of challenges, including mental health issues, addiction, and crisis situations. Community Organizer : Social workers may organise and mobilise communities to address social issues, promote social justice, and create positive change.

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Social Work Haven

DECEMBER 4, 2022

The Struggle for Social Justice in Education” by Christina Duncan examines the history of social justice efforts in education and how these efforts have shaped the field of social work today. It also discusses strategies for setting boundaries when working with clients in active addiction. How do you write a social work article?

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

JULY 14, 2022

It would never be tolerated in a story about criminal justice. Yet it almost never is challenged by journalists reporting on child welfare. In fact, in all the times I’ve written to news organizations who have used this framing only one, Kaiser Health News, ever corrected it. The claim is particularly damaging now in Illinois.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

The story begins this way: Growing up Latino in Massachusetts carries a greater risk of entering the foster system than anywhere else in the nation, and for those who end up in foster homes — as well as those who are the subject of child welfare investigations — the consequences can be devastating. Please, Mommy.

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