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Commission on adult social care reform announced by government

Community Care

The government will set up an independent commission to recommend long-term reform to adult social care, it announced today. It follows the Royal Commission on Long Term Care for the Elderly, set up by the New Labour government to examine the short and long-term options for developing a sustainable funding system.

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Child Maltreatment 2023: A reduction in child maltreatment victims or a retrenchment of child protection?

Child Welfare Monitor

“New Federal Report Demonstrates Reduction in Child Maltreatment Victims and Underscores Need for Continued Action,” the Administration on Children and Families (ACF) of the US Department of Health and Human Services proclaimed in releasing the latest annual report on the government response to child abuse and neglect.

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“Child welfare” in Indiana: the contempt of courts

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

That’s a key reason why the federal government now allows partial reimbursement for it. And yet, in another county that turned down federal aid for legal assistance, Johnson County Court Administrator Shena Johnson said: “[T]he system we have works well.” Perhaps she’d be alive today.

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Child care, family assistance outlined in 2025 California budget

CCRC

CCRC appreciates the Governors proposed budget investments to provide Californias children and families most in need with essential safety nets and timely family well-being supports, said CCRC Government Relations Director LaWanda Wesley. This budget reflects both values and action.

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Supporting the Education Assistant is in Everyone’s Interest

Gary Direnfeld

Nowadays, the EA is often an agent of control on behalf of the administration to keep the assisted student and other disruptive students from disturbing the other non-identified students. That will not be a conservative government. In so doing the EA was to facilitate the student’s academic achievement as best as possible.

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Federal Grants Available to Promote Elder Justice

Social Work Blog

The federal government is soliciting proposals to fund various programs that prevent and address elder abuse. Funding source: Administration for Community Living (ACL). Eligible entities: state, local, and tribal governments; community-based and faith-based organizations; hospitals; and institutions of higher education.

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Challenging Handmaid’s Tale jurisprudence in child welfare

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

But New York Citys family police agency, the Administration for Childrens Services, charged her with neglect. In fact, the control the government demands can predate conception. gave birth, the newborn tested positive for methadone which had been prescribed to Ms. to control her addiction. The agency didnt stop there.