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The Death of Thomas Valva: Almost five years later, we still don’t know the truth

Child Welfare Monitor

New York law requires local departments of social services to investigate all fatalities from maltreatment. The states Office of Children and Family Services is required to review each local fatality investigation and issue its own report within six months of the local investigation.

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Child Welfare FAQs Regarding Family Detention or Deportation

CO4Kids

County Departments of Human/Social Services (a county) will try to work with immigration enforcement officials (ICE) to contact the detained parents to make a plan. If the family doesnt have a protection plan and there are no identified caregivers, a school or others will make a referral to the county.

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Child Welfare Information Regarding Family Detention or Deportation for Impacted Parents or Caregivers

CO4Kids

What if no family or kin can be identified to provide care for my children? County departments of human/social services will try to work with immigration enforcement officials to contact the detained parents to make a plan. County departments of human/social services are required to complete background checks.

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What Effect Does the Environment Have on Your Health & How We Can Improve Community Health

KVC

By understanding the social determinants of health, policymakers and healthcare professionals can assess what’s needed most in a community and then take the proper measures to work toward a healthy population.

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NCCPR family preservation news and commentary round-up for the year 2023, Part Two

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

Or will they uphold their commitments to child safety through family preservation? -- Based on her extensive research Prof. Fong writes in The Imprint about why the so-called Adoption and Safe Families Act is “A Dangerous Tool in An Arbitrary System.” --And in this essay, she takes on the harm of mandatory reporting laws.