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The $20 million boondoggle that perfectly illustrates the banality of child welfare thinking

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

But it’s hard to imagine anything that more perfectly captures the banality of child welfare thinking than this waste of $20 million: Five organizations will spend this federal grant money to create a “Quality Improvement Center on Engaging Youth in Finding Permanency.” And what will these groups do with the $20 million?

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“Child welfare” and racism: Children’s Rights steps up

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

The Complaint alleges that the two largest counties in Minnesota, Hennepin and Ramsey, engage in systematic, rampant, racially biased needless investigation and surveillance of families and needless removal of children. In Minnesota the power rests with law enforcement – and they abuse it constantly.

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Child Abuse Prevention Month

Social Work Blog

Below is an advocacy opportunity, educational resources, and related organizations to help social workers and others engage in Child Abuse Prevention Month.

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Child Abuse Prevention Programs: Making A Difference In Our Communities

All For Kids

As one of the largest investors in prevention in the United States, All For Kids is dedicated to protecting vulnerable children through advocacy and treatment. According to the Child Welfare Information Gateway, ‘prevention’ is defined as activities that stop an action or behavior or promote a positive one.

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NASW Press Reads for Policy, Advocacy, and Impact!

Social Work Blog

This thought-provoking and reader-friendly text prepares students for class engagement, lobbying activities, meeting with legislators, and serving their local communities. Such evidence can be crucial for justifying budgets, projecting needs, and writing grant proposals.

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Disability Justice and Other Concerns: The January Issue of Social Work Is Online

Social Work Blog

Despite decades of advocacy, Disabled people continue to experience ableism—such as inaccessibility, stigma, and exclusion—in all realms of social work. The crisis created by the spread of COVID-19 brought increasing needs and referrals to social welfare services in many countries. NASW members can read it here.

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NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending November 30, 2022

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

When Honolulu Civil Beat reached out to NCCPR for comment on the findings of a study, done by the state’s own Court Improvement Project, of what really happens in child welfare court hearings, I said: “What this report tells us is that Hawaii doesn’t really have a court system for ‘child welfare’ cases at all.