NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

APRIL 4, 2023

Guest Anjana Samant of the ACLU Women’s Rights Project says that “I definitely see work in the child welfare system as a core, just basic ACLU bread-and-butter of civil liberties fight.” ● Samant also discusses the enormous harm of predictive analytics algorithms in child welfare. And ICYMI, here’s the trailer:

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CO4Kids

APRIL 28, 2025

Back to Blogs Community Blog 2026 Annual Progress and Services Report Stakeholder Feedback The Colorado Department of Human Services Division of Child Welfare is in the final stages of writing the 2026 Annual Progress and Services Report (“APSR”) for federal submission.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

MAY 8, 2023

Maine’s child population is only four percent Hispanic, but more than one-quarter of them will be forced into foster care and 15% of them will lose their parents forever. That state’s child welfare “ombudsman” issues reports indicating she’s never seen a problem with wrongful removal in Maine.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2021

It took the intervention of Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel to undo some of the damage done to the children at the center of this case. How it took the intervention of Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel to stop things from getting even worse. ? How, after a judge returned the children, the family police brought new charges.

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Community Care

OCTOBER 31, 2024

She added: “The spending review and the upcoming Children’s Wellbeing Bill must now prioritise the wider reforms the child welfare system urgently needs.” “Further delays will see [costs] escalate.” ” “Children and parents need support when challenges are emerging.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

JANUARY 4, 2022

The end of 2021 brought more outstanding reporting on various dark corners of the “child welfare” system. ? If you tear a child from a parent’s arms, then demand money to give the child back, what’s the right word for the payment? How about TANF as a child welfare slush fund.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

APRIL 12, 2023

And here’s part two , which explains why “creme" is to food what “permanency” is to child welfare: a fake substitute. ● She thinks even aging out can be better not only than returning to their own homes (an outcome to which she’s long been hostile) but even to guardianship with extended family.

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Relias

AUGUST 22, 2022

Compassion fatigue/burnout/emotionally draining work – We see these issues arising more and more , especially when working in child welfare, with a high cost/complex population of individuals with multiple chronic conditions. Often, they and/or family members demand specific types of interventions.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

JANUARY 3, 2023

● ProPublica and NBC News wrapped up their extraordinary series on the harm of family policing with an urgent reminder that “In Child Welfare Cases, Most of Your Constitutional Rights Don’t Apply.” We had therapeutic interventions for Violet’s tantrums, but no plan for getting her family back together.

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University of Connecticut

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The primary goal of the project is to determine whether the “Breakthrough Parenting Curriculum: Navigating Trauma Across Generations (BPC)”— a trauma-informed parenting intervention — is effective at promoting child, parent, and family wellbeing among underserved families at-risk for involvement with the child welfare system.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

JULY 4, 2023

From the story: By its nature, the “substantiated concern” finding is designed for cases in which there is a low risk of harm to a child, making it that much more important to provide parents a means to challenge DCF’s initial findings, Elsen says.

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Beyond Advocacy

AUGUST 7, 2024

This bill would reauthorize Title IV-B of the Social Security Act to strengthen child welfare services and expand the availability of prevention services. The bill was referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means, which held a hearing on the legislation on July 24, following a year-long review of child welfare programs.

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University of Connecticut

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The primary goal of the project is to determine whether the “Breakthrough Parenting Curriculum: Navigating Trauma Across Generations (BPC)”— a trauma-informed parenting intervention — is effective at promoting child, parent, and family wellbeing among underserved families at-risk for involvement with the child welfare system.

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Social Work Haven

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Child Welfare Specialist : Social workers in this role focus on the safety and well-being of children, often within the context of child protective services or foster care systems. They involve clients in decision-making processes and encourage them to actively participate in setting goals and developing intervention plans.

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Michigan Social Work

APRIL 19, 2022

Ribaudo serves on CSWE’s National Task Force Steering Committee and led the team developing Competency 8: Intervention with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities. . . Osorio Cooksy was part of the team developing Competency 5: Engage in Policy Practice.

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Social Work Haven

MAY 14, 2023

From child welfare and mental health to community development and healthcare, social workers can choose to specialise in areas that align with their passions and interests. Case Manager–This role involves assessing, planning and implementing interventions to help meet the needs of clients.

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Community Care

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The sharp rise in child protection enquiries follows the final report of the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care, which warned that the system was “increasingly skewed to crisis intervention” and needed to be rebalanced towards early help and family support. Care review concerns .

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Brightpoint

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

That family—especially if they are black or brown–might find themselves a couple of steps away from a foster care intervention when what they really needed were options that money can literally buy, like clothing, food, and child care. [5]. The William T.

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University of Connecticut

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

She is leading a research project on foster care experiences of LGBTQ+ youth who have transitioned out of care from September 2023 through April 2024 entitled Exploration of LGBTQ+ Young Adults' Experiences in Ireland's Child Welfare System: Building a Foundation of LGBTQ+ Culturally Responsive Care.

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Social Work Haven

APRIL 16, 2023

Social workers gain a greater understanding of how people may be affected by their surroundings, relationships and community, which helps them develop interventions that can have a positive impact. This can be beneficial when designing interventions that will have the most positive effect on service users.

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Center for Child Protection

MAY 28, 2024

Ray brings 27 years of dedicated law enforcement experience, including 11 years with the Travis County Sheriff’s Office Child Abuse Unit. Shanna brings over 15 years of expertise in the Child Welfare System, with 12 years at the Department of Family and Protective Services. Shanna Schuelke, Clinical Services Coordinator.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

JULY 31, 2023

When marijuana was legalized in Colorado family police intervention in families where it was used actually increased. Yet it’s the Roxbury mom who doesn’t dare use pot – or at least makes sure to hide that use -- because she knows that paints a target on her back and she could lose her children.

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University of Connecticut

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Improving College Outcomes for Foster Care Youth In a study published by the Journal of Public Child Welfare, Assistant Professor of Social Work Nate Okpych investigated how a federal law increasing the foster care age limit might affect postsecondary outcomes for foster care youth.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

AUGUST 24, 2023

Tokenism about racism Children’s Rights is a group that once actually claimed, in a fundraising pitch, to be “driving a national conversation about the urgent need to end unjust government intervention in the lives of Black children and families.” That makes especially offensive how that whole issue is handled in this McLawsuit.

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Counselor Toolbox podcast

DECEMBER 11, 2018

The number of people with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders is increasing, and these clients are disproportionately represented in the legal and child welfare system, and often have significant challenges in school Early and effective differential diagnosis can help a person with an FASD achieve the highest quality of life.

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Child Welfare Monitor

OCTOBER 14, 2024

These two young people had something in common–a long history of neglect (and sometimes abuse) by their parents and a failure to intervene by child welfare services despite multiple reports that children were in danger. In Colt’s case, the intervention may have also come too late to prevent serious psychological damage.

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Brightpoint

MAY 1, 2023

As an organization familiar with how poverty can be compounded into child neglect, Children’s Home & Aid is committed to advancing child, family, and community well-being solutions like addressing diaper need to prevent a more costly and disruptive child welfare intervention.

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Relias

JANUARY 31, 2023

To get the best results from parental involvement, however, you’ll need to provide parent training around ABA interventions. For one, studies have shown that training families to help deliver interventions may also reduce the need for medications used to address behavioral challenges. This type of training has proved highly effective.

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Community Care

JULY 4, 2024

Fostering Families can prevent cycles of imposed statutory intervention, particularly for families where long- term neglect, parental mental ill- health or domestic problems have permeated family life. Child Welfare League of America.

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All For Kids

MARCH 10, 2025

Family Resource Centers (FRCs) are community-based hubs that provide a range of prevention and early intervention services to families. Reduced involvement with the child welfare system. Where Can I Find a Family Resource Center in Southern California? What Is a Family Resource Center? Better physical and mental health.

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Social Work Haven

DECEMBER 4, 2022

He examines how new technologies can be used to improve interventions, explore data, and manage cases in innovative ways. Assessment and Intervention Strategies for Working with Clients in Crisis” by David E.

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Social Work Haven

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

My personal experiences, from working with substance abuse support groups to volunteering in child welfare and domestic violence programs, have deepened my understanding of the vital role social workers play in our society.

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All For Kids

MARCH 10, 2025

Child abuse is a complex issue that can stem from factors such as: A history of abuse within the family Stress and lack of coping mechanisms Substance abuse Mental health challenges Social isolation Poverty Understanding these root causes is crucial for raising awareness and implementing effective prevention strategies.

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Child Welfare Monitor

OCTOBER 5, 2024

As an illustration, I am reposting my 2022 review of Roberts’ most recent book, Torn Apart: How the Child Welfare System Destroys Black Families–and How Abolition Can Build a Safer Worl d. child welfare system. ” Those who liked Shattered Bonds will likely love Torn Apart.

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University of Connecticut

JANUARY 9, 2023

The research presented by SSW covers a wide range of areas and our expertise, including child welfare, foster care, sexual and gender minority youth mental health, and substance use, among others. Presentation: Factors Associated with Child Welfare Diversion for Substance-Exposed Infants. Thursday, January 12.

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Relias

JUNE 22, 2023

Concurrently, CBT-based interventions emphasize the importance of identifying activities that lead to neutral or positive feelings. A basic premise of CBT is that our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are all linked and influence each other. Many times, clients will begin to recognize that when they engage in certain activities (e.g.,

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2022

It crops up over and over when there’s any story about what family police agencies (a more accurate term than “child welfare” agencies) do to families. There aren’t enough beds for little guys that need this level of care, and the child welfare system has to kind of figure out ‘how can we do the best with what we have?’”

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