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

Child Welfare Monitor

As in the past several years, ACF’s language suggested that child abuse and neglect are decreasing. The new report, Child Maltreatment 2023 (CM2023), provides data for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2023, which ended on September 30, 2024. ” State data indicates that child welfare agencies screened in 2.1

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September is National Recovery Month: Supporting the Journey to Recovery 

Social Work Blog

By Makeba Royall, LCSW NASW Senior Practice Associate In 1989, National Recovery Month was started during the month of September. Recovery month provides continued education and encouragement around recovery, elevating accomplishments and reaffirming the possibility of recovery.

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Trauma-informed Care Creates a Path Forward

Shelter, Inc

This is especially true for children who have faced extreme circumstances such as abuse, neglect, or loss, often as part of child welfare systems. Feeling safe is the foundation of trauma recovery. However, trauma-informed mental health therapy can offer children a lifeline.

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Rebuilding trust and hope through Ironpaws

Center for Child Protection

“At Ironpaws, we have caseworkers, non-direct staff, and the Child Protection Team participating alongside our kids.” ” And for the professionals committed to protecting children and the experts devoted to their recovery, witnessing the unbreakable spirit of children in the face of adversity is a gift.

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NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending Sept. 24, 2024

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

The reports were careful, nuanced assessments – far better than what’s spewed forth from certain politicians, and the state’s child welfare “ombudsman.” Those last 11 paragraphs are an indirect reminder of how, in less than 25 years, Maine child welfare went from national scandal to national model to national disgrace. .

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September is National Recovery Month: Supporting the Journey to Recovery 

Social Work Blog

By Makeba Royall, LCSW – NASW Senior Practice Associate In 1989, National Recovery Month was started during the month of September. Recovery Month provides continued education and encouragement around recovery, elevating accomplishments and reaffirming the possibility of recovery.

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Rebuilding trust and hope through Iron Paws

Center for Child Protection

“At Iron Paws, we have caseworkers, non-direct staff, and the Child Protection Team participating alongside our kids.” ” And for the professionals committed to protecting children and the experts devoted to their recovery, witnessing the unbreakable spirit of children in the face of adversity is a gift.