Child Welfare Monitor

JANUARY 10, 2025

The number of children entering foster care increased for the first time in over ten years. There was a drop in in-home case openings but a similar increase in foster care placements during the year. But the number of children being served in their homes decreased by 50 while the number in foster care increased by 49.

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Foster Care Child Welfare Welfare Social Worker 130

Child Welfare Monitor

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Sometime in the early years of the current century, a group of powerful advocates who thought that too many children were being placed in foster care came up with a proposal for change that they called “child welfare finance reform.” … So under Family First, we created new federal funding for those services.

Child Welfare 151

Child Welfare Medicaid Foster Care Welfare 151

Social Work Haven

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Case Manager : Social workers coordinate services and resources for their clients, ensuring they receive comprehensive care and support. Mediator : They facilitate communication and resolve conflicts between individuals or within families to promote healthy relationships.

Social Worker 95

Social Worker Treatment Planning Interventional Justice and Corrections 95

Child Welfare Monitor

MARCH 16, 2025

I had taken the training several times in the past–first for my work as a social worker with CFSA and later as a mentor to a foster youth. I had my first experience with the updated training last month as part of my preparation to serve as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for a child in foster care.

Child Welfare 185

Child Welfare Foster Care Self-harm Welfare 185

Shelter, Inc

JANUARY 7, 2025

He is also an integral part of the leadership team of the Northwest Suburban Mental Health Task Force, advocating for improved mental health services, as well as supporting individuals with disabilities and those dealing with substance abuse issues. Arlen is a founding member and former board president of BUILD Inc., Shelter, Inc.,

Substance Abuse 52

Substance Abuse University Child Welfare Mental Health 52

Child Welfare Monitor

JANUARY 13, 2025

On August 24, 2024, the Washington Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) proudly announced in a press statement that it had reduced the number of children in out-of-home care by nearly half since 2018. Specifically, the number of children in foster care had fallen from 9,171 in 2018 to 4,971 as of August 14, 2024.

Domestic Violence 264

Domestic Violence Foster Care Substance Abuse Child Welfare 264

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2024

We can do that because we have actual evidence that, in the overwhelming majority of cases, family preservation is not only more humane than foster care or massive surveillance, its also safer. From KABC-TV, Los Angeles : A story about a civil lawsuit filed by victims of horrific abuse both in their own home and then in foster care.

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Child Welfare Welfare Foster Care Adoption 117