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The study found that when COVID-19 forced the city’s family policing agency, the Administration for Children’s Services, to step back and community-run community-based mutual aid organizations stepped up, the trauma of needless investigation and fostercare was significantly reduced, with no compromise of safety.
NCCPR’s Vice President was co-counsel for the plaintiffs.) In New York, county governments (and New York City) run family policing. Mostly that means interference that makes nothing better and sometimes makes things worse, as with their support for what should be called sugar-frosted fostercare.
Would she call the suspicion “justifiable” were she, at this very moment, making sure the house was spotless in case of a surprise inspection from CPS – in between her mandatory “counseling” and “parent education” classes? Would she feel that way were she fighting to get her child out of fostercare? Two trips to the E.R.
The federal government released its annual Child Maltreatment report. It turns out that Because of #COVID19: -- The family police stepped back – investigating fewer cases and taking fewer children. -- Community-based mutual aid stepped up. -- The federal government stepped in with no-strings-attached cash for poor families.
From its failure to follow governing laws and ensure due process, to its prioritization of expediency over fairness, humanity, and just outcomes, the family court functions as an arm of state power, rather than a neutral arbiter of fairness and justice. …
An outside source, like an adoption counselor, can help you better grasp all that goes into the adoption process, and can teach you about the benefits of fostercare, becoming a foster parent, and adoption. In addition, the cost of fostercare adoption is typically significantly lower in this type of system.
Counsellor : They provide counselling and emotional support to individuals and families facing a wide range of challenges, including mental health issues, addiction, and crisis situations. Case Manager : Social workers coordinate services and resources for their clients, ensuring they receive comprehensive care and support.
She became part of a secret docket of pregnant women singled out for intensive government monitoring. Every aspect of her delivery, down to the centimeter, was reported to the government, again without her knowledge. The government attempted to force her to undergo a medical procedure. This is a bit odd since A.V.
Whether it involves providing counseling, facilitating community programs, or engaging in research and policy development, the multifaceted nature of social work ensures that each day brings new challenges and opportunities to effect meaningful change.
This post is adapted from a virtual presentation I gave last month to the Racial Justice Task Force of the Massachusetts Committee for Public Counsel Services, Child and Family Law Division. The snapshot number – the number of children trapped in fostercare on any given day -- is even worse. Katz did something simple.
Her son was cared for by his grandmother – until the husband took the child by force and also made his way to the United States. The husband wound up in Massachusetts – and the boy, Ricardo, wound up in fostercare – because the father was abusing him too. The National Association of Counsel for Children agrees.
But typically, they aim to fix poor conditions for children living in fostercare. Legal experts say it is particularly rare for groups of parents, such as those in the Gould case, to seek systemic changes to the investigation and surveillance process, asserting their rights before a fostercare removal.
Have a look: The only good news for the family police came from the fact that, apparently, only a minority of respondents agreed with the statement “Overall, the fostercare system harms more than helps the children in its care.” But while Gallup reveals how many agreed with the statement, it doesn’t say how many disagreed.
And it’s important to draw a distinction between that one element of government – the family police – and government as a whole. I think government can play a huge, constructive role in promoting the well-being of children. I am a lifelong tax-and-spend liberal and proud of it. But the family police cannot.
I plan to pursue a career in social justice which includes advocating and counseling young girls and women who have experienced injustices and trauma. My goal one day is to travel to different countries to support these women with counseling and proper education, and through this, hopefully, to write a book based on my experiences.
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Fong asks in a commentary for the Hartford Courant if the head of the state’s family police agency will make sure there’s no foster-care panic. She writes: DCF has expressed a commitment to keeping families together, and has worked, impressively, to decrease fostercare caseloads and refer families to community supports.
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