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. At hospitals, they may provide counselling to patients and their families or connect them with resources that can help support their recovery.

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Social Worker Treatment Planning Interventional Justice and Corrections 95

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

● Often children are taken when their poverty is confused with neglect only to face actual abuse in foster care. This story from The Press-Enterprise in Riverside describes a case in California in which that happened – and then the children faced horrific abuse in a foster home overseen by a private agency. ●

Child Welfare 108

Child Welfare Justice and Corrections Foster Care Criminal Justice 108

Child Welfare Monitor

JANUARY 27, 2025

North Carolina ended its restrictive policy of reporting only fatalities determined by a chief medical examiner to be homicide, and it also began efforts to incorporate vital statistics and criminal justice data. During FY 2023, some states reported changes that may have resulted in a reduced number of child fatalities reported.

Child Welfare 162

Child Welfare Welfare Justice and Corrections Administration 162