CO4Kids

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Kinship care is an arrangement in which children under 18 years of age who are unable to live with their parents are placed in the care of relatives, close family friends, or other people important in their lives instead of being placed in traditional foster care or group homes.

Child Welfare 96

Child Welfare Welfare Foster Care Human Services 96

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.

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Child Welfare Medicaid Foster Care Welfare 149

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The premise is that because of the “shortage,” children can’t see their parents while in foster care, and families don’t get the guidance they need to jump through all the hoops they must surmount to prove themselves worthy of getting their children back. Anybody see the problem here yet? Curts get an apartment.

Child Welfare 98

Child Welfare Welfare Foster Care Domestic Violence 98

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 23, 2021

But whatever the reason, after years of marching in lockstep with the Miami Herald – ignoring wrongful removal and sometimes fomenting foster-care panic -- the Tampa Bay Times has discovered that maybe all those children don’t need to be in foster care after all! Where have I heard that before? ?

Foster Care 40

Foster Care Domestic Violence Addiction Counseling 40

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. TRENDING CONTENT ON SOCIAL WORK HAVEN What is the main role of a social worker? What skills does a social worker need?

Social Worker 95

Social Worker Treatment Planning Interventional Justice and Corrections 95

University of Connecticut

MAY 8, 2023

My previous and future work involves working with some of the most vulnerable members of our society -- that work being with LGBTQIA+ youth, and victims and survivors of domestic violence. This scholarship will equip me to serve and give back to my community, and eventually become a Licensed Clinical Social Worker.

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LMSW Justice and Corrections Schools Mental Health 52

All For Kids

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

cwla.org Research shows child abuse has a lasting negative impact on lives, affecting mental and physical health, families, and systems like health services, law enforcement, and social services. Parents in such circumstances are often young with past experiences in foster care or the juvenile justice system.

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Domestic Violence Substance Abuse Military PTSD 52