NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

And, by the way, because foster care is so expensive and because, in many cases, the federal government will pay half the cost, this approach also saves money. The right policy concerning tearing children from battered mothers because the children “witnessed domestic violence” can be boiled down to a single word: Don’t.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

JULY 23, 2023

Cara, who asked to keep her last name private, said she had already been in touch with a domestic violence organization about her ex. In Cara’s case, she had sought help from a domestic violence organization – and they’re the ones who called DCF. After the drinking incident, she said, that organization called [DCF]. “I

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2024

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. Government has a crucial role to play. I am a lifelong tax-and-spend liberal and proud of it.

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Community Care

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The number of children in need in England has fallen for the third successive year, to its lowest level since 2013, according to official government figures. Domestic violence most common reasons for intervention. The growth is lower when population is taken into account, with 41.4

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Relias

MAY 2, 2022

And as rates of issues such as substance use disorder, domestic violence, and suicide continue to rise as a result of COVID-19 and its aftermath, 988 needs to become a part of how behavioral health organizations operate. The resultant mental health effects can be seen in the numbers discussed above.

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All For Kids

MARCH 10, 2025

Counseling may also be available for individuals, couples, and families, addressing issues like mental health, domestic violence, and substance abuse. Additional services may include parent education, after-school activities, domestic violence counseling, and kids counseling. Who Runs Family Resource Centers?

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Community Care

AUGUST 8, 2023

The government is reviewing the case for giving social workers in England powers of entry in adult safeguarding cases. However, the review said that social workers “often referenced” their lack of a power of entry as a barrier to effectively protecting adults experiencing abuse at home from carers. ”

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Community Care

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Wales remains the only UK nation not to have commissioned a review of its children’s social care services, after the Welsh Government resisted calls to do so following the inquiry into Logan Mwangi’s murder. ” Call for minimum period for social work court assessments.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The story goes on to point out that The national nonprofit pioneered class-action lawsuits on behalf of foster children, and now has open litigation in more than 20 states on behalf of children poorly served by the government, including those in other systems, such as juvenile justice.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Whenever anyone in state government was asked about the problems in the state’s “child welfare” system they’d give the same stock answer: As soon as the new Department of Social Services was up and running, and took over jobs then done by the Department of Public Welfare, everything would be fine!

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Getting down to cases The story begins this way: Shayla Curts, 22, had been living at Newhouse KC, a domestic violence shelter in Kansas City, Missouri, for several months after the birth of her second child. She said it gave her a safe place to breast feed her infant and care for her 4-year-old while trying to get back on her feet.

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Community Care

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Sector bodies have heavily criticised the government’s provision of one-fifth of the resources called for by the care review to reform social care in its response today. “We are extremely disappointed that the Government is choosing to invest so little in our country’s most vulnerable children.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

JANUARY 2, 2023

People were asked things like whether, as a child, they had witnessed domestic violence, whether they felt no one in their family made them feel important or special or whether they “didn’t have enough to eat, had to wear dirty clothes, and had no one to protect you.” ACEs have become quite the fad. Here’s the difference.

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Social Work Haven

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Identifying Risk and Protective Factors : Risk Factors : Social workers identify potential risk factors that may impact the individual’s well-being, such as substance abuse, domestic violence, or exposure to trauma. As a social worker, one of your most important roles is to be an advocate for those in need.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2021

African Americans have made monumental contributions in every facet of our history from science, medicine, the military, the arts, entertainment, literature, industry, commerce, government, and every other area that has helped shape our country, including children’s welfare.

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The Guardian

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

In the UK, call the national domestic abuse helpline on 0808 2000 247, or visit Women’s Aid. In Australia, the national family violence counselling service is on 1800 737 732. In the US, the domestic violence hotline is 1-800-799-SAFE (7233).

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Social Work Haven

JUNE 15, 2023

This can include children and youth in foster care, individuals experiencing homelessness, survivors of domestic violence, older adults facing neglect, and many others. Advocacy for Vulnerable Populations One of the primary responsibilities of a social worker is to advocate for the rights and well-being of vulnerable populations.

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Social Work Haven

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Social workers can also take on the role of a mediator when advocating for their clients by working with other stakeholders, such as government agencies, employers or community organisations to ensure that their client’s needs are heard and taken into consideration. Domestic violence. Assessment, intervention and review.

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Social Work Haven

MAY 13, 2023

His work has had a significant influence on government policy in relation to disability rights and access to services. Celia Williamson is an American social worker and professor at the University of Toledo, where she teaches courses on human trafficking, victimisation, and domestic violence. Famous social workers 1.

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The Guardian

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Martin Narey, a former head of children’s charity Barnardo’s and senior government adviser, said social services should view potentially abusive parents “more critically” and not shy away from taking children into care. Continue reading.

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Irish Social Worker

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Rachel Morrogh calls for individuals, institutions, systems and governments to stand in the victims corner.

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The Guardian

APRIL 15, 2023

Lack of shelters may be forcing victims to return to their violent partners or leaving them homeless More than 10,000 women escaping domestic abuse across England were refused safe housing last year, amid warnings that many could be left homeless or driven back to dangerous partners as a result of a “woeful” lack of safe accommodation.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2022

. ● The Western New England Law Review has a superb summary of the research showing the enormous harm to children caused when they are taken from domestic violence survivors. The article interweaves compelling case examples and a mass of research. There’s a story in The Imprint. And here’s the CLS press release.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

It does not repeat the line about children’s well-being in the part favoring parents, only in the part favoring government.) ● Americans are realizing that racial and class bias permeate family policing. (Notice the subtle stacking of the deck: The question is not balanced.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2021

That means that if a parent is thinking of asking for help, such as HeadStart child care, emergency housing, domestic violence support, substance abuse counseling, or Applied Behavior Analysis therapy funded by the state, they should be prepared to deal with [the city’s family police agency, the Administration for Children’s Services]. …

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Sometimes one small detail from a government document tells a huge story especially when a good reporter adds a little context. But the Administration for Childrens Services considers itself free to harass domestic violence victims and their children by putting them under constant surveillance. So now theres another lawsuit.

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Community Care

MAY 30, 2022

It has urged the government to set up multi-agency expert units in each area to handle child protection work, to address both issues, with ministers due to respond later this year.

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Relias

JULY 14, 2023

The study suggested that domestic violence and suicide could account for large numbers of maternal deaths in some countries, but their findings were inconclusive. However, the continued push for improvement from medical entities, government agencies, and private organizations can only help. experiences alarming disparities.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Experts say the volume is unlike anything they've heard of in local government. … “[I]f it's true, it would be the most massive sex abuse scandal imaginable," said Stewart Mollrich, an attorney with Manly, Stewart & Finaldi, one of the law firms specializing in sex abuse claims that is suing the county. That’s where Arabella died.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2023

We find that in 2021, the federal government reports , 84 percent of children torn from their homes and consigned to the chaos of foster care were put there in cases that involved not even an allegation of sexual abuse or any form of physical abuse. Oh, says the Scooby gang, but there’s also domestic violence. So send money.

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Child Welfare Monitor

JANUARY 13, 2025

was born) for issues including use of heroin, marijuana and alcohol in the home; lack of supervision of the children; domestic violence; an unsafe caregiver living with the family; an unsafe and unclean living environment unsecured guns in the home out-of-control behaviors by B.B.s During the ten years before B.B.s

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The only ground cited in the documentary for the removal of her children was the fact that she was herself a victim of domestic violence. But in North Carolina, its open season on domestic violence survivors and their children. Indeed, Chandlers isnt the first such case in North Carolina to get headlines.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

OCTOBER 22, 2024

This one concerns how survivors of domestic violence are victimized by the family police. And imagine if the price for not meeting the government spy’s standard for “well-being” were to have the child taken forever. LAist reports on another new study, this one from UCLA’s Pritzker Center for Strengthening Children and Families.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The federal government decided to wage what, were it a movie might be called “War On Poverty II – This Time We’ll Just Send Cash.” But before the federal government started counting up child abuse reports themselves, other groups did it, including PCAA. One of the groups hurt most: Survivors of domestic violence.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

JUNE 27, 2023

● Mandatory reporting does particular harm to children of battered mothers – because when they are torn from mothers whose only crime is to, themselves, be victims of domestic violence, the harm to the children is especially great. In this story, America’s foremost scholar on family policing and race, Prof.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

The timing can leave parents reeling and unable to contact government offices with questions or objections: If ACS conducts a removal on a Friday night, for example, a judge will not review it until Monday. The practice of taking children from survivors of domestic violence was curbed in New York City thanks to a successful lawsuit.

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