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NCCPR news and commentary round-up weeks ending December 3, 2024

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

● Tearing children from their parents because the parents are receiving medication-assisted treatment to control drug addiction doesn’t just impose enormous needless trauma on the children. As The Imprint points out in this two-part series, it also happens to be illegal. But when has the law ever applied to the family police or the family courts? And by the way, I wonder how many of the sanctimonious judges who insist that taking a drug every day to remain healthy is just another form of addicti

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Terri Friedline’s Research on the Connection Between Race and Financial Services Featured in DBusiness

Michigan Social Work

Professor Terri Friedline’s research on how financial institution locations are influenced by a neighborhood’s racial composition is featured in DBusiness. Friedline’s study analyzed the placement of banks, credit unions and alternative financial services — such as payday lenders — in six Detroit area counties. Her research shows that banks and credit unions tend to withdraw from areas as Black populations grow, whereas alternative financial services target these areas.

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The Guardian view on social care: reformers must reclaim the initiative | Editorial

The Guardian

Labour pledged ‘deep reform’ of this flawed and complex system. A royal commission could shape a consensus The sooner the government brings forward social care proposals the better. The lack of further detail about a manifesto commitment to “deep reform” has been a disappointment of Labour’s first months in office. Assisted dying and palliative care are a largely separate issue, relating to the last six months of life rather than the long-term (and sometimes lifelong) needs that social care addr

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Grief and The Holiday Season

Gary Direnfeld

Now that we are truly in December, some are starting to really feel the pain from the loss of a loved one. That loss may be over the past year where this is the first holiday season without them. The loss may be less recent, yet still profound. Particularly when in the same calendar year, each special occasion can really hit home. The first year of grief tends to be the hardest.

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The Everyday Donor: Unlocking Prospecting Segments Through Behavior Analysis

Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand

Do you really know your donors? Not just what they give, but who they are? 👥 In this interactive session, we’ll break down how nonprofits can use behavioral indicators (affinity, recency, frequency, and monetary value) to build prospecting segments that go beyond wealth screening and actually align with donor identity. You’ll walk away with practical strategies to move beyond basic demographics and cultivate supporters based on how they already engage with you!

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Case reviews ‘silent’ on racial bias in child protection decision making

Community Care

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. Reviews of serious cases are “silent” about the role of racial bias in child protection decision making, safeguarding experts have found. Case inquiries relating to black, Asian or mixed heritage children inconsistently featured the voice of the child and their recommendations failed to provide high-quality learning for practitioners on working with these groups of children.

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Just Before the Kids Come Home

Gary Direnfeld

The kids are about to enter the house. Maybe still in the car. They can be returning from your ex, from school, from an extracurricular activity, wherever. Before entering, ask a few questions. The first, “Where are we?” They will think it odd, but will answer, likely questioningly, “Home?” Tell them, “Yes, right.” Then ask, “How do we behave here?

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Consider Yourself and Empath?

Gary Direnfeld

Common among folks who identify as empaths, is difficulty setting boundaries. For many, the issue is also that people pleasing. Both are often the result of growing up in a home where one always had to be aware of the mood of others. That can be the result of a parent given to drinking and/or anger issues. Learning to read their mood and please them was a matter of safety, self-preservation.