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. But rarely children really do face horrific abuse in their own homes. 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. ● I mention the item above because right now, California’s private foster care agencies are rushing to make sure it never

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Community Care

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. The government is working on a project to develop a “more cost-effective” alternative to children’s trusts for struggling services. The Department for Education (DfE) project is also looking to develop a response plan for the possibility of any existing children’s trust failing financially.

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Michigan Social Work

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Clinical Associate Professor Ayesha Ghazi Edwin was featured in a PBS News story on the importance of voting to new U.S. citizens. Ghazi Edwin was born in England; her family came to the U.S. when she was three. Her mother says that the day their family received their U.S. citizenship was one of the happiest days of her life. “People always say representation is important, and I have too.

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Relias

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

If you work with clients who live with substance use disorders (SUDs) , understanding the stages of addiction can help you guide them on their path to recovery. In this article, we’ll explore what addiction is and what each stage of addiction looks like in order to help you better serve your clients. What is addiction? The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) defines addiction as: “A chronic, relapsing disorder characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use despite adverse conse

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