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Infants at greater risk from growth in parental mental health and substance use issues, say councils

Community Care

Phase 9 of the series covered 2022-24 and was based on data from 124 local authorities, extrapolated to cover all 153 councils, survey responses from 86 authorities and interviews with 34 directors of children’s services. from 2020-24.

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The $20 million boondoggle that perfectly illustrates the banality of child welfare thinking

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

But it’s hard to imagine anything that more perfectly captures the banality of child welfare thinking than this waste of $20 million: Five organizations will spend this federal grant money to create a “Quality Improvement Center on Engaging Youth in Finding Permanency.” And the government could still achieve the alleged purpose of this grant.

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“They’re not your children anymore.” Notes on news coverage of a landmark lawsuit

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

Or does ACS prefer a system that allows it to engage in maximum feasible buck-passing? You can listen to the full interview with Shalleck-Klein and one of the plaintiffs, Shalonda Curtis-Hackett here: They also were interviewed on Inside City Hall on NY1. Maybe that’s too kind.

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A disappointing report from the Senate Finance Committee

Child Welfare Monitor

The report describes a pattern of poor conditions and abusive practices that the SFC staff observed by reviewing media articles and company documents, supplemented by interviews with senior leaders in the four companies and visits to several facilities not operated by these companies.

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AI tool improves direct work in adult social care despite accuracy issues, practitioners report

Community Care

Research commissioned by Beam, the company behind the Magic Notes tool, found practitioners reported reduced time spent on case recording and assessments, enhanced engagement with people they supported, and improved quality of supervision meetings. The tool was also commended by a non-native English speaker and a neurodivergent practitioner.

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7 Nurse Recruitment and Retention Strategies

Relias

Given the current and future need for nurses, healthcare organizations must focus on recruiting new nurses, but perhaps more importantly — keeping their nursing staff engaged in clinical practice. See our Nurse Engagement, Satisfaction, and Retention Resource Kit for more strategies. Make career development a top priority.

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The middle-class white person’s guide to dealing with a child abuse allegation

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

Just a week later, two of our sons were engaged in some rough horseplay. By the way, Councilmember Oh’s child was interviewed separately and told the social worker what happened – just like Dr. Goldman’s children. And with extremely rare exceptions, the government isn’t going to provide one, either. Emphasis added.]