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Child Protective Services in the District of Columbia: An alarming increase in incomplete investigations in FY2024

Child Welfare Monitor

Complete Fiscal Year 2024 data now on the Dashboard of the District of Columbias Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA) reveal significant changes over the previous fiscal year. Contributing factors might be the end of COVID-19 assistance programs and the growing mental health, substance abuse, and housing crises in the District.

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Chicago students are in crisis. Here’s how we can help them heal.

Brightpoint

As if things aren’t hard enough, the tragic reality is that too many Chicago children and teens frequently experience trauma—through gun violence, substance abuse, domestic and relationship violence, and grief and loss. Combined, mental health services and assistance with practical needs help children thrive at home and school.

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NCCPR family preservation news and commentary round-up for the year 2024, part two

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

In Nevada, even the family police agency in metropolitan Las Vegas wants to stop having to take calls for so-called educational neglect. And yet as soon as the fractures were detected, a child abuse hotline call was placed to the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) naming the Bruckers as suspected abusers.