Child Welfare Monitor

JULY 22, 2024

.” It does not define RTF’s, but the term clearly refers to facilities that provide behavioral health services in a residential context to children with funding from programs under SFC jurisdiction, mainly Medicaid and foster care funds under Title IV-E of the Social Security Act.

Foster Care 155

Foster Care Interventional Child Welfare Medicaid 155

Shelter, Inc

OCTOBER 17, 2024

59 new parents received one-on-one support through our Healthy Families program, 22 “forever families ” were established through our foster care program, and critical housing and support services were providedfor youth in crisis, youth experiencing homelessness and young adultsaging out of the foster care system.

Child Welfare 59

Child Welfare Welfare Foster Care Medicaid 59

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

APRIL 3, 2023

If this all weren’t so dangerous the answer would be laugh-out-loud funny: They know it works, they say, not because the algorithm was good at predicting actual child abuse, but because, in many cases, it was good at predicting whether a child would wind up in foster care! And sure enough, the developers say, it works!

Child Welfare 98

Child Welfare Welfare Foster Care Self-harm 98

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Are they on Medicaid? But their measure of accuracy is not whether the algorithm predicts actual child abuse, it’s whether the algorithm predicts future involvement in the family policing system: Did the algorithm correctly predict that the family would be labeled “substantiated” child abusers or the child would be placed in foster care?

Child Welfare 98

Child Welfare Welfare Foster Care University 98

Beyond Advocacy

MAY 2, 2023

It is also far worse for youth with special needs, such as LGBTQ youth and youth in and aging out of foster care. Experts report that as many as 80 percent of youth with foster care experience have significant mental health issues , compared to 18 to 22 percent of the general population.

Mental Health 52

Mental Health Medicaid Foster Care Schizophrenia 52

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2023

According to a Boston Globe investigation : … in the vast majority of states, the deaths of babies from Medicaid families are more likely to be attributed to suspected accidental suffocation or listed as needing more investigation - and in some states, by sizable margins. They want to “decriminalize being in foster care.”

Domestic Violence 78

Domestic Violence Medicaid Foster Care Schools 78

Child Welfare Monitor

APRIL 11, 2025

Home visiting programs can also receive funding through Medicaid, Title IV-B and IV-E of the Social Security Act, and many other funding sources. I have written about the similar disregard for evidence in the promotion of models such as Homebuilders and blind foster care removals. The story of HFA is not an unusual one.

Child Welfare 192

Child Welfare Nursing Home Welfare Self-harm 192

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Now he wants the Justice Department to investigate these chains for allegedly defrauding Medicaid and violating the Americans with Disabilities Act. The Imprint and The Hill have stories. Once again, though, Wyden is focusing on the fact that three of the chains are for-profit corporations.

Domestic Violence 72

Domestic Violence Child Welfare Medicaid Welfare 72

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

JUNE 24, 2022

But no matter how much they try to hide it, it’s another trade association full of private foster care and “residential treatment” agencies. The actual amount of money states get through CAPTA is tiny – they would save more by defying its odious provisions, thereby reducing needless investigations and foster care.

Child Welfare 98

Child Welfare Welfare Foster Care Medicaid 98

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

APRIL 8, 2025

Ive never before seen a foster-care story get a push notice from The New York Times. Thats what happens when a county agrees to pay four billion dollars to more than 6,800 children sexually abused while in the custody of its foster care and/or juvenile justice systems. But this one did. Why did I ever order these tests?

Child Welfare 112

Child Welfare Foster Care Medicaid Welfare 112

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Fong asks in a commentary for the Hartford Courant if the head of the state’s family police agency will make sure there’s no foster-care panic. She writes: DCF has expressed a commitment to keeping families together, and has worked, impressively, to decrease foster care caseloads and refer families to community supports.

Child Welfare 109

Child Welfare Foster Care Welfare Adoption 109

KVC

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Healthcare policy shifts like the Medicaid expansion have helped in this arena, but insurance isn’t the only limitation on healthcare access. They provide family strengthening services , foster care , family reunification services , foster family recruitment and support , adoption , aftercare , outpatient therapy and more.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Mental Health Telehealth Child Welfare 52

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2024

We can do that because we have actual evidence that, in the overwhelming majority of cases, family preservation is not only more humane than foster care or massive surveillance, its also safer. From KABC-TV, Los Angeles : A story about a civil lawsuit filed by victims of horrific abuse both in their own home and then in foster care.

Child Welfare 117

Child Welfare Welfare Foster Care Adoption 117