Child Welfare Monitor

JULY 8, 2024

Year after year, states and the federal government continue to release annual data showing a decline in the number of children in foster care, congratulating themselves on keeping families together. However, FFPSA has not made massive federal resources available for such services. percent over the previous year 15.6

Foster Care 130

Foster Care Child Welfare Welfare Substance Abuse 130

Child Welfare Monitor

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Sometime in the early years of the current century, a group of powerful advocates who thought that too many children were being placed in foster care came up with a proposal for change that they called “child welfare finance reform.” … So under Family First, we created new federal funding for those services.

Child Welfare 130

Child Welfare Medicaid Foster Care Welfare 130

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. Another way to improve access to healthcare is through greater implementation of telehealth services. Without proper healthcare, a person’s medical needs cannot be properly addressed.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Mental Health Telehealth Child Welfare 52

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

A document from the California Department of Social Services indicates the agency was appropriately appalled by the “ethics review.” An excellent story in The Imprint reveals that, after extensive consultation with an impressive and diverse group of people, the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has pulled the plug.

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. The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have been cited as major factors in the growing problem, as has the influence of social media.

Mental Health 52

Mental Health Medicaid Foster Care Schizophrenia 52

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 100

Child Welfare Foster Care Welfare Adoption 100