NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

A bill in New Hampshire effectively equates strong emotion with abuse. Texas dialed back the power of its family police agency (a more accurate term than child welfare agency). Under this bill, all this trauma could be inflicted anytime a caseworker concludes that a childs physical, emotional or psychological welfare is at risk.

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Child Welfare Monitor

OCTOBER 5, 2024

As an illustration, I am reposting my 2022 review of Roberts’ most recent book, Torn Apart: How the Child Welfare System Destroys Black Families–and How Abolition Can Build a Safer Worl d. child welfare system. See my commentary on the abuse homicides of Rashid Bryant and Julissia Batties , for example).

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All For Kids

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

This article will explore common questions, facts, and figures about this tragic national epidemic, including how education empowers individuals and ways to get involved locally and nationally in the fight against child abuse. What Is Child Abuse Prevention?

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Shelter, Inc

MARCH 12, 2025

Other significant risk factors include housing instability, caregiver instability, substance abuse, involvement in the juvenile justice system, and running away. Focus on Prevention and Intervention Prepare communities to recognize red flags and how to respond effectively. A united approach is vital to preventing these crises.

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Relias

JANUARY 23, 2024

the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) have done a great deal of work to build on the momentum of national recognition that we have neglected maternal health and the role that social determinants play in the outcomes of women and children.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2024

OVERVIEWS OF FAMILY POLICING FAILURE You hear it from family police agencies (a more accurate term than child welfare agencies) all the time: We never take children because of poverty alone. Thats why this post to the NCCPR Child Welfare Blog is called All the failures of family policing in a single case - and it's not an unusual case.

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Social Work Blog

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Undermining public trust in vaccines and other critical health interventions could worsen health disparities, particularly in marginalized communities.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

JUNE 27, 2023

With a few notable exceptions (generally written by nonwhite reporters), the Globe follows the party line of those whose 19 th Century counterparts proudly called themselves “child savers” – that massive intervention into families is needed to keep children safe. Sixty-three percent did not include any allegation of substance abuse.

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