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Torn Apart: How the Abolition Movement Destroys Foster Youth – And How Listening To Us Can Build A Safer World

Child Welfare Monitor

She spent half of her life in foster care, struggling with substance abuse. But when you grow up witnessing so much violence, abuse, and neglect firsthand, you don’t have to watch the stories on the news. Patty was born in El Salvador and migrated to the U.S. Patty turned 18 years old in jail. She now has an A.A.

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UAlbany Receives $1M for Program to Prevent HIV and Substance Abuse

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The University at Albany has been awarded nearly $1 million for the creation of a five-year, comprehensive program aimed at preventing HIV infections and substance use disorders among students. View Full Article - UAlbany Receives $1M for Program to Prevent HIV and Substance Abuse.

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Online conference “SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE IN A CHANGING WORLD”

The International Association Of Schools Of Social

A FREE online conference “SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE IN A CHANGING WORLD” being organised by the Department of Social Work, Veronica Adeleke School of Social Sciences, Babcock University, Nigeria. Social Work Practice and Substance Abuse. Uzoma Okoye, Department of Social Work, University of Nigeria, Nigeria.

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Beth Angell Appointed the Phillip Fellin Collegiate Professor of Social Work

Michigan Social Work

Angell’s research focuses on behavioral health, particularly on serious mental illness and its intersection with substance abuse and criminal justice involvement. From 2018-2022, she served as the dean and professor at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Social Work.

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Officials in two states that routinely destroy Native American families make their position clear: We don’t care, we don’t have to.

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

Under the federal Indian Child Welfare Act, states are supposed to make “active efforts” to keep families together, a higher standard than the “reasonable efforts” required un federal law (but almost universally ignored ) for other families. A reasonable effort would be giving that parent a list of treatment programs.

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What Does KVC Stand For?

KVC

These are the types of values that KVC “stands for” these days: Knowledge: We help children and families who have experienced trauma such as abuse, neglect, substance abuse and loss. It’s important that instead of offering help that we think will work, we do what we know will work.

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NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending Sept. 24, 2024

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

. ● In Nevada, the Nevada Independent reports: A January legislative audit identified seven care facilities for children that failed to adequately protect those in their care, with complaints ranging from children self-administering medication to substance abuse issues. ● What does that have to do with “child welfare”?