NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The reports were careful, nuanced assessments – far better than what’s spewed forth from certain politicians, and the state’s child welfare “ombudsman.” Those last 11 paragraphs are an indirect reminder of how, in less than 25 years, Maine child welfare went from national scandal to national model to national disgrace.

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Child Welfare Monitor

JULY 8, 2024

Supporters of the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA), which passed in 2018, said that declining foster care counts would result from providing support to parents who needed help to address the problems (like substance abuse, mental illness and poor parenting skills) that led to their maltreatment of their children.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

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. More substantive legislation already has been defeated.

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Social Work Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The CDC explains what substance use disorders are along with different treatment and recovery options and the importance of reducing stigma. National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare Disrupting Stigma: How Understanding, Empathy, and Connection Can Improve Outcomes for Families Affect by Substance Use and Mental Disorders.

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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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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

JANUARY 29, 2023

We need to apply the Betty Ford standard to all parents with substance abuse issues. And where there really is a danger, the solution is giving those other parents a small fraction of the resources Betty Ford had. If only someone in Arizona had thought of that, Jakob Blodgett might be alive today.

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KVC

APRIL 18, 2024

KVC’s Positive Impact Grows Nationally During the 1980-90s, KVC grew to represent one of the broadest child welfare and behavioral healthcare continuums of care in the nation. We work locally, one child, family and community at a time, while also influencing the fields of child welfare and mental health nationally.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

AUGUST 29, 2023

Have you noticed how the writing of “child welfare” establishment types sounds more frantic lately? Records that have to be “admitted” into the database [but may not have been] include substance abuse records, visitation records and medical records. Josh Gupta-Kagan. I have a blog post about it. ●

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Social Work Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The CDC explains what substance use disorders are along with different treatment and recovery options and the importance of reducing stigma. National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare Disrupting Stigma: How Understanding, Empathy, and Connection Can Improve Outcomes for Families Affect by Substance Use and Mental Disorders.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Whenever anyone in state government was asked about the problems in the state’s “child welfare” system they’d give the same stock answer: As soon as the new Department of Social Services was up and running, and took over jobs then done by the Department of Public Welfare, everything would be fine! That, too, fails for several reasons.

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All For Kids

MARCH 10, 2025

Counseling may also be available for individuals, couples, and families, addressing issues like mental health, domestic violence, and substance abuse. Reduced involvement with the child welfare system. They include classes and workshops on topics such as child development, effective communication, and positive discipline.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

JANUARY 10, 2024

A decision by the California Supreme Court sheds rare light on how family police agencies (a more accurate term than “child welfare” agencies) like the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services behave, and how that behavior hurts children.

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KVC

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Both children who bully and targets of bullying are at a greater risk for mental and behavioral health issues, including anxiety, depression, substance abuse, sleep difficulties, lower academic achievement and dropping out of school. Words can hurt.

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Social Work Haven

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Child Welfare Specialist : Social workers in this role focus on the safety and well-being of children, often within the context of child protective services or foster care systems. This includes defending individuals’ rights and addressing issues such as poverty, mental health, domestic violence, disability rights and substance abuse.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

JANUARY 25, 2022

Family Integrity and Justice Works , the group started by two former top federal child welfare officials, is publishing a quarterly magazine. At long last, it appears America’s racial justice reckoning might be starting to reach child welfare. ? We begin this week not just with one story but with an entire magazine.

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Social Work Haven

DECEMBER 4, 2022

It covers topics such as helping elderly individuals access benefits, understanding age-related illnesses, addressing elder abuse and developing end-of-life plans. Additionally, many websites, such as the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare website, provide access to a wide range of resources related to social work.

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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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Social Work Haven

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

My personal experiences, from working with substance abuse support groups to volunteering in child welfare and domestic violence programs, have deepened my understanding of the vital role social workers play in our society.

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KVC

JUNE 16, 2022

One report revealed that this support and acceptance is associated with greater self-esteem, social support, general health status, less depression, less substance abuse and less suicidal ideation and behaviors among LGBTQIA+ youth. Acceptance and support by family members or other caregivers has a huge impact on a LGBTQIA+ youth.

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All For Kids

MARCH 10, 2025

What Are the Root Causes of Child Abuse? By addressing these underlying factors, we can create supportive environments, provide resources for families in need, and promote early intervention to break the cycle of abuse and ensure the well-being of children.

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KVC

APRIL 7, 2021

The KIDS COUNT Data Book mentions, “exposure to violence, family stress, inadequate housing, lack of preventive health care, poor nutrition, poverty and substance abuse” as direct factors in undermining a child’s health. When a child has good health, they are likely to have better outcomes in school and beyond.

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Child Welfare Monitor

MAY 7, 2024

Administration for Children and Families, are based on data that states submit to the National Child Abuse and Neglect (NCANDS) data system. Committee to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities, Within Our Reach , 2016, [link] Child Maltreatment 2022 (CM2022) reports an estimated total of 1,990 child maltreatment fatalities for FFY2022.

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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. Because trafficking often follows patterns of systemic inequality, we see trafficking disproportionately impacting girls, LGBTQ+ youth, and low-income individuals.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The real story of COVID-19 and “child welfare” was not a “pandemic of child abuse” -- that never happened. The state’s child welfare “ombuds” investigated and found that KING got it right. Speaking of dangerous delusions about adoption, check out Prof. Shanta Trivedi’s analysis, in Ms. , NYN Media has that story. ?

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Shelter, Inc

JANUARY 11, 2022

Those with mental health concerns, substance abuse, or disabilities. Juveniles in the child welfare system. Victims: While anyone can be a victim, the most vulnerable are the most at risk, such as: Children not old enough to understand. Runaway or homeless youth. Youths with low self-esteem. Members of the LGBTQ+ Community.

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Shelter, Inc

JANUARY 11, 2022

Those with mental health concerns, substance abuse, or disabilities. Juveniles in the child welfare system. Victims: While anyone can be a victim, the most vulnerable are the most at risk, such as: Children not old enough to understand. Runaway or homeless youth. Youths with low self-esteem. Members of the LGBTQ+ Community.

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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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Child Welfare Monitor

JANUARY 13, 2025

But treating the decline in foster care (the direct result of government actions) as a desirable outcome in itself can contribute to a disregard of actual child welfare outcomes like safety and permanency. How did DCYF reduce foster care by nearly 50 percent?

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Child Welfare Monitor

MARCH 4, 2024

I’m trying out a different format for Child Welfare Monitor–a monthly newsletter format that highlights events and information that catch my eye. If you can think of a more exciting title than “Child Welfare Update,” let me know. Race trumps child welfare I: Black children don’t get attached?

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Shelter, Inc

JANUARY 7, 2025

a leading child welfare agency dedicated to providing safety, stability, and support to children and families in crisis, is pleased to announce the addition of two remarkable community leaders to its Board of Directors: Rian Spencer and Arlen S. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Shelter, Inc. Welcomes Two New Board Members: Rian Spencer and Arlen S.

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Social Work Blog

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Members of our profession also provide frontline services in mental health, substance use treatment, child welfare, and elder care – many of which fall under HHS programs such as Medicaid and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

JUNE 27, 2023

Time for the token quote from a Black person Some reporters at the Globe seem to have a lot of trouble quoting Black people about child welfare. Even In those cases, again, 89% did not involve even an allegation of physical or sexual abuse. Sixty-three percent did not include any allegation of substance abuse.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2024

Americas massive child welfare surveillance state was built on horror stories. Thats why weve long extended an offer to the fearmongers in the child welfare establishment: a mutual moratorium on using horror stories to "prove anything. Its also so overloaded the system that workers have no time to find the few children in real danger.

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