Child Welfare Archive
By Reuben Thomas Finighan, University of Melbourne On rare occasions, a book frames an issue so powerfully that it sets the terms of all future debate. Robert Putnam’s Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis may do just this for …
This past week, ABC’s one-hour drama The Fosters featured the youngest gay kiss in television history. Since the airing, a lot of mainstream media outlets have covered or commented on the episode. Twitter, our digital equivalent to a modern-day Roman Coliseum, had …
The reforms enshrined in a Los Angeles County blue ribbon commission report may be one step closer to reality with the recent appointment of a new child protection leader for the county. Last month, former Chief Deputy Director of the …
Credit: The California Dept. of JusticeCalifornia Attorney General Kamala Harris flanked by child advocates during Feb. 12 press conference announcing new ‘Bureau of Children’s Justice.’ On Feb. 12, California Attorney General Kamala Harris held a press conference in Los Angeles …
Written by Annie Waldman ProPublica, Feb. 12, 2015, 11:20 a.m. Connecticut public schools are far too quick to restrain or isolate unruly children against their will, leaving hundreds with injuries and many others with unmet educational needs, a state report …
Credit: The Minnesota Star Tribune Gov. Mark Dayton speaks at the first session of his task force on child protection in 2014. On New Year’s Eve, the Minnesota Department of Human Services released a slate of recommendations, which call for …
This is part one of a two-part look at mental health services mandated by the settlement of Katie A. v Bonta, a class-action lawsuit brought against the State of California over its lack of community-based mental health services for youths. …
Senate and House leadership received a letter today, signed by 750 organizations and local politicians, urging them to maintain a federal program meant to assist struggling young mothers and mothers-to-be. The Home Visiting Coalition asked leaders in the letter to …
by Susan Page I grew up in a foster home for the first six years of my life in Oakland, California, where I witnessed abuse and neglect. At six years old, I was adopted. It was then that I …
There has been much written and spoken about domestic violence and child abuse recently due to incidents involving NFL players. It’s unfortunate that it takes a sensationalized incident to bring into view a chronic societal problem; but, that’s not surprising …
