Alabama Bus Crash Raises Questions: How Can Kids Stay Protected?
Even when entrusting your children to what you think are the safe conditions at school, deadly accidents can happen.
Child Welfare Archive
California Bills Target Lengthy Foster Parent Approval Process
California legislators have introduced two new bills aimed at easing the funding delays facing thousands of new foster parents in the state, an unforeseen byproduct of the state’s foster care... By Jeremy Loudenback This post California Bills Target Lengthy Foster …
Jerry Milner, Another Dubya Vet, Brought in To Lead ACYF
The Trump administration has brought in Jerry Milner, who helped develop the federal child welfare review process, to serve as the acting commissioner of the Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF). The agency is a branch of the broader …
Former Foster Youth Share Findings of Survey on Preventing Removals from Families
In early February, the National Foster Care Youth and Alumni Policy Council hosted a webinar on its most recent policy focus on preventing unnecessary removal of children from their families.... By Kim Phagan-Hansel This post Former Foster Youth Share Findings …
Don’t believe the hype. The Family First Act is a step backwards for child welfare finance reform
Perhaps you’ve heard. Tacked onto the bill that averted another government shutdown is a child welfare finance “reform” measure called the Family First Prevention Services Act.
Childhood Abuse: The story of a male survivor
I was sexually abused as a child and I have written a book about my experiences. One day over a cup of coffee, I told a friend. The words slipped out of my mouth before I had a chance to …
Washington Weighs an End to Locking Kids Up for Truancy
As a teenager in foster care, Zack Zibrosky was detained eight times, five for running away from the same group home where some of the other kids had a history... By Guest Writer This post Washington Weighs an End to …
Family First Act Would Harm California’s Foster Care Reforms, Groups Say
Federal legislation that would mean sweeping changes to the nation’s foster care system will again be up for a vote by the House of Representatives and Senate later today or... By Jeremy Loudenback This post Family First Act Would Harm …
How Much Does Child Abuse Cost? Study Says $400K Over a Lifetime
Child maltreatment is often measured by lives forever scarred by trauma and families torn apart, but a new study estimates that each case of abuse also carries a hefty price tag. According to researchers with the San Francisco Child Abuse …
New York Times Magazine on predictive analytics in child welfare: A whitewash – in every sense of the term
When you are poor, and especially if you are a poor person of color, an enormous amount of your life is out of your control. Almost everything is controlled by those of us who are white and middle class.
