Child Welfare

Will This Controversial Court Decision Help Or Hurt Kids?

AP | KELLI KENNEDY | Posted 05.29.2012

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MIAMI -- A California judge's decision to open a county's child welfare hearings earlier this year has energized a debate among advocates in other sta...

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Rick Santorum's Latest Target -- Single Moms

Lara Bergthold | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: Single Moms, Single Mothers, Child Welfare, Single Parents, Glenn Grothman, Rick Santorum, Rick Santorum Women, Single Motherhood, Rick Santorum 2012, Single Fathers, Child Safety, Politics News
Lara Bergthold

If politicians like Rick Santorum want to promote stable families, they should start by respecting all families. I can think of a lot of things that are making "the fabric of this country fall apart." Loving single parents are not one of them.

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Is Single Parenthood Child Abuse? Proposed Law Says Yes.

Posted 03.03.2012

Read More: Wisconsin, Child Welfare, Child Abuse, Wisconsin Gop, Glenn Grothman, Single Parents, Single Motherhood, Single Fathers, Black Voices News

A controversial bill targeting single parents came to the table at the Senate Committee on Public Health, Human Services and Revenue public hearing in...

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Colo. Child-Welfare System Will Get Overhaul After 43 Children Die

Posted 02.21.2012

Read More: Video, Chandler Grafner Case, Child Welfare, Caleb Pacheco, Denver News, Dept of Human Services, Denver Colorado, Social Workers, Colorado Child Welfare Services, Colorado, Denver News

On Thursday, Gov. John Hickenlooper announced several changes to improve Colorado's child welfare system after the tragic deaths of 43 children that w...

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Powell Boys Murder: Honoring Caseworkers Who Risk Their Lives

Kevin M. Ryan | Posted 04.11.2012

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Kevin M. Ryan

It is hard to imagine something more horrific than the news out of Washington State about Josh Powell, who blew up his two young sons and himself duri...

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The Republican Myth of Obama's "Entitlement Society"

Robert Reich | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Entitlements, Federal Benefits, Welfare, Child Welfare, Entitlement Programs, Food Stamps, Welfare Reform, Welfare State, Government Benefits, Politics News
Robert Reich

Regressive Republicans pretend they're about opportunity. In reality they're back at what they've been doing for years -- promoting Social Darwinism.

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Virginia Is for Lovers... but Not So Much for Children

Tamar Abrams | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Foster Care, Virginia, Gay Rights, Child Welfare, Del. Todd Gilbert, Gay Parents, Abused Children, Virginia House of Representatives, Parents, Adoption, DC News
Tamar Abrams

The historic target of venom is back in the crosshairs of our House of Representatives -- prospective gay parents.

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Mom Arrested For Abandoning Daughters Posted A Pic Of Champagne On Facebook

Posted 02.01.2012

Read More: Dalisha Adams, Children Abuse, Child Welfare, Facebook, NY Crime, Brooklyn, Domestic Abuse, New York News

The 26-year old mother who was arrested for abandoning her two young daughters on a Brooklyn street on Sunday uploaded a picture of someone holding a ...

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Mom Arrested For Abandoning Two Daughters On Brooklyn Street

Posted 01.30.2012

Read More: Dalisha Adams, Welfare, Child Welfare, Abandoned Children, NY Crime, Ny News, Brooklyn, New York News

A woman was arrested on Sunday for allegedly abandoning her two young daughters at the intersection of Shore Parkway and E. 102nd Street in Canarsie. ...

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Are Children's Issues Only Important in Attack Videos?

Adam Pertman | Posted 03.11.2012

Read More: Chris Christie, Michele Bachmann, Jon Huntsman, Child Welfare, Children, Ron Paul, Gays and Lesbians, Families, Foster Care, Gay Issues, President, Adoption, Politics News
Adam Pertman

Children are routinely cited as the beneficiaries of the ideas politicians suggest, whether tax cuts or hikes, increased spending or less of it. But it's hard to recall a single instance of a candidate advocating a specific programmatic initiative with children at its core.

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Changing the Narrative of Child Welfare

Matthew Fraidin | Posted 02.29.2012

Read More: Parental Rights, Child Neglect, Child Welfare, Dc Foster Care, Foster Care, Dc Impact, Foster Children, Foster Parents, Child Abuse, DC News
Matthew Fraidin

The nuclear secret of child welfare is that most of the children in foster care should not be there.

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Children Pay for Crack Down on Illegal Immigrants

Christine James-Brown | Posted 01.22.2012

Read More: Raising Children, Immigration Reform, Immigration, Child-Welfare, Children, Illegal Immigrants, Impact News
Christine James-Brown

An estimated 5,100 children are now living in foster care because their parents have been detained or deported. Parents who love their children and who, for the most part, have done a good job of caring for them.

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100 Days in Care: Improving Children's Lives

Dr Roger Morgan OBE | Posted 01.14.2012

Read More: Government, 100 Days in Care, Foster Children, Child Welfare, Childrens Rights Director, Children in Care, Ofstead, UK News
Dr Roger Morgan OBE

When reading the diary entries it is clear there are some recurring themes, such as relationships between children, the experience of living in a group and the importance of staff support. One young person shares her thoughts and experiences on entering the world of work after living in care.

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Ray Sanchez

Wave Of Deportations Leaves Thousands Of Children In Foster Care

HuffingtonPost.com | Ray Sanchez | Posted 01.02.2012

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An unprecedented increase in the deportation of undocumented immigrants has left an estimated 5,100 children languishing in U.S. foster homes -- a tro...

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Is D.C.'s Foster Care System Preparing Children for Homelessness?

Matthew Fraidin | Posted 12.18.2011

Read More: Jim Graham, Child Welfare, Homelessness, Dc Impact, Washington Post, Washington Dc Homeless, Dc Child Welfare, Foster Care, Dc Social Services, DC News
Matthew Fraidin

Since leaving the cozy confines of D.C.'s Child and Family Services Agency six years ago, Denise Gibson has been riding around the city through the night on buses, and sleeping in stairwells.

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A Parent, Community, and National Audit: It's Time for Adults to Shape up and Close the Hypocrisy Gap

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 12.07.2011

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Marian Wright Edelman

I urge every parent and adult to conduct a personal audit to examine whether we are contributing to the crisis so many of our children face or to the solutions they urgently need.

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The Death of Even One Child Due to Abuse and Neglect Is Too Many

Rep. Lloyd Doggett | Posted 11.26.2011

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Rep. Lloyd Doggett

Congress must take a closer look at what we can do about the gap between those children who are surrounded by loving and supportive families and those who are not.

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No Child Should Be Raised in a System

Rhea Perlman | Posted 11.14.2011

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Rhea Perlman

Child welfare makes sure children are housed, clothed, and fed. It makes sure they go to school. It tries to address their medical needs if they have any. This is great and it's a good thing we have it. But a system isn't a parent. Even the system knows this.

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Grand-Parenthood

Christine James-Brown | Posted 11.08.2011

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Christine James-Brown

Surprise, your children have children -- but they aren't caring for them well. All of the sudden you become the parents of your grandchildren, and your life takes an unplanned turn. This is now the reality for a growing number of senior citizens.

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Of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Michigan

Sarwar Kashmeri | Posted 11.08.2011

Read More: Cash Assistance, Welfare, Social Welfare, Child Welfare, Welfare Funding, Welfare Reform, Politics News
Sarwar Kashmeri

While not setting any time limits for funding the presence of American troops in Iraq or Afghanistan, Congress has set a Federal lifetime limit of 5 years on cash assistance to America's needy.

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Less Scared Straight, More 'Talk Therapy'

Mychal Denzel Smith | Posted 11.07.2011

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Mychal Denzel Smith

We may get a kick out of seeing these kids be punked by inmates, but anyone that actually wanted to see many of these kids turn their lives around should be suggesting that they get therapy instead.

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New York Parents Face Child Neglect Charges For Minor Drug Arrests

The New York Times | Posted 10.18.2011

Read More: Child Neglect, Drugs, Parenting, Child Welfare, War on Drugs, Crime, New York City, Black Voices News

The police found about 10 grams of marijuana, or about a third of an ounce, when they searched Penelope Harris's apartment in the Bronx last year. The...

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Unraveling the Black Adoption Myths in America

The Atlanta Post | Posted 10.15.2011

Read More: Child Welfare, African American Adoption, Black Voices News

Adoption. At first glance it's just another word in the dictionary. But its power is vested in the weight of the word - conjuring images of abandonmen...

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From Welfare to Wellbeing?

Robin Koerner | Posted 10.14.2011

Read More: Daniel Hannan, Section 8, Welfare, Poverty, Child Welfare, Workfare, New York, Politics News
Robin Koerner

Any welfare for working adults should be in return for some contribution to society, whose other members are providing the help. Rather than mailing welfare checks without condition, government should pay a minimum wage for work done.

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Casey Anthony Failed To Protect Caylee: Child Welfare Agency

AP | Posted 10.11.2011

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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- A new report by Florida's child welfare agency says Casey Anthony failed to protect her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee. The Depa...

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