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Rice County Social Services gives update during National Child Abuse Prevention Month
National Child Abuse Prevention Month — communities and organizations collaborate to support families and safeguard children ...
‘No real intervention’: Oregon child welfare agency slammed for failure to protect kids with special needs
Nearly one-third of child deaths investigated last year by the Oregon Department of Human Services involved children with intellectual or developmental disabilities — a pattern that raises questions ...
How Philly can look to New Jersey to fix its child welfare system
Philadelphia has about the same number of children in its foster care system as the entire state of New Jersey, which has six ...
Altoona Mirror1d
‘For the greater good’: Child welfare workers earn praise for efforts to keep area kids safe
The director of Blair County’s Children, Youth & Families office on Thursday encouraged those attending a ceremony in ...
Philly removes neglected children from homes to keep them safe. But they often face worse abuse in foster care placements.
Since the city established Community Umbrella Agencies, or CUAs, they've been sued nearly 70 times for allowing kids in their ...
The Lewiston Tribune2d
Gov. Little signs $23 million boost to state’s child welfare system
In a year of high scrutiny over any budget increases, the Idaho Legislature approved adding $23.2 million and 63 new employees to the state’s child welfare program this year. Gov. Brad Little called ...
The Sacramento Observer2d
Experts Say Child Welfare System Reform Needed To Better Serve Black Children
Exploring the deep-seated distrust of the child welfare system within the Black community, rooted in a history of racial bias and systemic inequities.