US: Let's Measure What We Really Value (Opinion) Chronicle of Social Change - July 16, 2020 The Family First Prevention Services Act, which became law in 2018, has set off a flurry of conversations between child welfare agencies and multiple public and private organizations as they envision a bold … [Read more...]
Who May Adopt, Be Adopted, or Place a Child for Adoption?
The Revised Family Crisis Handbook
The purpose of this handbook is to empower individuals with disabilities and their families and professional caregivers by providing information with which they can more effectively advocate for treatments, supports, services and the conditions that promote mental wellness. Individuals with the dual … [Read more...]
PA: Records show prior CYF involvement with family of child who was abused and killed (Includes video)
PA: Records show prior CYF involvement with family of child who was abused and killed (Includes video) WTAE - June 26, 2020 Court records show Allegheny County Children Youth & Families was involved with the family of 3-year-old Bella Seachrist. Bella's father, stepmother and aunt are charged … [Read more...]
Volume 17 Issue 2: Summer 2020
Why is it important for teachers to know about adoption
Why is it important for teachers to know about adoption Adoption can be a wonderful outcome for children who are not able to live with their birth parents. However, when adopted children join their new family, they bring life experiences that might include maltreatment and/or trauma. As a result, … [Read more...]
Canada: Ottawa backed away from commitment to approve child welfare lawsuit, lawyer says
Canada: Ottawa backed away from commitment to approve child welfare lawsuit, lawyer says CBC News - January 25, 2020 Ottawa is balking at a pledge to consent to the certification of a proposed class action lawsuit over First Nation child welfare - less than two months after the justice and … [Read more...]
Volume 17 Issue 1: Winter 2019
Volume 16 Issue 3: August 2019
US: New National Map of Family-Based Recovery Programs Available
US: New National Map of Family-Based Recovery Programs Available Chronicle of Social Change - July 05, 2019 One of the many changes within the Family First Prevention Services Act is a provision allowing children to stay with their parent in a residential substance abuse treatment program. And … [Read more...]
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