US: Envisioning a Different Future for Child Welfare (Opinion) (Requires subscription)
Imprint – June 30, 2021
Two documents went into circulation this month that envision a radical shift from child welfare business as usual. One proposes a top-down framework for the actual abolition of what its authors call “family policing”; the other presents a model aimed at creating a parallel community response that authors hope would eventually eliminate the need for a government response that starts with reports and investigations.
https://imprintnews.org/youth-services-insider/envisioning-the-future-of-the-child-welfare-system/56601