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Month: March 2018

Child Welfare

New York’s Possibility Project Helps At-Risk Youth Write, Produce, Perform Stage Plays

March 30, 2018 Michael Fitzgerald Comments Off on New York’s Possibility Project Helps At-Risk Youth Write, Produce, Perform Stage Plays

Niquana Clark of Harlem never imagined she’d become a famous actress. By the end of high school, she hadn’t performed in front of a large audience, was living in foster care, and was on the […]

Research News

Child Abuse, Fatalities from Abuse and Neglect, Trending Upward

March 29, 2018 John Kelly Comments Off on Child Abuse, Fatalities from Abuse and Neglect, Trending Upward

While the number of child neglect and sexual abuse cases continues to trend downward, America saw an uptick in maltreatment-related fatalities and the number of documented physical abuse cases, according to an annual report by […]

Featured

More Second Chances for Washington Youth with New Juvenile Justice Diversion Law

March 29, 2018 Jeremy Loudenback Comments Off on More Second Chances for Washington Youth with New Juvenile Justice Diversion Law

Advocates in Washington state are cheering the recent passage of a newly signed bill that aims to bolster the state’s efforts to divert youth from the juvenile justice system by broadening the types of cases […]

Child Welfare

After Third Failing Grade on Federal Review, Hawaii Drawing Up Child Welfare Improvement Plan

March 28, 2018 Jeremy Loudenback Comments Off on After Third Failing Grade on Federal Review, Hawaii Drawing Up Child Welfare Improvement Plan

Hawaii is working to develop a plan to improve its child welfare system after a federal review found that the state for the third time had failed to meet several federal standards for children in […]

Research News

New Youth Research Mandated by 2018 Spending Deal

March 28, 2018 John Kelly Comments Off on New Youth Research Mandated by 2018 Spending Deal

As we reported last week, the deal reached on fiscal 2018 spending included several boosts for programs that serve youth and families. Click here for our analysis of that, plus our full chart of youth […]

Child Welfare

Arizona Tax Credit Boosts Foster Care Nonprofits, But At What Cost to Social Services?

March 27, 2018 Christie Renick Comments Off on Arizona Tax Credit Boosts Foster Care Nonprofits, But At What Cost to Social Services?

In 2016, Arizona enhanced a tax credit program to allow taxpayers to make donations to foster care-related charities in lieu of paying taxes to the state, providing often cash-strapped nonprofits with a new mechanism to […]

Adoption

Why Would Any Foster Youth Answer the LGBTQ Question?

March 27, 2018 John Kelly Comments Off on Why Would Any Foster Youth Answer the LGBTQ Question?

Note: An early draft of this column was originally posted, and has been updated here with the final version In many facets of life, American society writ large is a more tolerant and welcoming place […]

Featured

After Feds Leave, Pepper Spray Use Skyrockets Again in L.A.’s Juvenile Justice System

March 26, 2018 Jeremy Loudenback Comments Off on After Feds Leave, Pepper Spray Use Skyrockets Again in L.A.’s Juvenile Justice System

Just a few years after Los Angeles County exited a monitoring agreement with the Department of Justice, the county’s probation department has seen a return of rampant use of pepper spray in settling altercations and […]

Opinion

Ahead of the Curve: Women’s Funds and Youth-Led Social Movements

March 24, 2018 Guest Writer Comments Off on Ahead of the Curve: Women’s Funds and Youth-Led Social Movements

Are we finally listening to the children? An estimated 185,000 youth walked out of school and onto the streets on March 14 to protest the lack of adequate gun control in America. Thousands more will […]

Child Welfare

Child Care, Child Protection Get Big Boosts in Omnibus Spending Deal

March 23, 2018 Jeremy Loudenback Comments Off on Child Care, Child Protection Get Big Boosts in Omnibus Spending Deal

The 2018 spending deal reached this week, which blows through the caps on spending put in place in 2013, brought massive infusions of cash into several youth and family services programs. Congress boosted the Child […]

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