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The Foster-Parent Recruitment Crisis in L.A. County by ZIP Code
Newly available data from Los Angeles County’s Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) shows that the county’s foster-parent recruitment crisis extends to most parts of the county. The number…
Child Welfare · Featured · News · Tech
Gambling on Data-Driven Foster Parent Recruitment in Las Vegas
As jurisdictions across the nation struggle to meet the demand for licensed foster homes, many agencies have been driven to seek out new methods of recruitment. In the states of Washington,…
Blogger Co-Op · Child Welfare · Opinion
More Kids for Fewer Homes?
Recent federal data indicate that the foster child population has risen slightly over the past few years to just over 415,000 wards. During the same time, home placements appear to have declined….
Petit: Martin’s CECANF Dissent Gets It Wrong
As a member of the Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities (CECANF) and former Deputy Director of the Child Welfare League of America, I feel I must weigh in to correct…
Research and Resources · Research Related
2014 Child Maltreatment Report
Earlier this week, the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families and Children’s Bureau released the 2014 edition of their annual Child Maltreatment report….
Differential Response · Opinion
Differential Response Built on Flawed Assumptions
By Frank Vandervort Those who advocate for the wider use of Differential Response (DR) in child welfare do so from a flawed set of assumptions. The most common are that…
Publication · Report · Research and Resources · Research Related
A Report to Congress on States’ Use of Waivers of Non-Safety Licensing Standards for Relative Foster Family Homes
This report describes States’ data on the number of children in foster care placed in relative foster family homes, a description and assessment of the types of non-safety licensing standards…
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