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When Foster Parents Don’t Want to Give Back the Baby

2/19/2024

When Foster Parents Don’t Want to Give Back the Baby

In many states, adoption lawyers are pushing a new legal strategy that forces biological parents to compete for custody of their children.

5/23/2023

How to Talk to Foster Youth About Sex, Relationships and Self-Care (Hint: It’s Not Just About ‘Sex’)

HIGH STAKES, SILENT SYSTEMS, Part III: An experienced sexual health educator speaks about how caseworkers and caregivers can support youth through the most sensitive stages of adolescence.

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Foundation Launches Initiative to ‘Disrupt’ Child Welfare

11/30/2022

Foundation Launches Initiative to ‘Disrupt’ Child Welfare

The Morgridge Family Foundation is investing $1.4 million to expand child welfare research and professional training across the country.

Safety is Security

9/15/2022

Safety is Security

There are plenty of people who were deprived of safety in their childhood. I was one of them, writes Samantha Little.

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Colorado expands services for transitional foster youth.

5/19/2022

Colorado Governor Signs Law to Narrow Child Neglect Definition in Support of “Free-Range Parenting”

Starting in August, children in Colorado will have more freedom to roam unsupervised without exposing parents to child neglect investigations.

Lawsuit Against Oregon’s Anti-Discrimination Policy Re-Ups Movement to Shield Faith-Based Child Welfare Providers

3/21/2022

Colorado Supreme Court to Hear Appeal Involving Indian Child Welfare Act

The Colorado Supreme Court will hear a case that involves local child welfare officials' federal requirement to notify Native American tribes about custody cases that involve Indigenous children.

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    Colorado Considers a Raise the Age Youth Justice Bill

    3/17/2022

    Colorado Considers a Raise the Age Youth Justice Bill

    The House Judiciary Committee last week approved a Colorado bill that would raise the age of criminal responsibility in the state.

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    Colorado Adoption Advocate Remembered

    3/2/2022

    Colorado Adoption Advocate Remembered

    Colorado lost an advocate for children waiting to be adopted with the death of Dixie van de Flier Davis, who founded the organization now known as Raise the Future.

    Columbia University Report Backs Overhaul of Colorado’s Juvenile Justice Approach

    2/7/2022

    Columbia University Report Reimagines Colorado’s Juvenile Justice Approach

    A recent Columbia University report urges Colorado lawmakers to raise the age of eligibility for the state's Youthful Offender System, among other recommendations.