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Analysis

In California, Child Welfare Leaders Continue Heated Debate Over Federal Entitlement Reform

October 25, 2018 Jeremy Loudenback Comments Off on In California, Child Welfare Leaders Continue Heated Debate Over Federal Entitlement Reform

Less than a year after landmark federal legislation quietly transformed the child welfare field, tensions about the future of federal support for foster care emerged again in California. At a meeting of the state’s influential […]

Child Welfare

L.A. Turns to Religious Communities to Help with Foster Home Shortage and Racial Disparities

September 26, 2018 Sara Tiano Comments Off on L.A. Turns to Religious Communities to Help with Foster Home Shortage and Racial Disparities

As Los Angeles County struggles to maintain enough foster homes to house the youth in its care, county leaders are looking to the faith community to better support the child welfare system. The Board of […]

Child Welfare

Los Angeles Child Protection Office Says DCFS Not to Blame for Death of 10-Year-Old

August 15, 2018 Guest Writer Comments Off on Los Angeles Child Protection Office Says DCFS Not to Blame for Death of 10-Year-Old

Two months after the death of 10-year-old Anthony Avalos, a report from the Los Angeles County Office of Child Protection (OCP) has determined that the county Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) took “considerable […]

Child Welfare

Report: Los Angeles Child Welfare Agency has a Communication Problem

August 13, 2018 Guest Writer Comments Off on Report: Los Angeles Child Welfare Agency has a Communication Problem

The Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) has a communication problem, and a bad reputation for working with foster families,  according to a new report released by Mercury Public Affairs. The […]

Child Welfare

Virginia Pryor, Acting Head of Georgia Child Welfare, Joining Her Old Boss in Los Angeles

July 12, 2018 Kim Phagan-Hansel Comments Off on Virginia Pryor, Acting Head of Georgia Child Welfare, Joining Her Old Boss in Los Angeles

Eight months after Bobby Cagle left Georgia to head the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services, his former right hand is L.A.-bound to work on child welfare issues with him again. Virginia […]

Child Welfare

Dewayne ‘The Foster Care Rock’ Johnson

May 30, 2018 Sara Tiano Comments Off on Dewayne ‘The Foster Care Rock’ Johnson

Dewayne Johnson might not have the worldwide fan following of the similarly named pro wrestler-turned-movie star. But, in his way, he has become a true rock for kids in need. Johnson, 48, is a social […]

Dr. Spell with her children.
Child Welfare

Celeb Doc’s War with L.A. Courts to Get Her Kids Back

May 17, 2018 Sara Tiano Comments Off on Celeb Doc’s War with L.A. Courts to Get Her Kids Back

In March, Los Angeles County paid a $150,000 settlement to a celebrity Beverly Hills doctor after social workers lied under oath and falsified evidence to take her four kids from her, amid a thorny custody […]

Analysis

L.A. Supervisors Demand Plan to Help “Crossover Kids,” Young People Failed by Two Juvenile Systems

March 23, 2018 Celeste Fremon Comments Off on L.A. Supervisors Demand Plan to Help “Crossover Kids,” Young People Failed by Two Juvenile Systems

We know that, statistically speaking, kids who spend time in Los Angeles County’s foster care system — or any foster care system, for that matter — have worse outcomes when they reach adulthood than youth […]

News

Family First Act Would Harm California’s Foster Care Reforms, Groups Say

February 8, 2018 Jeremy Loudenback Comments Off on Family First Act Would Harm California’s Foster Care Reforms, Groups Say

Federal legislation that would mean sweeping changes to the nation’s foster care system will again be up for a vote by the House of Representatives and Senate later today or tomorrow as part of a […]

Child Welfare

Los Angeles Orders Agencies to Report on LGBTQ Services for Youth in Foster Care

January 10, 2018 Sara Tiano Comments Off on Los Angeles Orders Agencies to Report on LGBTQ Services for Youth in Foster Care

In a unanimous vote, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday passed a motion aimed at improving the experience and outcomes for LGBTQ youth in the child welfare system. “[It’s] amazing to see […]

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