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Holden Slattery

6/23/2017

California’s Travel Ban Targets Three States Over Child Welfare Laws

California will prohibit state-funded or state-sponsored travel to four states have passed legislative bills deemed discriminatory against the LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning) community, California’s attorney general announced on Thursday.

6/13/2017

Class-Action Lawsuit Alleges Missouri Failed to Monitor Psychotropic Drugs Prescribed to Foster Youth

A boy in Missouri’s foster care system known as M.B. was placed on six psychotropic drugs at once by the age of 12. During his two and half years in care, M.B.was

11/18/2016

Child Welfare Vet Nick Ippolito to Head L.A. Supe Janice Hahn’s Team

Nick Ippolito will continue his 25-year public administration tenure in Los Angeles County government with a swift move from a high position in Supervisor Don Knabe’s administration to the top post in Supervisor-elect Janice Hahn’s administration.

Youth Services Insider

11/1/2016

Yonatan’s Death Spurs Deep Look at How L.A. Gauges Child Abuse Risk

Last month, in response to news reports about the tortured life and death of a little boy, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors waded into the thorny question of how to predict child abuse.

Youth Services Insider
Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration Los Angeles

9/21/2016

L.A. Supes Want Answers on Child Abuse Risk Assessment, Fast  

In response to the death of an 11-year-old boy, the Los Angeles County Office of Child Protection will evaluate how the county’s child protection system measures risk and report to the Board of Supervisors in 30 days.

9/9/2016

Marie Cohen, The Imprint Blogger of the Year

Prolific child-welfare blogger Marie Cohen led The Imprint’s Blogger Co-op this year in readership – earning her the title as The Imprint’s 2016 Blogger of the Year. Her blog entries were viewed more than 43,000 times on The Imprint from July 2015 to July 2016.

    8/23/2016

    Top California Child Welfare Reporters Find Opportunity in the Bay

    Two award-winning California journalists focused on child welfare recently ended long-term stints with newspapers in order to work for news outlets where they will have the resources necessary to do in-depth, investigative reporting on vulnerable children.

    8/9/2016

    L.A. Child Welfare Community Loses Leading Voice, Reporter Garrett Therolf

    Garrett Therolf, a longtime Los Angeles Times reporter who focused on the nation’s largest child welfare system, will be leaving his post on Wednesday, Therolf confirmed today in an email to The Imprint.

    Los Angeles County Launches Youth Development Department, But With Less Funding

    10/7/2015

    L.A. Supervisors Commit $100K to Improve Services for LGBTQ Foster Youth

    Los Angeles County committed to stepping up its support for LGBTQ youth in the child welfare system when its board of supervisors passed a motion yesterday dedicating $100,000 to analyze services directed at this population.