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Child Welfare

Trump Administration Rule Change Could Unleash Hundreds of Millions in Federal Funds to Defend Rights of Parents, Children in Child Protection Cases

February 5, 2019 John Kelly 0

Documentarian Karen Grau has been filming dependency court proceedings for decades. In her experience, there’s one variable that makes it easy to know early in a case if justice will be served. “I cannot emphasize enough […]

Child Welfare

Why The Washington State Supreme Court Got It Wrong on Lawyers for Kids

November 7, 2018 Leslie Heimov and Susan Abrams Comments Off on Why The Washington State Supreme Court Got It Wrong on Lawyers for Kids

Over the past year, there has been increased attention on the right to legal representation for children who have been separated from their families at our borders. Images and stories of young children attending court […]

Child Welfare

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

August 9, 2016 Holden Slattery 2

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 Chronicle of Social Change. […]

Child Welfare

Landscape Begins to Shift for Calif. Dependency Attorneys

March 30, 2016 Christie Renick 1

California advocates and legislators are gearing up to push for a second budget increase to pay court-appointed attorneys representing children in foster care across the state. At the same time, the Judicial Council of California is […]

Child Welfare

Out of County, CA: L.A. Kids Head East to Mrs. J’s House

August 26, 2015 Holden Slattery 2

Los Angeles County’s aim to place foster children in homes within their own communities is often thwarted by the stark reality that those communities lack sufficient foster beds. Economics make it so that many times the only suitable placement for an L.A. youth… […]

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Children's Mental Health

Getting to the Heart of Foster Children’s Problems

February 25, 2015 National Center on Adoption and Permanency 2

This article is adapted from an earlier piece that ran in the San Jose Mercury News. By Adam Pertman and Graham Wright It is heartening to hear that California’s Legislature may finally address the chronic […]

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Adoption Certification Requirement Compounds Foster Care Shortage in L.A.

September 22, 2013 Daniel Heimpel 14

Los Angeles County’s Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is at a crossroads. While the number of children coming into the system steadily climbs, the number of suitable homes where they can be placed […]

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  • Better Counsel for Children and Parents: What the Research Says
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  • Report: Juvenile Arrest Rate Has Plummeted, but Racial Disparities Remain
    February 1, 2019 Comments Off on Report: Juvenile Arrest Rate Has Plummeted, but Racial Disparities Remain
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