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Clearing a Road to Permanency and Stability for L.A. County Foster Youth

December 3, 2018 Taylor Walker Comments Off on Clearing a Road to Permanency and Stability for L.A. County Foster Youth

On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is slated to consider two motions to improve permanency and food security among transition-age foster youth. Tomorrow’s proposed initiatives are the latest in a series of motions […]

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

Nash Bridges: Renowned Judge Building L.A.’s Plan to Reach Crossover Youth

June 11, 2018 Guest Writer Comments Off on Nash Bridges: Renowned Judge Building L.A.’s Plan to Reach Crossover Youth

In March, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors passed a motion that promised to tackle one of the most pressing issues the county’s child welfare and juvenile justice systems face: how to change the […]

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 […]

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Sheila Kuehl Charts Path for Nation’s Largest Child Welfare System

January 25, 2018 Daniel Heimpel Comments Off on Sheila Kuehl Charts Path for Nation’s Largest Child Welfare System

As the current chair of Los Angeles County’s Board of Supervisors, Sheila Kuehl is in a prominent position to shape child welfare policy that will not only have an impact in L.A., but nationally. With […]

News

More Than a Year After 11-Year-Old’s Death, L.A. Bets Training Will Improve Contested Risk Analysis Tool

December 7, 2017 Sara Tiano 1

The 2016 death of 11-year-old Yonatan Aguilar reignited a years-long debate about the strengths and weaknesses of a tool used by social workers across Los Angeles County to determine the risk a child will be […]

Analysis

Risky Business: A Child’s Death in L.A. Elicits More Questions than Answers

May 9, 2017 Daniel Heimpel 2

Los Angeles County, home to the nation’s largest child welfare system, is grappling with how to measure and respond to the risk that a child will be abused. At the heart of this confounding, complicated […]

Featured

L.A. Moves to Fill Educational Stability Gap for Foster Youth like Alex and Shirley

May 2, 2017 Daniel Heimpel Comments Off on L.A. Moves to Fill Educational Stability Gap for Foster Youth like Alex and Shirley

Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a pilot program to ensure that students in foster care have transportation to their so-called “school of origin.” The stopgap measure was designed to bring the […]

Child Welfare

Leader of Nation’s Largest Child Welfare System Announces Unexpected Retirement

December 7, 2016 Daniel Heimpel Comments Off on Leader of Nation’s Largest Child Welfare System Announces Unexpected Retirement

After five years at the helm of the largest child welfare system in America, Philip Browning will be retiring from Los Angeles County’s Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). The agency’s 8,800 staff learned […]

Child Welfare

Congresswoman Janice Hahn Hopes to Carry Father’s Legacy at L.A. Board of Supes

November 4, 2016 Jeremy Loudenback Comments Off on Congresswoman Janice Hahn Hopes to Carry Father’s Legacy at L.A. Board of Supes

Janice Hahn has a different relationship to Los Angeles County than most politicians. Many voters in the county are at least passingly aware of her father, Kenneth Hahn, who served on the Los Angeles County […]

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