Sentences with phrase «families child welfare»

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Unlike Americans, however, residents of New Zealand enjoy the protection of a robust welfare state including a public health system, 18 weeks of subsidized parental leave and benefits for middle - and low - income families with young children.

Critics of the South Korean adoption program point out that because of the government's reliance on international adoptions, South Korea's social welfare programs for families and orphaned or abandoned children remained under - developed.

Williams joined the Sherwood Foundation in September 2006, where she has developed a diverse portfolio focusing primarily on child welfare, family economic well - being, and social and racial justice.

Broward County Commissioner Michael Udine said of the many things victims» families are angry about — the shooter's ruthlessness, the response by the armed deputy assigned to the school, the failure of the FBI and BSO in preventing the attack despite specific warnings and red flags, past missteps by the Broward school district and Florida's child - welfare agency, gun policies — the handling of families and the notification process «is down the list.»

Who supported JFK, LBJ, and pushed for Medicare, Medicaid, expansions to social security, Aid for Families with Dependent Children (i.e welfare), opposed military spending, etc..

Preventing the exploitation of youth is also possible by volunteering at local child welfare agencies, supporting families who decide to become foster parents, sponsoring a child overseas or mentoring youth.

But when a Muslim woman dedicates herself to that then she's considered oppressed, even though the women who dedicate their life to bringing the welfare of their children have the least family and social problems on this earth.

Globalization wreaks havoc on this primary life - giving relation, for example, by separating women from their children across enormous geographical distances as they seek to secure the welfare of their families.

Thirty - eight percent of welfare families stay on Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) for five years orfamilies stay on Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) for five years orFamilies with Dependent Children (AFDC) for five years or longer.

For the most part, the same thing is true of the health and welfare services that operate mostly through «offices» such as family and child - care agencies, public or private.

On the other hand, if they are serious about improving the welfare of children, mainline churches must do more to articulate a substantive vision of the family that confronts the mounting evidence that divorce and out - of - wedlock childbearing pose serious threats to children.

(The average welfare family size is 2.6; some families have two children and a single mother, others only one child.)

The reason the government has ANY control over marriage is not a religious one but one that involves the welfare of children which families may have or adopt.

The father (and now mother) is taken from the home and it is decades before the children can contribute in a meaningful way to the family's welfare in our contemporary hi - tech economy.

On the one hand, they affirm all the research that shows the greater benefits to children of intact, heterosexual parenting, and they take a particularly strong stand on the need to reconnect fathers to families for the sake of both men's and children's welfare.

The family is central to Catholic social teaching, and that is clear from the bishops» statements on taxes, welfare, children, crime, and jobs.

A government determined to guarantee not only the physical but the psychological welfare of a family consisting of an unmarried nineteen - year - old girl raising three children is going to have to be very inventive indeed.

They have held that if the church could help society establish economic and racial justice, the welfare of families and children would automatically follow.

But in 1996 Clinton signed the bill phasing out welfare to families with dependent children.

Children and families on welfare should have a chance to live in a community where most of the families are self - supporting and upward - striving.»

The Nurse - Family Partnership has been studied in three separate randomized controlled trials, which have shown positive effects on the mothers, including reduced incidence of child abuse, arrest, and welfare enrollment.

This is the result of the power of cultural myth, family dynamics and imprinting, and excellent marketing of products including books and magazines that have only profit — not child welfare — as their goal.

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A well - designed system, based on genuinely shared responsibility for the upbringing of children, would be good for the economy, good for child welfare and good for family stability and is well worth fighting for.

Among other things, the Family Court is to «send a clear signal to separated parents that courts will take account of the principle that both should continue to be involved in their children's lives where that is safe and consistent with the child's welfare».

Children Awaiting Parents provides training services for parents and child welfare professionals that include recruitment and retention of adoptive families, how to navigate the education system, managing adolescent behavior techniques and how to advocate for special needs services.

• Child welfare workers in many countries tend to have negative stereotypes of men in families in which children are at risk, assuming the fathers to be uncommitted and uninvolved parents, and unable to cease drug use (Zanoni et al, 2014).

The holidays always remind us of what is important — our family, our children, the welfare of others, and the beauty of the human spirit.

MINORITY REPORT AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES COMMISSION ON CHILD & FAMILY WELFARE BY JOHN GUIDUBALDI, D.Ed., L.P., L.P.C.C..

The campaign fights such «license to discriminate» bills on the state and federal level and builds support for the Every Child Deserves a Family Act, a federal bill prohibiting child welfare agencies that receive taxpayer funds from discriminating against LGBTQ youth or prospective foster and adoptive parChild Deserves a Family Act, a federal bill prohibiting child welfare agencies that receive taxpayer funds from discriminating against LGBTQ youth or prospective foster and adoptive parchild welfare agencies that receive taxpayer funds from discriminating against LGBTQ youth or prospective foster and adoptive parents.

The second program, used with families involved with child welfare services is Parent - Child Interaction Therapy (Pchild welfare services is Parent - Child Interaction Therapy (PChild Interaction Therapy (PCIT).

With states and counties showing increased interest in adopting evidence - based methods for preventing or reducing child maltreatment and for parent training of families involved with child welfare services, it is now time to test this array of science - informed and promising parent training programs and program components on a national scale.

Promotes sustainable, high - quality out - of - school youth development programs through advocacy and capacity building to enhance the welfare of Pennsylvania's children, youth, and families.

«Finding adoptive families for the children in foster care; supporting the families who come forward and educating and advocating for excellence in child welfare.»

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Therapeutic interventions build on existing strengths and protective factors in the child and family, and consider at its heart the welfare of the child and family.

Created by the Family Connections Project through Adoptions Unlimited, Inc., this course will help child welfare professionals:

We work with child welfare agencies in our shared vision that every child deserves to grow up in a safe, loving and nurturing family.

It was written primarily to help child welfare caseworkers and other professionals who work with at - risk families make more informed decisions about when to refer parents and caregivers, along with their children, to PCIT programs.

This section addresses key elements of family - centered practice and provides overarching strategies for family - centered casework practice across child welfare service systems that focus on strengths, engage families and involve them in decision - making, advocate for improving families» conditions, and engage communities to support families.

Surveillance effects9 refer to the potential for increased reporting on families who participate in child welfare system services or research because more professionals are working with families and may file reports of suspected abuse and trigger an investigation, increasing the likelihood of a finding for these families compared to those who do not participate.

Most home visiting programs are voluntary, and states and communities encourage participation by families with risk for maltreatment (for example, families where parents have low levels of education, live in poverty, single - parent households, and parents who themselves were involved in the child welfare system).

Provides health - care professionals — including pediatricians, family practice providers, hospital nurses, school nurses, urgent care clinicians, and other health - care professionals — with an overview of the field of child welfare and suggests ways that health - care professionals and child welfare workers can work together to promote better outcomes for children and families involved with child welfare, including children in foster care.

Child abuse, neglect, and excessively harsh treatment of children are associated with both internalizing and externalizing behaviour problems and later violent behaviour, 3,4,12 but again, the impact of child maltreatment on severe antisocial behaviour appears to be greatest in the presence of genetic vulnerability.13 Family dependence on welfare, large families with closely spaced births, and single parenthood are all associated with compromised social and emotional development in childrenChild abuse, neglect, and excessively harsh treatment of children are associated with both internalizing and externalizing behaviour problems and later violent behaviour, 3,4,12 but again, the impact of child maltreatment on severe antisocial behaviour appears to be greatest in the presence of genetic vulnerability.13 Family dependence on welfare, large families with closely spaced births, and single parenthood are all associated with compromised social and emotional development in childrenchild maltreatment on severe antisocial behaviour appears to be greatest in the presence of genetic vulnerability.13 Family dependence on welfare, large families with closely spaced births, and single parenthood are all associated with compromised social and emotional development in children.5, 6

Identify and promote best practice programs and speak on issues of critical importance impacting healthy social emotional development, education, and welfare of young children and families.

The Federal Adoption 2002 initiative brought pressure on the U.S. child welfare system to move children from temporary care into permanent family

With foster care adoption you will need to work with either your county child welfare agency / foster care agency or a private adoption agency with a contract with your state to find adoptive families for children in foster care.

In the spring of 2010, officials in Russia demanded a new bilateral agreement based on concerns about the welfare of children adopted from Russia by U.S. families.

Connecting child welfare and related professionals to comprehensive resources to help protect children & strengthen families.