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.
Not exact matches
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.
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.
At the same time, large - scale reforms to the health, education and
welfare systems — along with reductions in youth
service provision and the number and
services of
children's centres — means confusion and real concern for professionals and families alike.
It is also one of the major reasons why immigrants are deported, how families get torn apart by
child welfare services, and why former convicts get trapped in the parole
system, he added.
This collaboration will leverage the strengths of both the
child welfare and education
systems, resulting in better outcomes for
children,» said Department of Social
Services Commissioner Al Dirschberger.
The budget proposal also caps New York City's allotment for preventive
child welfare services and eliminates funding for Close to Home — also a city - focused program that aims to keep teens out of the adult criminal justice
system.
Often, DSS will work with a family involved in the
child welfare or juvenile justice
systems to utilize
services offered at these facilities.
«Apparently, the same few clients use the courts,
welfare benefits, disability
services,
children's
services, and the health - care
system.
While the nation's governors failed to rally behind a single recommendation last week on how Congress should structure a new
welfare system, they did agree that any overhaul should include
services to poor
children and provide assistance to prevent teenage pregnancy.
The bill specifies that an SEA may use grant funds for pay - for - success initiatives or to provide targeted
services for youth you have come in contact with both the
child welfare system and the juvenile justice
system.
«For every dollar invested in high - quality, comprehensive programs supporting
children... there is a $ 7 - $ 10 return to society in decreased need for special education
services, higher graduation and employment rates, less crime, less use of the public
welfare system, and better health.»
Goal 3: Influence Prevention Policy; SPR will influence policy through promoting and supporting research on the use of prevention science in public policy and
service systems at the national and local levels (e.g., through health, education,
child welfare, justice, drug and alcohol, mental health,
welfare).
In order to foster success in all of our scholars, it was our vision to design a school that removes the barriers
children in the
child welfare system face by providing support
services in our school, during the school day.
Of all the changes that may flow from this Inquiry, my hope is that this will be the lasting legacy — provision of universally available, community - based early interventions that will not only support healthy development of
children and their families, but in doing so, will also reduce the future demand for
services provided through the
child welfare system.
The FNCFCS and AFN allege that the federal government has been knowingly underfunding on reserve
service providers, the result is an increasingly growing number of Indigenous
children in the
child welfare system.
Each of the four MLC clinics provide free legal
services to the most vulnerable populations — including people with disabilities and chronic illness, members of the LGBTQ community, undocumented immigrants and refugees,
children and youth in the
child welfare and juvenile justice
systems, and people involved with the criminal justice
system.
Summary: Significant experience in professional
child welfare, social
services, and the criminal justice
system.
Child welfare practice experience a plus; thorough working knowledge of ACS preventive
services system
Philadelphia, PA About Blog Juvenile Law Center plays a leadership role nationally and in Pennsylvania in shaping and using the law on behalf of
children in the
child welfare and justice
systems to promote fairness, prevent harm, secure access to appropriate
services, and ensure a smooth transition from adolescence to adulthood.
It was reviewed because it was identified by the topic expert as a program being used in the field, or it is being marketed and / or used in California with
children receiving
services from
child welfare or related
systems and their parents / caregivers.
National Survey of
Child and Adolescent Well - Being U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation Examines child and family well - being outcomes in detail and seeks to relate those outcomes to their experience with the child welfare system and to family characteristics, community environment, and other fac
Child and Adolescent Well - Being U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services, Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation Examines
child and family well - being outcomes in detail and seeks to relate those outcomes to their experience with the child welfare system and to family characteristics, community environment, and other fac
child and family well - being outcomes in detail and seeks to relate those outcomes to their experience with the
child welfare system and to family characteristics, community environment, and other fac
child welfare system and to family characteristics, community environment, and other factors.
In regard to
child welfare system involvement, Barth and colleagues (2001) have suggested that the overrepresentation of African - American
children may be due to their increased need for
child welfare services due to the many poverty - related risk factors that they experience, such as substance abuse, mental health problems, and academic underachievement.
Fostering Court Improvement Fostering Results, ABA Center on
Children and the Law, National
Child Welfare Resource Center on Legal and Judicial Issues, & Barton Child Law and Policy Clinic (2008) Aims to link States so that they can open new, collaborative dialog with all stakeholders in their child welfare systems through the use of data and data analysis, including Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System data housed and maintained by the child and family services agency of each S
Child Welfare Resource Center on Legal and Judicial Issues, & Barton
Child Law and Policy Clinic (2008) Aims to link States so that they can open new, collaborative dialog with all stakeholders in their child welfare systems through the use of data and data analysis, including Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System data housed and maintained by the child and family services agency of each S
Child Law and Policy Clinic (2008) Aims to link States so that they can open new, collaborative dialog with all stakeholders in their
child welfare systems through the use of data and data analysis, including Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System data housed and maintained by the child and family services agency of each S
child welfare systems through the use of data and data analysis, including Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting
System data housed and maintained by the
child and family services agency of each S
child and family
services agency of each State.
The Policy Action Guide is designed for representatives of
child welfare agencies, health and human
services organizations, community coalitions, or other entities working toward improving
child welfare systems or practices through one or more of the following principles:
Family Handbook, Kansas (PDF - 401 KB) Family Partners of the Family Centered
Systems of Care — Family Advisory Council and Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation
Services,
Children and Family
Services Helps families understand what may happen during their involvement with the
child welfare system, provides information so they can be prepared, and describes available resources and steps to take.
Family support and preservation
services may be provided to different types of families involved with the
child welfare system — birth or biological families, kinship families, foster families, and adoptive families — to enhance family functioning and ensure
child safety.
Promotes permanency for substance - exposed newborns in the
child welfare system by working closely with their parents and the social
service agencies, such as
child welfare agencies, courts, and substance abuse treatment providers that are major influences in placement outcomes.
The
child welfare workforce includes those employed in either the public or private sector to provide professional
services to
children and families who are engaged in
child abuse prevention programs,
child protective
services, out - of - home care, adoption, or otherwise served by the
child welfare system.
Latino Families and the Public
Child Welfare System: Examining the Role of Social Support Networks Ayón Children and Youth Services Review, 33 (10), 2011 View Abstract Examines Latino families» social networks and the role they play when a family is involved with the public child welfare sy
Child Welfare System: Examining the Role of Social Support Networks Ayón Children and Youth Services Review, 33 (10), 2011 View Abstract Examines Latino families» social networks and the role they play when a family is involved with the public child welfare s
System: Examining the Role of Social Support Networks Ayón
Children and Youth
Services Review, 33 (10), 2011 View Abstract Examines Latino families» social networks and the role they play when a family is involved with the public
child welfare sy
child welfare systemsystem.
When asked what
services would benefit
children of color in the
child welfare system and address racial disproportionality, respondents offered many suggestions.
Although intended for the Los Angeles Department of
Children and Family
Services, this toolkit can be adapted for use nationwide in
child welfare systems and other organizations working to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy for engaging and sustaining the input of internal and external stakeholders.
The project was intended to gain insight into the issue of over-representation (or racial disproportionality) from the perspective of the
child welfare community, including agency administrators, supervisors, and direct
service workers, and to describe the strategies
child welfare and
child -
welfare serving agencies use to meet the needs of
children and families of color in the
child welfare system.
Strategies to Increase Birth Parent Engagement, Partnership, and Leadership in the
Child Welfare System: A Review (PDF - 438 KB) Casey Family Programs (2012) Explores barriers and proactive strategies to engaging birth parents with child welfare services and referrals for services, developing connections between birth and foster parents, utilizing birth parents as agency partners, and drawing on birth parent experience in an advisory capacity at the organizational l
Child Welfare System: A Review (PDF - 438 KB) Casey Family Programs (2012) Explores barriers and proactive strategies to engaging birth parents with
child welfare services and referrals for services, developing connections between birth and foster parents, utilizing birth parents as agency partners, and drawing on birth parent experience in an advisory capacity at the organizational l
child welfare services and referrals for
services, developing connections between birth and foster parents, utilizing birth parents as agency partners, and drawing on birth parent experience in an advisory capacity at the organizational level.
wraparound
services An arrangement of individualized, coordinated, family - driven care to meet complex needs of
children and families who are involved with several
child - and family - serving
systems (such as mental health,
child welfare, juvenile justice, and special education).
Dr. Greeno has direct clinical practice experience in the areas of therapeutic and case management
services to
children and families in the
child welfare system and
children diagnosed with mental health disabilities.
A Care Coordination Program for Substance - Exposed Newborns Twomey, Caldwell, Soave, Andreozzi Fontaine, & Lester (2011)
Child Welfare, 90 (5) View Abstract Promotes permanency for substance - exposed newborns in the child welfare system by working closely with their parents and the social service agencies, such as child welfare agencies, courts, and substance abuse treatment providers that are major influences in placement outc
Child Welfare, 90 (5) View Abstract Promotes permanency for substance - exposed newborns in the
child welfare system by working closely with their parents and the social service agencies, such as child welfare agencies, courts, and substance abuse treatment providers that are major influences in placement outc
child welfare system by working closely with their parents and the social
service agencies, such as
child welfare agencies, courts, and substance abuse treatment providers that are major influences in placement outc
child welfare agencies, courts, and substance abuse treatment providers that are major influences in placement outcomes.
Emphasis is placed on the complexity of the problems of parents and
children in the
child welfare system and the necessity of collaboration between substance abuse treatment and
child welfare services to achieve permanency for
children.
This factsheet discusses laws that require
child welfare agencies to make reasonable efforts to provide
services that will help families remedy the conditions that brought the
child and family into the
child welfare system.
Birth Parent Trauma and What
Child Welfare Workers Need to Know [Webinar] National Child Traumatic Stress Network (2015) Provides information regarding the impact of trauma on birth parents who have become connected to the child welfare system, including reduced engagement with staff and support serv
Child Welfare Workers Need to Know [Webinar] National
Child Traumatic Stress Network (2015) Provides information regarding the impact of trauma on birth parents who have become connected to the child welfare system, including reduced engagement with staff and support serv
Child Traumatic Stress Network (2015) Provides information regarding the impact of trauma on birth parents who have become connected to the
child welfare system, including reduced engagement with staff and support serv
child welfare system, including reduced engagement with staff and support
services.
The individualized, strengths - based approach is an overall philosophical view supported by policies and standards that encompasses a range of concrete practices of
child welfare caseworkers and other
service providers at various points from the time the
child and family enter the
system to when they leave (see Figure 1).
Such efforts may serve to facilitate optimal
service delivery to all
children in the
child welfare system, including
children of color.
Services that «wrap around» both the
child and the family should be a high priority in discussions regarding improvements in the
child welfare system.
Child Welfare League of America Juvenile Justice Division Works to increase awareness of the connection between child maltreatment and juvenile delinquency and the need for an integrated approach to programs and services across the child welfare and juvenile justice sys
Child Welfare League of America Juvenile Justice Division Works to increase awareness of the connection between
child maltreatment and juvenile delinquency and the need for an integrated approach to programs and services across the child welfare and juvenile justice sys
child maltreatment and juvenile delinquency and the need for an integrated approach to programs and
services across the
child welfare and juvenile justice sys
child welfare and juvenile justice
systems.
In recent years, the responsible fatherhood field has expanded beyond its roots in employment and parenting
services for low - income fathers to recognize the diverse needs of a wide array of fathers.1 Programs now include elements such as healthy marriage and co-parenting skills training, general fatherhood competency for all income levels, support for fathers involved with the
child welfare and criminal justice
systems, a focus on
children's education and literacy, awareness of the needs of fathers who have
children with special needs, and attention to issues of domestic violence.
At any given time, more than half a million American
children reside in foster care, and more than 800,000
children pass through the foster care
system annually.57 Almost 30,000 young adults annually leave foster care without achieving permanency in familial relationships.58 Despite spending billions of dollars annually on in home
child protection
services for abusive and neglectful families and foster care, 59 the effectiveness of standard
child welfare services is largely unproven.
The guide is designed to assist healthcare providers, SUD treatment providers,
child welfare programs and judicial
systems to improve their collaborative practice, and to offer information about additional resources that will strengthen their capacity to provide coordinated, best - practice care and
services Collaborative planning and implementation of
services that reflect best practices for treating opioid use disorders during pregnancy are yielding promising results in communities across the country..
Early Childhood -
Child Welfare Partnerships U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families Explores Early Childhood - Child Welfare partnerships and discusses the increased collaboration among child welfare and early childhood systems to support and amplify positive outcomes for children, prenatal to age 8, and their fami
Child Welfare Partnerships U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services, Administration for
Children and Families Explores Early Childhood - Child Welfare partnerships and discusses the increased collaboration among child welfare and early childhood systems to support and amplify positive outcomes for children, prenatal to age 8, and their f
Children and Families Explores Early Childhood -
Child Welfare partnerships and discusses the increased collaboration among child welfare and early childhood systems to support and amplify positive outcomes for children, prenatal to age 8, and their fami
Child Welfare partnerships and discusses the increased collaboration among
child welfare and early childhood systems to support and amplify positive outcomes for children, prenatal to age 8, and their fami
child welfare and early childhood
systems to support and amplify positive outcomes for
children, prenatal to age 8, and their f
children, prenatal to age 8, and their families.
States also work with families involved in their
child welfare systems, providing parent education and support
services.
Bringing Families Together: Models of Hope and Recovery Center for
Children and Family Futures & Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (2012) Presents a video on how communities are strengthening linkages and overcoming barriers among child welfare, behavioral / mental health services, substance use treatment, and the court systems to improve outcomes for children and f
Children and Family Futures & Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration (2012) Presents a video on how communities are strengthening linkages and overcoming barriers among child welfare, behavioral / mental health services, substance use treatment, and the court systems to improve outcomes for children and f
Services Administration (2012) Presents a video on how communities are strengthening linkages and overcoming barriers among
child welfare, behavioral / mental health
services, substance use treatment, and the court systems to improve outcomes for children and f
services, substance use treatment, and the court
systems to improve outcomes for
children and f
children and families.