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New York City About Blog Children's Rights is a national watchdog organization advocating on behalf of abused and neglected children in the U.S. Children's Rights is proving that failing
child welfare systems not only can be fixed, but can be made to run well.
New York City About Blog Children's Rights is a national watchdog organization advocating on behalf of abused and neglected children in the U.S. Children's Rights is proving that failing
child welfare systems not only can be fixed, but can be made to run well.
Not exact matches
Look at all the people who cheat the
system denying they are married and collecting
welfare for their «wives» and
children that are
not claimed.
And we could make the argument that the «scoop» hasn't ever stopped because aboriginal
children are still over-represented in our
child welfare system.
«Harlem's Man With the Plan,» January / February 2009 «Obama, drawing on the research of his Hyde Park neighbor, the economist James Heckman, has made the point that programs like the Harlem
Children's Zone are
not giveaways; they're investments that will pay for themselves in reduced spending on
welfare, job training, and the criminal justice
system.»
Among other things, she addressed the complaints from grassroots reformers that they —
not Jamie Oliver — should be getting attention and credit: «Those of us who are truly concerned about the
welfare of America's
children, health care
system, and food supply should be grateful that long - awaited and much - needed attention to what has become at best a national embarrassment, and at worst a national crisis, has finally arrived.»
But Obama, drawing on the research of his Hyde Park neighbor, the economist James Heckman, has made the point that programs like the Harlem
Children's Zone are
not giveaways; they're investments that will pay for themselves in reduced spending on
welfare, job training, and the criminal justice
system.
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.
But at a time when so many people are struggling, isn't it right that we ask whether those in the
welfare system are faced with the same kinds of decisions that working people have to wrestle with when they have a
child?
`' Ghana is
not interested in the
welfare of
children, We have a broken
system with failed institutions... Look at the number of NGOs we have in the country yet we have
not addressed these issues.
Distinguishing the earlier Brady decision, the court noted that funds were paid to the transportation
system administered by the board of education,
not directly to individual schools, and benefits flowed «toward the safety and
welfare of elementary age school
children and
not into the accounts of non-public schools.»
During discussions a delegate posed the question: «Why have we discussed reform of the
welfare system, strategies to get adults into work and the implications of Universal Credit for adult incomes, but we have somehow managed
not to talk about
children?»
Women in poor Africa have lots of
children not necessarily because their husbands force them to or because the pope denies them condoms (modern Malthusian prejudices), but because in parts of the world where infant mortality is high, and where there is no
welfare system to see you through old age, having a large family is perfectly rational and well - informed.
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.
Every oppression that has been foisted upon Aboriginal people in the history of Canada has been implemented through [colonial law]... This includes
child welfare apprehension, residential schools, the outlawing of our sacred ceremonies, the prohibitions against both voting and hiring lawyers, the impact of the criminal justice
system, and [the taking of land and resources]... Law is
not the answer.
Honestly, in this case, I'm
not sure that there are material differences between common law and civil law
systems or law v. equity, so much as there are differences between particularly countries regarding how
child welfare is protected when there is a concern that a parent is acting in a way that harms a
child's
welfare under relatively recently adopted statutes.
While the solutions proposed by Judge Allen are appropriate to address the specific circumstances surrounding the death of Jaylene Redhead, these will
not solve the larger - scale social issues that seem to inevitably lead families into contact with the
child welfare system when it may already be too late.
Honestly, in this case, I'm
not sure that there are material differences between common law and civil law
systems or law v. equity, so much as there are differences between particularly countries regarding how
child welfare is protected when there is a concern that a parent is acting in a way that harms a
child's
welfare under relatively recently adopted...
waiting
children Children in the public child welfare system who can not return to their birth homes and need permanent, loving families to help them grow up safely and s
children Children in the public child welfare system who can not return to their birth homes and need permanent, loving families to help them grow up safely and s
Children in the public
child welfare system who can
not return to their birth homes and need permanent, loving families to help them grow up safely and securely.
Finally, many
child welfare systems haven't figured out how to balance the fact that while we don't want courts to create legal orphans, we also don't want
children to wait unnecessarily long when an adoptive home is available and when reunification is
not possible.
Welfare reform has disrupted Medicaid benefits for millions of
children who need treatment.97, 98 Medicaid enables many youth to receive psychiatric treatment.99 Many parents who left welfare to go to work found their new jobs did not provide insurance or, when available, they could not afford copayments.100, 101 The State Children's Health Insurance Program, designed to offset the loss of Medicaid, did not fulfill its intended purpose.98, 102 Moreover, welfare reform has not substantially decreased poverty103; many poor children have become even poorer.104 Poor children are vulnerable to poor outcomes, 105 including involvement with the juvenile justice
children who need treatment.97, 98 Medicaid enables many youth to receive psychiatric treatment.99 Many parents who left
welfare to go to work found their new jobs did
not provide insurance or, when available, they could
not afford copayments.100, 101 The State
Children's Health Insurance Program, designed to offset the loss of Medicaid, did not fulfill its intended purpose.98, 102 Moreover, welfare reform has not substantially decreased poverty103; many poor children have become even poorer.104 Poor children are vulnerable to poor outcomes, 105 including involvement with the juvenile justice
Children's Health Insurance Program, designed to offset the loss of Medicaid, did
not fulfill its intended purpose.98, 102 Moreover,
welfare reform has
not substantially decreased poverty103; many poor
children have become even poorer.104 Poor children are vulnerable to poor outcomes, 105 including involvement with the juvenile justice
children have become even poorer.104 Poor
children are vulnerable to poor outcomes, 105 including involvement with the juvenile justice
children are vulnerable to poor outcomes, 105 including involvement with the juvenile justice
system.
They can
not afford alternative
child care arrangements, professional counselors, summer camps, boarding schools and holidays away from their
children; the central planks of the
child welfare system for the well - to - do.
They can
not afford alternative
child care arrangements, professional counsellors, summer camps, boarding schools and holidays away from their
children; the central planks, of the
child welfare system for the well - to - do.
In the state
child welfare system,
children do
not become eligible for adoption until the rights of their birth parents to raise them have been permanently terminated by a judge.
Child welfare cases involving immigration issues are considered to be some of the most time consuming and challenging because many social workers are unfamiliar with immigration issues and child welfare systems are not typically equipped to address
Child welfare cases involving immigration issues are considered to be some of the most time consuming and challenging because many social workers are unfamiliar with immigration issues and
child welfare systems are not typically equipped to address
child welfare systems are
not typically equipped to address them.
The Adoption and Safe Families Act does
not recognize long - term foster care as a permanency option and, increasingly, State
child welfare systems no longer view long - term foster care as a placement alternative.
Victims of abuse are at high risk for poor health, related
not only to the physical trauma they have endured, but also to high rates of other social risk factors associated with poor health.22 Abused
children have high rates of growth problems, untreated vision and dental problems, infectious diseases, developmental delay, mental health and behavioural problems, early and risky sexual behaviours, and other chronic illnesses, but
child welfare and health care
systems historically have
not addressed the health needs of dependent
children.23 - 33 Compared to
children in foster care, maltreated
children who remain at home exhibit similarly high rates of physical, developmental and mental health needs.34
First, the
child welfare system has historically been concerned with shaping the experiences of
children,
not their functioning.
This definition of family stability is
not offered as a standard by which to evaluate families in the
child welfare system, but rather as an essential goal of
child welfare intervention with biological, foster, and adoptive families.
Building Bridges for Babies in Foster Care: The Babies Can't Wait Initiative Dicker & Gordon (2004) Juvenile and Family Court Journal View Abstract Highlights a court - based initiative that merges
child development knowledge with court and
child welfare practice through a collaboration among the New York City Family Court,
child welfare system, and service providers.
With the
child welfare system at the helm, this type of service network will
not only enhance the well - being of foster
children and families but will enhance public service delivery in this arena as well.
Child welfare systems typically receive and investigate reports of possible child abuse and neglect; provide services to families that need assistance in the protection and care of their children; arrange for children to live with kin or with foster families when they are not safe at home; and arrange for reunification, adoption, or other permanent family connections for children leaving foster
Child welfare systems typically receive and investigate reports of possible
child abuse and neglect; provide services to families that need assistance in the protection and care of their children; arrange for children to live with kin or with foster families when they are not safe at home; and arrange for reunification, adoption, or other permanent family connections for children leaving foster
child abuse and neglect; provide services to families that need assistance in the protection and care of their
children; arrange for
children to live with kin or with foster families when they are
not safe at home; and arrange for reunification, adoption, or other permanent family connections for
children leaving foster care.
Adoptions
not only benefit
children, but they result in reduced financial and social costs to
child welfare systems, governments, and communities.
«We need to be confident that reforms to our
child welfare system, fully explore and support the
child living safely with their parents or wider family at the outset, and that the drive for speeding up decision making is
not at the expense of the right placement for the
child.»
The state
child welfare system's mission of family reunification is a noble goal, but
not always attainable, especially when it repeatedly returns kids to foster care.
Child welfare systems alone can
not possibly address all of the conditions that negatively impact
children and their families.
In this mother - centric environment, the
child welfare system has been increasingly recognizing the potential of missed opportunities for effective case and permanency planning when they are
not actively involving the father and his side of the family.
Results showed that Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander
children are
not overrepresented in the Hawaiian
child welfare system.
Shifting CSEC cases from the juvenile justice
system to the
child welfare system provides exploited youth and their families with supportive services and programs
not typically available through probation departments, including parenting skills programs and family reunification efforts.
Prevention can
not be accomplished by the
child welfare system alone; the issues
children and families are facing are just too complex.
This is different that the Canadian and English
child welfare systems in which the
child can be made a permanent Crown Ward and, therefore,
not freed for adoption.
Although the
child welfare system has
not always focused attention on father involvement, some changes have come about in recent years.