Sentences with phrase «protect children at risk»

Tragically, many states and the federal government are going in the other direction, weakening accountability systems that were set up to protect children at risk, enabling a retreat from high standards, and allowing states and districts to maintain inequitable funding formulas.

The evidence is everywhere that absent real accountability many states won't ensure that districts protect children at risk.

«The way in which the profession has been attacked over recent months has had a highly damaging effect on councils» ability to get the expert staff they need to protect children at risk.»

Funding for private family law cases is generally only available where the applicant for legal aid can show that they are a victim of domestic abuse, or where they can show that the aim of the proceedings is to protect a child at risk of abuse from a third party (such applications are in scope because of Paras 12 and 13 of Part 1 Schedule 1 of LASPO; see also Chapter 6 of the Handbook).

From 1 May this year, the fee paid by a local authority to go to court to protect a child at risk from abuse rose from # 150 to # 5,225 for a fully contested court case.

Not exact matches

So if we trust all strangers our children are at risk but if we don't trust any strangers our children our protected.

We who sacrifice fabulous resources to fatten the most inhuman form of violence so that it will continue to protect us, and who pass our time in transmitting futile messages from a planet that is risking destruction to planets that are already dead» how can we have the extraordinary hypo crisy to pretend that we do not understand all those people who did such things long before us: those, for example, who made it their practice to throw a single child, or two at the most, into the furnace of a certain Moloch in order to ensure the safety of the others?

Protect unaccompanied minors by ensure that the UK plays its part in serving the needs of refugee children at risk in our country, Europe, and the wider world.

As the Trump administration has shifted policies on undocumented immigrants and individuals with temporary protected status (TPS), putting more individuals at risk of deportation, Christians have quickly brought up the dilemma of mixed - status families, whose children are US citizens but parents are not.

Tearfund said the money raised could help protect up to 2,500 children at risk across the world.

There are many uses for such a questionnaire, such as: a) helping place at - risk children (e.g., abused, neglected, diagnosed) with safe and nurturing parents, b) potentially reducing the number of failed adoption placements, c) protecting children from at - risk adults, and d) screening foster / adoptive families to reduce the possibility of abuse and / or neglect.

Ironically, in the view of this clinical child psychologist, part of being at - risk is the result of overprotective parents responding to media sensationalism and wanting to protect their children from dangers such as violent crime.

Children who are not optimally protected are at higher risk of injury, even if they are in compliance with state law.

From predators posing as children to draw children into online relationships and then lure them into real - life danger to pedophiles using the power and anonymity of the internet to traffic in child pornography, our children are at risk in ways that are increasingly difficult to monitor, filter, and protect them from.

In his Discourse on Universal Love, he said: «As a mother, even at the risk of her own life, protects and loves her child, her only child, so let a man cultivate love without measure toward the whole world, above, below, and around, unstinted, unmixed with any feeling of differing or opposing interests....

Child Protective Services is supposed to protect vulnerable children when they are at risk of being put into foster care or when they are already in foster care.

And because most vaccines are not 100 percent effective (they protect 85 to 95 percent of children who get them), your child may be at risk around unvaccinated kids even if he's up to date on his shots.

While great progress has been achieved in recent years in preventing child occupant deaths and injuries, and increasing the correct use of child safety seats, booster seats and safety belts — thanks in no small measure to the tireless dedication of NHTSA and its many partners in the child passenger safety community — more work needs to be done to protect child occupants who remain at heightened risk.»

Some recent research [See «Protecting Baby Against Food Allergies» below], however, has suggested there may be alternative approaches more appropriate for some children at risk.

At 2 p.m., the NYC Administration for Children's Services announces a significant expansion of services to protect families at risk of, or experiencing, domestic violence, 150 Williams St., 19th floor, ManhattaAt 2 p.m., the NYC Administration for Children's Services announces a significant expansion of services to protect families at risk of, or experiencing, domestic violence, 150 Williams St., 19th floor, Manhattaat risk of, or experiencing, domestic violence, 150 Williams St., 19th floor, Manhattan.

By increasing funding for lead inspections and remediation efforts, we are protecting more at - risk children in our community.

When it comes to families there is still more we can do to protect at - risk children, that's why I am renewing my call to modernize New York State's Child Protective Services» laws.

From our young children to the elderly, there are many groups at risk of being victimized who can not protect themselves.

«It is hard to imagine a more fundamental responsibility for our elected officials than protecting children's health, and Albany's inaction means our kids are still at risk.»

Recognizing the need to protect our most vulnerable residents, the Legislature voted to add positions in the Department of Social Services, where these individuals will work closely with at - risk families to help protect children from abuse.

UK teachers are now being trained individually online how to identify those at risk or suffering from Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and protect Britain's young girls from extreme child abuse.

«While the government must protect the employment and pensions of Carillion's public sector workers it must also take a long hard look at its encouragement of private sector involvement in schools and the unnecessary risks being taken with children's education and wellbeing.»

«This meeting took place at the same time as the department was enhancing our due diligence and counter-extremism capability to make schools more aware of risks and to protect children.

The new guidance, offers practical solutions to protect young children who are most at risk and is available online.

Skin: Recent studies found that dogs actually protect children who are at risk for eczema.

Experience the energy of Port - au - Prince, the colourful art of Jacmel, the iconic (and UNESCO - protected) Citadelle Laferrière, nurture the arts with at - risk children, and learn the folklore behind Haitian Vodou.

They use sport and art through local community projects to protect and empower at risk children and young people and provide them with positive role models.

As Dr. Becky Sutton, study's author pointed out, «Just because a shampoo or sunscreen is labeled «children's» doesn't mean it's been tested and found safe for kids; children are more at risk than adults from many chemical hazards, but we have no special standards to protect them.»

Clients include individuals seeking divorces, individuals and couples seeking to adopt, parents seeking to change or enforce child custody agreements, surrogate mothers or their clients, at - risk children or the agencies protecting them, mothers or fathers seeking to retain parental rights, or domestic partners.

The NPRM would have allowed covered entities to disclose protected health information without individual authorization to: (1) A public health authority authorized by law to collect or receive such information for the purpose of preventing or controlling disease, injury, or disability, including, but not limited to, the reporting of disease, injury, vital events such as birth or death, and the conduct of public health surveillance, public health investigations, and public health interventions; (2) a public health authority or other appropriate authority authorized by law to receive reports of child abuse or neglect; (3) a person or entity other than a governmental authority that could demonstrate or demonstrated that it was acting to comply with requirements or direction of a public health authority; or (4) a person who may have been exposed to a communicable disease or may otherwise be at risk of contracting or spreading a disease or condition and was authorized by law to be notified as necessary in the conduct of a public health intervention or investigation.

Florida's Children First, the statewide advocacy organization focused on protecting the legal rights of at - risk and foster care children, recognized Broward County child advocates and former foster youth at the 16th annual Broward Child Advocacy Awards & Reception at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts on Children First, the statewide advocacy organization focused on protecting the legal rights of at - risk and foster care children, recognized Broward County child advocates and former foster youth at the 16th annual Broward Child Advocacy Awards & Reception at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts on children, recognized Broward County child advocates and former foster youth at the 16th annual Broward Child Advocacy Awards & Reception at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts on Febchild advocates and former foster youth at the 16th annual Broward Child Advocacy Awards & Reception at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts on FebChild Advocacy Awards & Reception at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts on Feb. 22.

Our aim is to provide a service model that allows parents to reach easy, simple and efficient agreements which are in the best interests of children while at the same time protecting children and vulnerable adults from risk of harm.

However, as with other children at environmental risk, a stable, nurturing family environment can protect foster children against the negative effects of these experiences.

Thirdly, if at least one parent is not able to protect children and be emotionally available, invlved, and supportive of children's lives and eperiences, children are at risk for negative outcomes.

The national policy team works with state and local leaders to build, coordinate, and protect the early childhood services and infrastructure essential to giving young, at - risk children an opportunity at success.

The goal is to protect children who may be at risk for harm due to exposure to ongoing conflict.

Three organisations working to protect children and young people online have today called on Oireachtas members to retain the Digital Age of Consent at 13 to avoid significant risks to child safety.

In New Zealand, where 15 % of children are born «at risk» children are protected from «witnessing adult violence.»

Parent - training programmes have been shown to be successful in improving a range of outcomes including maternal psychosocial health32 and emotional and behavioural adjustment in children under 3 years of age.33 In the UK, the Sure Start project was launched in 1999 targeting preschool children and their families, in disadvantaged areas, with a number of interventions including good quality play, learning and child care.34 Recent evidence suggests that enrolled families showed less negative parenting and provided a better home - learning environment.35 The findings presented in this paper suggest that successful parenting interventions may improve the transfer of cognitive skills between generations thereby protecting disadvantaged families from unintentionally placing their children at risk of being on a path of continual negativity.