Sentences with phrase «with children in the child welfare system»
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«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.»
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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).
Family Equality Council has ongoing outreach and social media campaigns targeted at equipping our members and partners with the tools to advocate for youth in the child welfare system and LGBTQ prospective foster and adoptive parents.
Quality, voluntary home visiting leads to fewer children in social welfare, mental health, and juvenile corrections systems, with considerable cost savings for states.
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.
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.
Often, DSS will work with a family involved in the child welfare or juvenile justice systems to utilize services offered at these facilities.
This landmark piece of legislation aims to help keep children safely with their families when they come to the attention of the child welfare system, and when placement in...
They found that living in neighborhoods with strong social cohesion and trust — where neighbors are willing to help each other and generally get along — protects families against getting involved in the child welfare system.
For purposes of the grant program, the bill expands the definition «at - risk» to include school - aged individuals who: (1) have come into contact with the child welfare system in the past, or (2) are at risk of dependency adjudication or delinquency adjudication.
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.
The reality is, the children who come in contact with the child welfare system are often at high risk for attendance problems.
► Improved educational programs, opportunities, and outcomes for students from low - income families, students of color, students with disabilities, English Language Learners, students living in temporary housing, LGBTQ students, and students involved in the child welfare or the juvenile or criminal justice systems.
They live in a state (Massachusetts) with a healthy economy, very strong educational, health and social welfare system, and that ranks at the top in the United States on indicators positively associated with child wellbeing (AECF, 2013).
The report describes the role that trauma from adverse experiences can play in the learning and behavior challenges that are associated with increased risk for juvenile delinquency among children in the child welfare system.
Appointed to the BC Aboriginal Justice Council for a 4 year term, which is tasked with responding to and addressing the overrepresentation of Aboriginal people in the criminal and child welfare systems.
There is more research and work to be done in this area, especially if the goal is to reduce the number of Indigenous people who come into contact with the criminal justice system and reducing the number of Indigenous children in care 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.
This historical lack of trust, entrenched in indigenous communities» experiences with the criminal and child welfare systems, requires significant attention and resources in order to make this legislation accessible.
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.
An effective child welfare system works to ensure that children grow up in safe, permanent, and loving homes while strengthening families and minimizing trauma through timely and appropriate action.45 Researchers believe that societal attitudes and lack of knowledge regarding children with disabilities place them at greater risk for abuse and neglect.
Prior to joining High Conflict Institute, Michelle spent several years working with programs dedicated to providing support and resources to strengthen families, specifically in the context of domestic violence, adoption, and the child welfare system.
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 facChild 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 facchild 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 facchild welfare system and to family characteristics, community environment, and other factors.
Interagency Collaboration Considers the challenges and strategies associated with building and sustaining interagency collaboration in a child welfare driven system of care.
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 SChild 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 SChild 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 Schild 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 Schild and family services agency of each State.
A major issue in this area is the capacity of staff to work with the multitude of ethnic and cultural groups that currently characterize the American populace (see U.S. Census Bureau, 2000), and thus are involved in the child welfare system.
Electronic copies of products developed by the National Technical Assistance and Evaluation Center for Systems of Care including: evaluation reports; a Policy Action Guide with fillable forms in PDF and Word; short action briefs on family involvement, establishing partnerships in child welfare, gaining staff buy - in, and leadership development; and infrastructure toolkits on various topics around implementing a System of Care.
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.
In the first study, a nationwide purposive sample of 300 families seeking to adopt children with special needs from the public child welfare system was selected, interviewed, and surveyed to determine actual and potential barriers to the completion of the adoption process.
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 lChild 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 lchild 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.
In fiscal year 2011, the Children's Bureau awarded 10 grants to promote collaboration between child welfare and education systems in order to increase educational stability for children ages 10 to 17 and who were involved with child welfarIn fiscal year 2011, the Children's Bureau awarded 10 grants to promote collaboration between child welfare and education systems in order to increase educational stability for children ages 10 to 17 and who were involved with child Children's Bureau awarded 10 grants to promote collaboration between child welfare and education systems in order to increase educational stability for children ages 10 to 17 and who were involved with child welfarin order to increase educational stability for children ages 10 to 17 and who were involved with child children ages 10 to 17 and who were involved with child welfare.
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 outcChild 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 outcchild 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 outcchild welfare agencies, courts, and substance abuse treatment providers that are major influences in placement outcomes.
An Individualized, Strengths - Based Approach in Public Child Welfare Driven Systems of Care Discusses the importance of establishing policies and practices that promote and facilitate an individualized, strengths - based approach when working with children and families involved with child welChild Welfare Driven Systems of Care Discusses the importance of establishing policies and practices that promote and facilitate an individualized, strengths - based approach when working with children and families involved with child welchild welfare.
According to the law, residential care is a measure of the youth welfare system whose purpose is «to support the development of children and adolescents by means of an association of everyday life with educational and therapeutic provisions» (Section 34 of the KJHG), thus contributing to the young person's ability to realize his or her «right to support in his or her development and to an upbringing into a personality capable of bearing responsibility and living in a community» (Section I, Subsection 3, KJHG).
With in excess of 160,000 child abuse referrals annually in the UK, the child protection system can soak up scarce resources leaving little for family support and child welfare.
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 violencIn 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 violencin 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.
States also work with families involved in their child welfare systems, providing parent education and support services.
Permanency Through Collaboration Between Delinquency and Dependency Courts (PDF - 880 KB) National Child Welfare Resource Center on Legal and Judicial Issues, ABA Center on Children and the Law Child CourtWorks, 10 (2), 2008 Describes efforts in Idaho to bridge the gap between child welfare and juvenile justice proceedings to assist youth with cases pending simultaneously in both sysChild Welfare Resource Center on Legal and Judicial Issues, ABA Center on Children and the Law Child CourtWorks, 10 (2), 2008 Describes efforts in Idaho to bridge the gap between child welfare and juvenile justice proceedings to assist youth with cases pending simultaneously in both sysChild CourtWorks, 10 (2), 2008 Describes efforts in Idaho to bridge the gap between child welfare and juvenile justice proceedings to assist youth with cases pending simultaneously in both syschild welfare and juvenile justice proceedings to assist youth with cases pending simultaneously in both systems.
Describes detailed trauma histories, mental health problems, and associated risk factors (i.e., academic problems, substance / alcohol use, and concurrent child welfare involvement) among adolescents with recent involvement in the juvenile justice system.
Effective family engagement occurs when child welfare practitioners actively collaborate and partner with family members throughout their involvement with the child welfare system, recognizing them as the experts on their respective situations and empowering them in the process.
Virginia Child Protection Newsletter, 92, 2011 Emphasizes the importance of using a family engagement approach when working with families involved in the child welfare system and identifies key family support princiChild Protection Newsletter, 92, 2011 Emphasizes the importance of using a family engagement approach when working with families involved in the child welfare system and identifies key family support princichild welfare system and identifies key family support principles.
Psychological evaluations to aid with placement planning and treatment of children in the child welfare system who have been removed from the home due to abuse or neglect
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).
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
Reports the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), major depression, alcohol abuse / dependence, and substance abuse / dependence diagnoses assessed with a structured clinical interview protocol in a population - based, multi-State, age cohort of older adolescents about to exit child welfare systems.
When children or parents with mental health service needs are involved with the child welfare system, a coordination of efforts is more likely to result in positive outcomes than if each system focuses independently on its own issue - related services.
Prevalence and Timing of Diagnosable Mental Health, Alcohol, and Substance Use Problems Among Older Adolescents in the Child Welfare System Keller, Salazar, & Courtney (2010) Children and Youth Services Review, 32 (4) View Abstract Reports the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), major depression, alcohol abuse / dependence, and substance abuse / dependence diagnoses assessed with a structured clinical interview protocol in a population - based, multi-State, age cohort of older adolescents about to exit child welfare sysChild Welfare System Keller, Salazar, & Courtney (2010) Children and Youth Services Review, 32 (4) View Abstract Reports the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), major depression, alcohol abuse / dependence, and substance abuse / dependence diagnoses assessed with a structured clinical interview protocol in a population - based, multi-State, age cohort of older adolescents about to exit child welfare syschild welfare systems.