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Youth with Disabilities in the Foster Care System: Barriers to Success and Proposed Policy Solutions

Tue, 06 May 2008 13:54:32 -0500

At least one-third of children in foster care have physical or mental disabilities and are at higher risk for poor educational, employment and well-being outcomes. This report from the National Council on Disability finds that federal investments are undercut by lack of coordination across programs and agencies.

Foster Care Central

Tue, 06 May 2008 13:52:47 -0500

Here's a nonprofit social network (think MySpace or Facebook) for social workers, foster parents and others interested in improving the lives of foster and adoptive youth.

The Real Math of Child Poverty In America

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 10:01:32 -0600

I was somewhat surprised when I recently came across the following paragraph on the Voices for America’s Children Website: “As a society we pay a steep price for allowing one in five of our nation’s children to live in poverty. Economists estimate the annual national cost of persistent childhood poverty due to lost adult productivity and wages, increased crime, and higher health expenditures is massive: approximately $500 billion or four percent of the nation’s gross domestic product”...

In Mississippi: A Sweeping Legal Victory for Kids

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 09:18:15 -0600

Mississippi plans a serious overhaul of its child welfare system to do more to protect the approximately 3,400 abused and neglected children in its care. Here's an overview of the details of this comprehensive reform plan, developed as a settlement of a class action lawsuit brought against the state by Children's Rights.

“Stop the Silence” to End Child Sexual Abuse: a Small Nonprofit takes on a Big Issue

Tue, 10 Apr 2007 19:45:21 -0500

Seven years ago, a piece of paper on a desk started Pamela Pine on a quest to understand and spread the word about child sexual abuse. In this column, Pine shares how she turned her concern into a vibrant, dynamic nonprofit organization—with an annual international awareness-raising foot race in Washington, DC, every April.

Strong at the Heart: How It Feels to Heal from Sexual Abuse

Wed, 03 May 2006 07:14:45 -0500

Carolyn Lehman presents the stories of survivors of sexual abuse. The accounts of abuse are unflinching, but the focus is on healing and eventual recovery.

How the Justice System Responds to Juvenile Victims: A Comprehensive Model

Tue, 14 Mar 2006 08:19:00 -0600

Unlike the more familiar juvenile offender justice system, it�s not always clear how the juvenile victim justice system works, and how the many agencies serving young victims of crime—from police and courts to child protective services and mental health agencies—interact. This bulletin looks at how cases move through the system and the typical processes in the juvenile victim justice system.

Child Well-Being

Mon, 26 Sep 2005 11:27:38 -0500

CFK reports from: Child Well-Being: Their Present, Our Future
Event: A Briefing on America�s Children: Key National Indicators of Child Well-Being, released by the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
Organized by: America's Promise
Where/When: Washington DC, Thursday September 22, 2005

Members from non-profit organizations and government agencies gathered at an annual policy seminar conducted by The Alliance for Youth to discuss the latest data on child well-being and how this data should be used to inform federal policy in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The briefing was to discuss the biennial release of America's Children: Key National Indicators of Child Well-Being, a compilation of statistics gathered by a collaboration of 20 agencies collectively known as the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics that provides data on education, health status, social development and other measures of how children are faring.

CASA 20th Judicial District

Tue, 23 Aug 2005 17:08:56 -0500

Our mission is to recruit and train community volunteers to stand up in court for abused and neglected children.

Center for Children, Inc

Tue, 23 Aug 2005 17:01:32 -0500

The Center for Children is dedicated to the prevention and treatment of child abuse through intervention, counseling and education. We empower children and their families to heal the wounds of abuse.

People Against Abuse and Neglect of Children International

Mon, 18 Jul 2005 08:57:48 -0500

People Against Abuse and Neglect of Children International is a grass roots organization of concerned persons from the fields of child protection, child advocacy, and private citizens who want to see the end of child abuse and neglect from all levels.

Every Child Matters

Wed, 06 Jul 2005 09:18:45 -0500

By employing systematic and adequately funded public education campaigns, the Every Child Matters Education Fund provide opportunities for focusing public attention on important children�s issues including the prevention of child abuse and neglect, improving the health of low-income children, and finding solutions in child care, early childhood education, after-school programs, and responsible decisions on federal budget and tax issues.

CWLA's National Data Analysis System

Mon, 06 Jun 2005 08:26:26 -0500

The Child Welfare League of America offers a comprehensive collection of statistics and data on State child welfare services. Users can customize the data output by requesting data for a particular state and time period, and public child welfare agency users can access another level of data by logging in.

Family Support Line

Tue, 24 May 2005 13:32:25 -0500

Family Support Line works to keep children and families safe from the harm of child sexual abuse and other family trauma through comprehensive prevention education programs and to promote healing through specialized treatment services.

Our Vision ...to realize a full continuum of specialized services that prevents child sexual abuse and cares for children and families who have experienced this trauma.

Child Abuse Prevention Council-Contra Costa County

Tue, 24 May 2005 13:06:35 -0500

The mission of this organization is to prevent child abuse in Contra Costa County through coordination of services, information sharing, public education and advocacy.