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Promoting Healthy Families in Your Community: 2008 Resource Packet

Tue, 06 May 2008 14:03:00 -0500

This is an updated version of the 2007 Children's Bureau packet; it offers (1) guidance for service providers in exploring protective factors with families, (2) tipsheets in both English and Spanish,

Who's Doing What That Works: Readers' Choice Stories

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 17:27:12 -0500

October 2007—Our partner Child Advocacy 360 brings you "Readers' Choice Stories," in which readers vote with their eyes, clicks and emails on the best of Who's Doing What That Works.

Child Welfare and Well-Being

Mon, 12 Jun 2006 12:12:17 -0500

CFK Reports From: Child Welfare and Well-Being: Building a 21st-Century System for Kids
Event: Panel discussion
Organized By: The Urban Institute and Chapin Hall Center for Children
Where/When: June 8, 2006; Urban Institute, Washington, DC

This event, the last in a series, was a useful discussion of one of the central tensions within the child welfare field: between the imperative to keep children physically safe from harm and the understanding that removing children from their parents, homes and neighborhoods damages them.

Equity: Moving Toward Better Outcomes for All of Michigan's Children

Fri, 31 Mar 2006 09:34:40 -0600

In every state, African American and Native American children are disproportionately represented in the child welfare population. This report from the Michigan Department of Human Services examines the data on racial disproportionality in the state�s foster care system, and outlines steps to correct this situation. Among the recommendations for the state: identify services and funding to help keep children safely with their birth families; pursue a waiver to allow more flexibility in the use of federal funds; ensure culturally proficient practices; and make sure resources are appropriate to address families� needs. In addition, the report recommends increasing monitoring and accountability.

Inmates & Daughters Connect Through Scout Troop

Tue, 06 Feb 2007 21:35:32 -0600

They do crafts. They sell cookies. And twice a month the girls in the Columbia River, Oregon Girl Scouts Beyond Bars troop spend a couple of hours at the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility with their moms. Linda Baker explains how this growing program works to improve the odds for families divided by incarceration.

State Fact Sheets on Child Welfare Funding

Tue, 08 Mar 2005 20:28:22 -0600

The Children's Defense Fund has national and state fact sheets on child abuse and neglect, and the importance of federal funding for programs that are working to help vulnerable children and families.

Strengthening the Child Welfare Workforce

Mon, 14 Feb 2005 18:43:43 -0600

Looking for tools and information to build and strengthen the child welfare workforce? Visit the Child Welfare Workforce and Training Resources section of the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information.

Project Safe Place

Sun, 02 Jan 2005 16:36:28 -0600

Project Safe Place provides access to immediate help and supportive resources for all young people in crisis through a network of sites sustained by qualified agencies, trained volunteers and businesses.

Packard Foundation Report: Taking Action Early to Prevent Violence

Fri, 07 Jan 2005 11:00:56 -0600

This report funded by the Packard Foundation offers concrete suggestions, from educating parents about safely storing guns to training health providers on the signs of substance abuse among parents and advocating for a refundable pre-tax child credit.

Youth Violence: Rare but Predictable?

Mon, 03 Jan 2005 22:08:18 -0600

Few children grow up to be violently aggressive, but those who do tend to have physically abusive parents, or are victimized by peers according to this longitudinal study from Harvard University. Race, gender and family income had little effect on kids' likelihood of fighting, lashing out against peers, or attacking with weapons. But children who are physically punished at home and are socially withdrawn, distressed in new situations, and anxious about making new friends are at high risk for aggression.

National Institute of Mental Health

Tue, 28 Dec 2004 21:16:49 -0600

The Science on Our Minds Series is a collection of short research-focused fact sheets on topics including, "Teenage Brain: A Work in Progress" and "Unraveling Autism."

Courtroom Champions for Kids in Care

Tue, 14 Dec 2004 09:31:42 -0600

More than 50,000 people volunteer as CASAs�Court-Appointed Special Advocates�for children in the child welfare system. With Foster Care Month beginning on May 1, hear from CASA Dago Benavidez about what he gives, and what he gets in return. This is an excerpt from Lighting the Way, a new book from the Child Welfare League of America.

A Place in One Child's Life

Wed, 16 Feb 2005 19:27:34 -0600

Volunteer Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs) are everyday people with a difficult task: speaking up for the best interests of abused and neglected children. Julee Newberger describes her experience as a CASA for a 15-year-old girl.

Rights of Childhood

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 13:52:03 -0500

Although we may not necessarily think of children as having "rights" the way adults do, children's rights underlie policies and services that improve their lives. Learn how far we've come and how far we have to go in ensuring all children's rights in our country.

Reaching Out to a Child

Wed, 16 Feb 2005 19:04:16 -0600

Over half-a-million children are in the child welfare system due to abuse or neglect. In this column, Julee Newberger describes her experience as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA), a community volunteer trained to speak on behalf of a child in court.