Drugs and Kids: Stopping the Sexual Trafficking of Minors Through Community Engagement by Rhonda Sciortino Where there is child sexual trafficking, there often also are drugs. Traffickers give kids drugs to make them comply, to make them quit crying or complaining, and to incapacitate them so that they are unable to fight or escape. Once
Rutgers University's Center on Violence Against Women and Children Trains Social Workers with a Focus on Domestic Violence by Catie Buttner The Center on Violence Against Women and Children (VAWC) has a clear mission: to eliminate all forms of violence against women and children and to address the power imbalances that permit them. This challenging
10 Practical Steps to Support Sustained Permanency by Kirk O’Brien, Yvonne Humenay Roberts, Kristen Rudlang-Perman, Crystal Ward Allen, and Peter J. Pecora Nearly one in five children in foster care has been in care before. Reentry into care can lead to fractured families. Stable, nurturing families can bolster youth resilience and lessen negative long-term effects—but
Published in Children’s Voice, Volume 27, Number 1 by Jennifer Michael Every family needs a roof over its head. But what if poverty, substance use, or struggles with mental health issues imperil a family’s ability to keep a home and protect its children? Over the last decade, a program model called Keeping Families Together
The Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) rejects the recent decision of October 8, 2018, by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas regarding the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). This decision that labeled ICWA as unconstitutional jeopardizes this landmark child welfare and child protection law and opens the door to
CWLA is pleased to announce a call for abstracts for a special issue of Child Welfare, a peer reviewed academic journal that has been published by the Child Welfare League of America for more than 90 years. The special issue is dedicated to a global perspective on research, best practices, and innovation to promote more
by Elizabeth Gibbons New Hampshire A federally sponsored review of New Hampshire’s child protective services has concluded that much still needs to be done to ensure the protection of vulnerable children and families. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, New Hampshire is failing in every category the HHS uses to determine
by Elizabeth Gibbons Ideas from Experts The Chronicle of Social Change, an independent publication focused on child welfare and social policy, has compiled a series of articles highlighting new policy recommendations made by participants in the Foster Youth Internship Program. There have been three articles so far. The first article aims to improve placement stability to
by Elizabeth Gibbons Kansas Kansas is in the midst of reforming its child welfare system, but a new decision to change requirements for child protection specialists has drawn concern from child advocates. In June, there were 80 open child protection positions, thus prompting this loosening of requirements. Now, applicants can become “unlicensed child protection specialists” with
by Elizabeth Gibbons Improvements to Child Welfare Services in Connecticut Every state child welfare agency faces challenges made worse by national immigration policies and the opioid crisis. Connecticut is no different; setbacks and tragedies plague the state’s Department of Children and Families. But despite this, Connecticut has been praised as a national model of child
