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Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities Deliberating
The Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities has been holding a series of deliberation calls to settle on recommendations that have the potential to be wide ranging in their impact on state child
Budget Showdown Continues
With the government nine days away from running out of funding, by week’s end the only clarity in Congress was a lack of clarity. Congress will end legislative action this week after Tuesday with time
GAO Issues Report on Adoptions and Unregulated Custody Transfers
Last week the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report on the issue of unregulated custody transfers what some in the news media have labeled as "rehoming." The GAO report, Steps Have Been Taken to
Poverty Numbers Remain Unchanged
The poverty rate in 2014 changed little from the previous Census data according to the annual release by the Census Bureau. The income report was released on Wednesday, September 16 and it showed that In
Supportive Housing Pilots Meet to Discuss Strategies
The Child Welfare and Supportive Housing Resource Center brought together participants from five place-based initiative sites to discuss the progress of their new efforts. The pilots are attempting to better assist child welfare involved families
Health Insurance Coverage Continues to Expand
New data by the Census Bureau released on Wednesday showed a significant drop in the percentage of people without health insurance. According to the new census report, the percentage of people without health insurance coverage
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