UTSA counselors propose standardized method to assess child maltreatment
March 27, 2013 UTSA counselors have proposed a standardized and methodical tool to guide counselors, social workers and clinicians who treat children at a risk of maltreatment.
Give foster youth full access to Affordable Care Act
March 19, 2013 This month marks the third anniversary since the Affordable Care Act was signed into law by President Barack Obama. Despite the ongoing partisan rancor surrounding the bill's implementation, there is at least one provision Congress should be able to find common ground around: making sure we protect the ability of young adults [...]
Gwen Moore Re-introduces Legislation to Provide Legal Support to Parents, Guardians for Child Welfare
March 11, 2013 Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-4) re-introduced a bill that will take important steps towards ensuring that parents and legal guardians are afforded legal representation in all stages of a child welfare case.
Right to Lawyer Can Be Empty Promise for Poor
March 16, 2013 ADEL, Ga. - Billy Jerome Presley spent 17 months in a Georgia jail because he did not have $2,700 for a child support payment. He had no prior jail record but also no lawyer. In Baltimore last fall, Carl Hymes, 21, was arrested on charges of shining a laser into the eyes [...]
Reid Appoints Amy Ayoub To National Commission To Eliminate Child Abuse And Neglect Fatalities
March 11, 2013 Washington, D.C.- Nevada Senator Harry Reid released the following statement after appointing Amy Ayoub to the National Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities:
Op-ed: Don’t evict kids from foster care at the age of 18
March 14, 2013 IMAGINE a world where your child is forced to leave your home at age 18. You can no longer provide the love, support and roof you worked so hard for throughout your child's life. On his or her 18th birthday, your child must instantly transition into self-reliance with little more than a [...]
Ads to W.Va. adults: Be brave, report child abuse
January 17, 2013
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — A new public service announcement airing on West Virginia television aims to educate adults about the warning signs of child abuse and to give them the courage to report what it.
Closing the achievement gap for foster youth
January 10, 2013
Uninterrupted Scholars Act
Even under the best circumstances African American students often have challenges resulting in lower graduation rates and test scores than their White counterparts. When you factor in a child in the foster care system, in particular an African American child, the statistics become even worse.
Part 5: State Secrecy and Child Deaths in the U.S.
Part Five of remarks given at a Capitol Hill briefing for the release of a report called: "State Secrecy and Child Deaths in the U.S." The report found that information about child abuse deaths and near-deaths that could help prevent future tragedies remains veiled behind many states' restrictive disclosure laws, highlighting the urgent need for [...]
Part 4: State Secrecy and Child Deaths in the U.S.
Part Four of remarks given at a Capitol Hill briefing for the release of a report called: "State Secrecy and Child Deaths in the U.S." The report found that information about child abuse deaths and near-deaths that could help prevent future tragedies remains veiled behind many states' restrictive disclosure laws, highlighting the urgent need for [...]