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The rejection of child protection

Child Welfare Monitor

DCF’s Commissioner, like many other progressive child welfare administrators, no longer views child protection as the primary purpose of child welfare services. For those who regularly read this blog, the devaluation of child protection and foster care by a high-level administrator over child welfare will not be a surprise.

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ICSW International Conference on Participation, Social Welfare, and Local Administration in Times of AI

The International Association Of Schools Of Social

IASSW President, Antoinette Lombard, was invited to speak at the ICSW International Conference on Participation, Social Welfare, and Local Administration in Times of AI, held in Ronda, Spain, from April 2425, 2025. ” As part of a distinguished panel alongside leaders from ICSW and IFSW, Prof.

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CCAoA Urges Administration to Change Course on Federal Early Learning Staff Reductions

Child Care Aware

Statement on CCAoA Urges Administration to Change Course on Federal Early Learning Staff Reductions

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Innovations Institute Receives New U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration Grant

University of Connecticut

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration grant of just over $1 million to expand needed infrastructure, processes, and services to build strong early childhood mental health services. Innovations Institute has partnered with the Mental Health and Recovery Board of Union County, Ohio (MHRBUC) in a new U.S.

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Seven children and all she needed was a van: large families and the blindness of the child welfare establishment

Child Welfare Monitor

Perhaps one reason for Wyden’s and Reed’s blind spot is the current ideological tendency of what might be called the child welfare establishment, including the federal Administration on Children and Families, state leaders, and large and wealthy foundations and advocacy groups like Casey Family Programs.

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Xiaoling Xiang Awarded Grant from Administration for Community Living

Michigan Social Work

Associate Professor Xiaoling Xiang is the principal investigator of a recently-funded federal grant from the Administration for Community Living’s National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research.

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🌍 ICSW International Conference 2025 🌐

The International Association Of Schools Of Social

Join global experts, local leaders, and social welfare professionals to explore participation, digital inclusion, and smart social services at the ICSW International Conference on Participation, Social Welfare, and Local Administration in Times of AI. Register now: [link] More details at [link]

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