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Our annual call to end child welfare’s public celebration of family executions

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

Tomorrow, on “National Adoption Day, who will stop to remember that for some children and some young adults every mass adoption ceremony, every treacly feature story on the local news is an act of cruelty – ripping the scab off a wound that never fully heals? It is the prerequisite to any adoption of a child from foster care.

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Our annual reminder: End "child welfare"’s public celebration of family executions

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

On this Saturday - “National Adoption Day” - who will stop to remember that for some children and some young adults every mass adoption ceremony, every treacly feature story on the local news is an act of cruelty – ripping the scab off a wound that never fully heals? It is the prerequisite to any adoption of a child from foster care.

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End child welfare’s public celebration of family executions

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

On this Saturday - “National Adoption Day” - who will stop to remember that for some children and some young adults every mass adoption ceremony, every treacly feature story on the local news is an act of cruelty – ripping the scab off a wound that never fully heals. It is the prerequisite to any adoption of a child from foster care.

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The failure of the child welfare McLawsuits, Part One

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

Vivek Sankaran, director of the Child Advocacy Law Clinic and the Child Welfare Appellate Clinic at the University of Michigan School of Law says the best thing CR could do would be to get out. That’s why, in most cases, they accomplish nothing, and in some cases they make things worse.

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Micro, Mezzo & Macro Social Work

Social Work Bubble

This can include roles that support larger systemic change through advocacy and policy in order to better support communities. Micro Social Work is direct-practice work in which a social worker meets with individuals, families, and small groups to support their treatment needs and improve their quality of life. Mezzo Social Work.

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Kayden’s Law Provision of VAWA Fuels Family Court Reform

Stop Abuse Campaign

These child custody laws and standards include: Limiting expert testimony to those with demonstrated expertise and clinical experience working with victims of domestic violence and child abuse. What are the child custody laws and standards Kaydan’s Law provision of VAWA affects? . Melanie has an ACE score of 6.

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NASW National Committee on Women’s Issues Denounces Attacks on Reproductive Rights

Social Work Blog

States have long adopted unconstitutional laws, usually invalidated in federal court, to try to block abortion access. Women who are low-income are disproportionately impacted by these restrictions: clinics are forced to close, and the cost of travel to clinics hundreds of miles away are often too much to bear for women who earn a lower wage.