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The Opioid Epidemic and Foster Care: The Opioid Epidemic’s Forgotten Victims

Relias

Department of Health and Human Services found that a 10% increase in opioid-related overdose deaths directly corresponded with a 4.4% Adoption, foster home recruitment, and reunification services The act provides 8 million dollars in competitive grants to support the recruitment and retention of highly qualified foster families.

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NASW Press Reads for Practice, Policy, and Principles

Social Work Blog

The Global Agenda, developed by the International Federation of Social Workers, the International Association of Schools of Social Work, and the International Council on Social Welfare, calls for multilevel responses to concerns such as forced migration, air pollution, ecoanxiety, and food and water insecurity.

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Celebrate Your Graduate—Save 20% on Select NASW Press Books!

Social Work Blog

For instructors, building a cohesive and engaging policy curriculum can be daunting. The 12th edition of Social Work Speaks is a comprehensive and unabridged collection of policies adopted and revised by the NASW Delegate Assembly in 2020. The Delegate Assembly, NASW’s key policymaking body, meets every three years.

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NASW Press Reads for Practice, Policy, and Principles

Social Work Blog

The Global Agenda, developed by the International Federation of Social Workers, the International Association of Schools of Social Work, and the International Council on Social Welfare, calls for multilevel responses to concerns such as forced migration, air pollution, ecoanxiety, and food and water insecurity.

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Myth-making in Maine

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

Department of Health and Human Services Trends in Foster Care and Adoption, FFY 2011-2020 Using the same limited measures, OPEGA suggests that child abuse deaths in June 2021 didn’t have much effect, since investigations didn’t increase. Source: U.S. The result is the Disney version of how a family policing agency works.

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A Helpful Guide to KVC’s Mental Health and Child Welfare Services in Kansas and Missouri

KVC

Get ready to learn how you or others can take advantage of KVC’s child and family services. Or, if you’re not looking for services, learn how you can join KVC as an advocate, volunteer, financial supporter, event sponsor, foster or adoptive parent, or even team member.

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Introduction to Trauma-Informed Care for Juvenile Offenders

Relias

By adopting a trauma-informed perspective, juvenile justice systems and organizations can address immediate legal concerns but also foster healing, resilience, and positive transformation for young people engaged in the juvenile justice system. Additionally, 30% of these disorders are so severe that they lead to functional impairments.