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NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending December 14, 2021

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

That means that if a parent is thinking of asking for help, such as HeadStart child care, emergency housing, domestic violence support, substance abuse counseling, or Applied Behavior Analysis therapy funded by the state, they should be prepared to deal with [the city’s family police agency, the Administration for Children’s Services]. …

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NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending January 25, 2022

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

Remember when children could walk home from school by themselves or even play in a playground without parents hovering over them? In New Mexico an Albuquerque Journal editorial declared, children are dying “seemingly … under the noses” of the state family policing agency. NCCPR has an op-ed in the Journal about what to do about it. ?