NCCPR Child Welfare Blog
DECEMBER 18, 2023
Among the worst things they do is tear children from the arms of parents – usually mothers – whose only crime is to, themselves, have survived domestic violence. NCCPR’s Vice President was co-counsel for the plaintiffs.) Fear of family police coming to take away the children deters women from seeking help – and abusers know it.
NCCPR Child Welfare Blog
DECEMBER 12, 2023
According to CR: DCS has dramatically reduced its historical over-reliance on non-family institutional placements … The percentage of Tennessee children in foster care placed with families has risen and has been maintained at approximately 88 percent. A member of NCCPR’s Board of Directors was co-counsel for plaintiffs.)
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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog
NOVEMBER 12, 2023
Have a look: The only good news for the family police came from the fact that, apparently, only a minority of respondents agreed with the statement “Overall, the foster care system harms more than helps the children in its care.” But while Gallup reveals how many agreed with the statement, it doesn’t say how many disagreed.
NCCPR Child Welfare Blog
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
But typically, they aim to fix poor conditions for children living in foster care. Legal experts say it is particularly rare for groups of parents, such as those in the Gould case, to seek systemic changes to the investigation and surveillance process, asserting their rights before a foster care removal.
NCCPR Child Welfare Blog
JANUARY 6, 2022
Maine's first child welfare ombudsman, Dean Crocker, understood the lessons from the tragic death of Logan Marr, who was taken when her family poverty was confused with "neglect" and killed in foster care. She issues reports with shamefully shoddy methodology that throw gasoline on the fires of foster-care panic.
NCCPR Child Welfare Blog
SEPTEMBER 8, 2022
The premise is that because of the “shortage,” children can’t see their parents while in foster care, and families don’t get the guidance they need to jump through all the hoops they must surmount to prove themselves worthy of getting their children back. The story suggests counseling and pay raises for the workers.
NCCPR Child Welfare Blog
DECEMBER 13, 2023
Scoppetta , both state and federal courts told New York family police agencies that no, you are not allowed to tear apart families just because a mother is, herself, a victim of domestic violence. NCCPR’s Vice President was co-counsel for plaintiffs.) The practice was curbed, but never fully stopped.
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