Social Workers Speak

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Victor Armstrong is the first chief health equity officer at the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. Will Francis, executive director of NASW-TX, is a guest: [Audio] After A Decade Of Legal Scrutiny, Texas’ Foster Care System Is Still Failing To Keep Kids Safe. The Charlotte Observer.

Domestic Violence 40

Domestic Violence Foster Care Clinic Social Worker 40

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. Most of all she is wrong to ignore the enormous harm of needless removal. ? That is making all Maine children less safe. ?

Child Welfare 98

Child Welfare Welfare Domestic Violence Foster Care 98

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Fong asks in a commentary for the Hartford Courant if the head of the state’s family police agency will make sure there’s no foster-care panic. She writes: DCF has expressed a commitment to keeping families together, and has worked, impressively, to decrease foster care caseloads and refer families to community supports.

Child Welfare 114

Child Welfare Foster Care Welfare Adoption 114