NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2022

● We begin, of course, with the superb story from CBS News Sunday Morning – a story that, in 12 minutes tells you everything about how “child welfare” really works. And notice the "age restriction" notice. In other words: what the family police agencies that are supposed to "protect" children really do is so traumatic, children shouldn't see it! For additional context on the first case discussed in the story, from Colorado, see this story from Diane Redleaf in Reason, and this NCCPR Blog post.

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Prosper Health Collective

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Christmas can be a wonderful time of year where we get to spend time with family and friends, enjoy the rituals of giving and receiving, participate in traditions, and eat, drink and be merry! However, Christmas is also a time of busyness, increased stress, financial pressures, and often general excess. We tend to be going out more, spending more, eating and drinking more all at the end of the year when we might be feeling tired more.

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Living Sober

DECEMBER 6, 2022

This is a delicioius and very Christmassy drink! It's quite filling so if you want a thinner version leave out the banana and increase the amount of almond butter to 2 tbsp. This makes two servings. Ingredients: 2 cups almond milk 6 ice cubes 1 banana (optional) 2 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp nutmeg (freshly grated or packet) 1/2 tsp vanilla (beans fresh […] Christmas Almondnog was first posted on December 7, 2022 at 1:08 am. ©2019 " Living Sober " Use of this feed is for personal non-c

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Famcare

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The US has one of the best social services infrastructures since there are so many nonprofit groups there. An estimated $1 trillion is added to the US economy annually by the 1.5 million registered non-profits. Such is the size and scope of the sector, which is brimming with philanthropists, social workers, and community leaders eager to help humanity.

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Michigan Social Work

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Professor William Elliott III told Stateline , an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts, that children’s savings accounts not only help families save for college, they can also instill them with hope and ambition. “Children’s savings accounts give people some grounds for believing they can change their future,” said Elliott.

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My Brains Not Broken

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Every single year, it’s the same old story: winter is coming, coming, coming…then it gets here. And we get sad. Growing up on the East Coast (and still living there today), I’m used to the familiar patterns of the seasons. I enjoy being able to experience all four seasons every single year (though autumn is often too short). But for some reason, every year I am shocked at how hard it is to adjust when winter hits.

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