NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

JANUARY 10, 2024

A decision by the California Supreme Court sheds rare light on how family police agencies (a more accurate term than “child welfare” agencies) like the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services behave, and how that behavior hurts children.

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Stop Abuse Campaign

OCTOBER 4, 2021

The fear and stress caused by abusive parents affect children’s health and well-being well into their adult lives. The children’s visitation with Pitt was set under the jurisdiction of family services for three years. . In the Jolie-Pitt case, there was a safety order in the custody arrangements (that is public information).

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Social Workers Speak

JANUARY 13, 2022

“A month off and then some can do so much good for your overall well-being, your memory, your sleep, your digestion,” said Sabrina Spotorno, a clinical social worker and credentialed alcoholism and substance abuse counselor at Monument , an online platform for alcohol treatment and recovery. 4 of unknown causes. He was 57.

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