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A child welfare case leads to a stunning dissent from Michigan’s Chief Justice

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Bridget McCormack The Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court, Bridget McCormack, has written a dissent in a case involving termination of a child’s rights to her parents (a more accurate term than termination of parental rights). In 1977, then [U.S.

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Let the NYC family police teach you how to dissemble like a pro!

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

Last month, the New York Law Journal published an excellent article about the Family Justice Law Center. But assuming the flack is correct, what that really tells us is that a minimum of 98% of what ACS does is b t. The figure apparently is based on the total number of cases ACS investigates.

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Board Member’s Career Trajectory Changed During Internship

Social Work Blog

Abebe is the service director for Community Health Resources’ Medication for Opioid Use Disorder programs, which provide treatment in six Department of Correction facilities within the state of Connecticut. “I have now spent over 17 years working on these important issues.”.

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Baylor Researchers Examine Relationship Between Imprisoned Mothers and Their Adolescent Children’s Risk Behaviors

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institutional corrections facilities. SWHELPER Women represent the fastest-growing population in U.S. In the past four decades, the number of women incarcerated has increased by more than 475%, rising from 26,326 in 1980 to 152,854 in 2020.

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Emily Henderson, LMSW, MSW ’13

University of Connecticut

Emily Henderson is Master level social worker who currently works for The Department of Corrections as a License Drug and Alcohol Therapist. Emily Henderson found her passion with this population after an internship experience in Alabama at the Julia Tutwiler Women’s Correctional Facility.

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Emily Henderson, LMSW, MSW ’13

University of Connecticut

Emily Henderson is Master level social worker who currently works for The Department of Corrections as a License Drug and Alcohol Therapist. Emily Henderson found her passion with this population after an internship experience in Alabama at the Julia Tutwiler Women’s Correctional Facility.

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NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending Sept. 24, 2024

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

Stillwater parent Darrel Dougherty testified before the Oklahoma Legislature’s House Criminal Justice and Corrections Committee on Monday that DHS investigators covered up his son’s abuse while his son was in state custody. DHS staff said Dougherty complained too much and refused to investigate allegations.