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Shadow Foster Care
January 21, 2022 | NWI
Over the past decade, states have increasingly institutionalized “hidden” foster care, when caseworkers persuade parents to send their children to live with someone they know, often by threatening a foster placement if they refuse. Unlike the foster system, this shadow system is not designed to protect children or to support caregivers.
Parents Billed for Costs of Foster Care
January 21, 2022 | NWI
A recent investigation found that it’s common in every state for parents to get a bill for the cost of foster care. Those bills can bury parents in debt and make it harder to create the stable home they need to get their children back – and to keep them from being taken again.
How to Reduce Child Poverty in the US
November 14, 2021 | NWI
This short video from the Institute for Research on Poverty focuses on how to upgrade public programs so that they are more effective in reducing child poverty, particularly for those children in the most vulnerable families.
Family First Planning and Implementation Toolkits
October 17, 2021 | NWI
These toolkits are designed to help jurisdictions capitalize on the opportunities provided under the Family First Prevention Services Act. Part 1 focuses on planning and readiness, and Part 2 focuses on implementation and change management.
Witnessing a Parent’s Arrest Can Get ‘Under The Skin’ of a Child
October 17, 2021 | NWI
This policy brief describes the effects on children of witnessing a parent’s arrest, and offers policy recommendations to reduce trauma.
Living Near Woodlands Is Good for Children’s Mental Health
September 12, 2021 | NWI
Analysis of children and young people’s proximity to woodlands has shown links with better cognitive development and a lower risk of emotional and behavioral problems, in new research that could influence planning decisions in urban areas.
“Ecological Grief” Impacts Children and Youth
September 12, 2021 | NWI
Seeing the impacts of climate change and ecological degradation is impacting young people’s mental health.
Policy Options Could Cut Child Poverty in Half
May 9, 2021 | NWI
A 2019 report requested by Congress and released by the National Academies called ‘A Roadmap to Reducing Child Poverty’ outlines the scope of child poverty and presents four packages of policy and program changes, two of which can reduce child poverty and deep poverty by half within 10 years.
Georgia’s Cold Case Project Improves Outcomes for Children “Lost” in the Foster Care System
December 2, 2020 | NWI
This article describes how Georgia’s Cold Case Project enables a team of attorneys, psychiatrists and others to find homes and improve outcomes for Georgia’s foster children and youth.
Recommendations for Trauma-Informed Care Under the Family First Prevention Services Act
December 2, 2020 | NWI
The federal Family First Prevention Services Act provides a significant opportunity for child welfare systems to better support children and families. The National Child Traumatic Stress Network and Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago have partnered to outline recommendations for how jurisdictions can understand Family First’s policy requirements for trauma-informed approaches and ensure that implementation of the law meets the trauma-related needs of children, youth and families. This paper outlines opportunities to better support the workforce and foster families in providing trauma-informed care.