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WEBThe Imprint highlighted each of the policy recommendations made this summer by the participants of the Foster Youth Internship Program, a group of seven young people that experienced foster care and have completed congressional internships. Nell Bernstein reports on how California’s youth prisons got shut down, and what comes next as county ...
APPLA: The Foster Care Exception That Ate the Rule
WEBAug 15, 2013 · Earlier this week, Youth Services Insider shared a few of the ideas contained in “Our Voice, Their Future,” a set of recommendations for child welfare reform authored by adoptees and former foster youths. One of those recommendations, from Chris Hehn, was to eliminate “Another Planned Permanent Living Arrangement,” a plan for youths in care that, on paper, is allowable only in the rare ...
DOJ Freezes Funding for National Child Advocates Group - The …
WEBFor exclusive Youth Services Insider content. Your support allows The Imprint to provide independent, nonpartisan daily news covering the issues faced by vulnerable children and families. Donate or Subscribe. The stepped-up oversight has resulted in staff furloughs at the 39-year-old National CASA/GAL Association for Children.
Northern California Siblings Receive Foster Care Abuse Trial Award ...
WEBDec 7, 2023 · A jury in Northern California has awarded nearly $25 million to three siblings who were sexually abused by a foster parent, compensation that attorneys for the children describe as some measure of accountability for the assaults they suffered.
Two States Return to Prosecuting More Teens as Adults - The …
WEBAug 23, 2024 · Under North Carolina House Bill 834, an expanded number of serious felony charges now automatically treat 16- and 17-year-olds as adults.. Lawmakers backing the bill cited crime data showing an uptick in crimes committed by youth in recent years. Between 2021 and 2022, the state’s Crime Index report found a relatively modest 2% increase in violent crimes and a 10% increase in property crimes ...
Civil Rights Complaint Alleges Minnesota's Child Welfare System ...
WEBThe national groups are representing the Minneapolis NAACP, which has been outspoken on one recent child welfare case involving a Black family, detailed in The Imprint’s 2023 “Fighting for Kin” series. “Black children and families have long endured suffering at the hands of Minnesota’s child welfare system,” Cynthia Wilson, Minneapolis NAACP branch president, stated in a press release.
New York Bill "Preserving Family Bonds" on Governor's Desk
WEBA bill broadening biological parents’ ability to contact foster and adopted children has long been sought in New York, where advocacy to prevent family separation is widespread.. Three times, state lawmakers have passed legislation that would have allowed state residents whose parental rights have been terminated to reach out to their kids.And repeatedly, the proposed laws have been struck ...
Pro-police Marketing to Children Does Not Help Public Safety
WEBJun 10, 2024 · This constant stream of pro-police propaganda (or copaganda) is partly why, when an officer murders someone, a significant chunk of the population sees the victim as the “bad guy.”. Even when the crime is something as minor as selling loose cigarettes, like Eric Garner. Even when the victim is a child, like Tamir Rice.
NYC Class-Action Lawsuit Defends Parents’ Rights in CPS Visits
WEBFeb 21, 2024 · For exclusive Youth Services Insider content. Your support allows The Imprint to provide independent, nonpartisan daily news covering the issues faced by vulnerable children and families. A unique lawsuit filed against the city this week focuses on the right of parents to protection from unlawful searches by CPS workers.
Hopi Adoptee Champions the Rights of Indigenous Families - The …
WEBAug 14, 2024 · Krupnick’s Senate campaign raised more than $15,000, and garnered more than 15% of votes in the district. In the June 4 primary election, she lost to former Rep. Linda Trujillo, an attorney with a background in education and public administration who received 62% of the vote in a three-way race for the Senate seat.
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