The following links to selected national new stories were obtained through a Google News search using key terms such as "child welfare" and "child abuse and neglect." The National Child Welfare Resource Center for Organizational Improvement assumes no responsibility for the content of the posted news links. If you find inaccuracies in the news articles, we recommend that you contact the author or the local news sources.

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National Child Welfare News Clippings (5/19/2006-5/29/2006)
CFSR News:

County's DSS receives high marks
News & Observer ,  NC  - May 23, 2006
... The two-year review by the NC Department of Health and Human Services requires 60 pages of documentation on each child welfare case, including interviews of ...

National Child Welfare News Clippings (7/8/2005-7/18/2005)
CFSR News:

State improves child welfare
KHON2, HI - Jul 13, 2005
... Department of Human Services Deputy Director Henry Oliva says, "The Child and Family Services Review by the federal government two years ago was actually a ...

National Child Welfare News Clippings (5/13/2005-5/20/2005)
CFSR News:

North Dakota leads child welfare reviews
In-Forum ,  ND  - May 17, 2005
... "We set very high standards and we really don't apologize for that," said Susan Orr, who oversees the Child and Family Service Reviews. ...

National Child Welfare News Clippings (3/4/2005-3/11/2005)
CFSR News:

National Organization Awards Child Welfare Program Based at KU
Kansas City infoZine, MO – Mar 18, 2005
The American Public Human Services Association has given its first Academic Excellence Award to the Kansas Child Welfare Scholars Program at the University of ...

National Child Welfare News Clippings (1/1/2005-1/7/2005)
CFSR News:

Child Welfare Advocates Urge Comprehensive Reform in Maryland
The Baltimore Chronicle, MD - Jan 7, 2005
... Maryland was audited by the federal government last year in its Child and Family Services Review (CFSR), and failed in several categories, such as achieving ...

Arkansas children's agency achieves national accreditation
Kentucky.com, KY - Jan 1, 2005
... services. It also had been named one of the first to take part in a federal assessment called the Child and Family Services Review. ...