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What's new in child welfare?
The following links to selected national news 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 (10/30/2009 - 11/6/2009)
American Humane Testifies for Reauthorization & Expansion of Child Abuse ...
Reuters - Nov 5, 2009
... and increase funding for the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA), the landmark 1974 legislation that addresses child abuse and neglect. ...
MO: Local court awarded for quick handling of child abuse cases
Buffalo Reflex - Nov 4, 2009
The Permanency Award is given to circuits for successfully holding timely hearings during fiscal 2009 in child abuse and neglect cases in which children ...
Protecting Texas children: Abuse 'huge problem'
Amarillo.com - Nov 2, 2009
Editor's note: This is the first of a two-day series examining child abuse and neglect in Texas. Since 2002, more than 200 children have died annually in ...
MI: DHS workers say they fear for their lives
Lansing State Journal - Nov 5, 2009
While the state was forced to hire more child welfare caseworkers because of a federal lawsuit, it would require 700 more staffers to handle rising ...
FL: Disabled foster child granted US residency
MiamiHerald.com - Nov 4, 2009
State disability administrators refused to pay for his care because he was in the country illegally, and child welfare chiefs said they would be forced to ...
Toolkits Available to Child Welfare Workers to Better Handle Immigration ...
Reuters - Nov 4, 2009
4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Two innovative child welfare toolkits -- A Social Worker's Tool Kit for Working With Immigrant Families -- A Child Welfare ...
PA: Warwick School District reviews conduct policies
Lancaster Newspapers - Nov 3, 2009
The district is required to immediately notify law enforcement and child welfare officials if the allegations involve sexual abuse or child abuse. ...
W.Va. court: Parents who give up rights still must pay
Cumberland Times-News - Nov 1, 2009
The state's child welfare law clearly shows lawmakers' primary interest is in assuring the best interests of the child, the court said. ...
