Explore what we know about sibling placement in foster care based on 30 years of research. #NICHDImpact #FosterCare #Siblings #ChildWelfare
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35747754

“Leticia suffered from extreme anxiety and depression during the prolonged separation. She feared for her own safety in #Guatemala and worried about her son’s well-being in foster care in the United States.”

Via our friends at Truthout, the U.S. government is seeking to dismiss a lawsuit over the anguish caused by family separation: https://www.texasobserver.org/leticia-family-separation-lawsuit/

#news #politics #USpol #immigration #Border #FosterCare #CriminalJustice

The Front page of the Hartford Courant Insight section features this column by Prof. Kelley Fong. You can read it here: https://www.courant.com/2023/08/16/kelley-fong-dont-take-the-wrong-lessons-after-toddlers-death/ #childabuse #fostercare #childwelfare

A retired NYC Family Court Judge explains why the things
Angela Burton said that got her fired by the NYS Court System are right - and court administrators could use some "introspection"
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/lee-elkins-31924621_ny-court-official-fired-on-eve-of-testimony-activity-7096268744536051712-32SJ?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop #childabuse #childwelfare #fostercare

NCCPR #childwelfare Blog: A false allegation of #childabuse cost her her job and wiped out her savings. She says she was guilty 'till proven innocent. Can you guess why THIS was the one time such a story got sympathetic treatment from the online news site Investigate West? https://www.nccprblog.org/2023/08/when-journalism-of-child-welfare-fails.html ? #fostercare

LGBTQ youth in foster care are at higher risk for substance use than those not in foster care. Particular support is needed for lesbian, gay, and questioning youth, transgender youth, LGBTQ youth assigned male at birth, and Asian or Pacific Islander LGBTQ youth in foster care.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36706614

#NICHDImpact #Adolescents #FosterCare #LGBTQ #SubstanceUse

Pink News: Anti-trans couple told they can’t foster children because of their views on LGBTQ+ kids. They’re suing https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/10/catholi-couple-trans-fostering/ #LGBT #LGBTQ #Trans #Lesbian #2SLGBTQ #Massachusetts #fostercare #Parenting #News #US

The cover story in the new issue of Boston Magazine is the journalistic equivalent of a public accommodation in the Jim Crow South. It needs a great big sign explaining to readers that the joys of being pot-using parents, or as the story calls them "cannamoms" and telling anyone about it are strictly “Whites Only.” https://www.nccprblog.org/2023/07/omg-druggie-moms-are-rampaging-through.html #childabuse #fostercare #childwelfare

NCCPR in @NewslineCO Good news Colorado: Contrary to the fearmongering from the #residentialtreatment industry, demon homicidal 6-year-olds are *not* rampaging through your state: https://coloradonewsline.com/2023/07/27/no-colorado-you-dont-need-to-institutionalize-6-year-olds/ #childwelfare #fostercare #childabuse #COpol #COleg #Cogov

Today we give to the Cuyahoga County Division of Children and Family Services our first Family Policing Euphemism of the Year award. What they came up with is sure to become a classic. In fact, all over America people who institutionalize children are going to think: Damn! Why didn't WE think of that? https://www.nccprblog.org/2023/07/congratulations-cuyahoga-county-dcfs.html #childabuse #fostercare #childwelfare

Bottom line from this fascinating data dive from The NYC Family Policy Project:
Had "The Jeffersons" been a real NYC family, the city's family police agency, the Administration for Children's Services, would be trying to put Lionel in #fostercare https://familypolicynyc.org/data-brief/racial-disparities/ #childabuse #childwelfare

New Yorker: “Earth Mama” Reinvigorates the Closeup, the Beating Heart of the Cinema https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-front-row/earth-mama-reinvigorates-the-closeup-the-beating-heart-of-the-cinema #NewYorker #RacialInjusticeinAmerica #Culture/TheFrontRow #MovieReview #Motherhood #FosterCare #Films

Most of the time, when I take issue with the #journalism of #childwelfare, it involves reporters who mean well but have taken to heart decades of conventional wisdom. That’s why I usually focus on institutional failures, not individual reporters. But a story in the Scranton, Pa. Times-Tribune by Terrie Morgan-Besecker is so breathtakingly flat-out factually wrong concerning the most basic statistics that I’m making an exception. https://www.nccprblog.org/2023/07/when-journalism-of-child-welfare-fails.html #familypreservation #fostercare #childabuse

June is almost over but #TreehouseForKids wishlist still has some pride book requests for kids experiencing foster care

Please have a look at the list and see if any of these items are things you might want to give 💚

#books #fostercare #amreading #seattle #wishlist

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3IB5H5T6Y8YYH

This month Treehouse's wishlist includes several requested books for kids experiencing foster care 💚 boosts appreciated
#FosterCare #Seattle #books #WishList #TreehouseForKids
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https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3IB5H5T6Y8YYH

Placement in foster care leads to sustained cognitive gains following severe early deprivation.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36095188

@uncpopcenter #NICHDImpact #FosterCare #IQ #CognitiveAbility

A sneak peek at some of the illustrations that help explain & normalise #fostercare, #kinshipcare #adoption & more in "Room in the Nest" 🦆❤️

#fosteringfortnight #fostercaremonth #fostercareawareness #fostering #kinshipfamily #socialwork #swreadinglist #mentalhealthawarenessweek

The proof copy of my next book is here!!!! So exciting to hold it in my hands!
I hope this book will be a useful tool for adopters & prospective adopters who have birth children.

Sign up at hollymarlow.com/subscribe if you'd like to be notified when "Adoption After a Biological Child" is released! 📚💜

#adoption #adoptionafterbirth #fosteringfortnight #fostercare #fostercaremonth #adopting #adoptionprep #adoptionprocess #adoptioncommunity #adoptionresources #socialworktoolkit #socialworkers

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/04/new-foster-care-agency-matching-lgbtq-kids-with-queer-carers-to-become-their-amazing-wonderful-selves/ #lgbtqi #FosterCare #GoodNews

Great progress 💚 pls continue to #GiveBIG to support #TreehouseForKids and kids experiencing #FosterCare across the state of Washington! #Seattle (boosts appreciatd)

https://www.wagives.org/organization/Treehouse-4