96–272, the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act, which substantially redirects the federal role in child welfare became law. The new legislation holds out the promise of eliminating some of the major policy barriers that result in widespread failures to respond to the psychological needs and...
Australia is a federal system of States, the federal government and state governments in the area of child protection jurisdiction. According to the Australian Constitution, the federal government has the responsibility to formulate on the Rights of the child protection and child welfare policy, but ...
child welfare practice and policy. At the federal level, child welfare programs are primarily administered by the Children’s Bureau, which is an agency within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). However, three competitiv...
A prominent child-welfare advocate wants Canadians to ask their MPs to urge Ottawa to cease its court battles around services and compensation for First Nations children after the Federal Court upheld two key rulings on Wednesday. The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal had earlier ruled Ottawa h...
The best thing is not to make the mistake in the first place. But if the mistake is made, the obvious solution is to “normalize” policy by withdrawing the excess money from the system. However, this ispainful in the short run, so politicians and the central bankers they appoint often ...
aThe Child Welfare System is a group of services designed to promote the well-being of children by ensuring their safety, achieving permanency, and strengthening families to care for their children successfully. While the primary responsibility for child welfare services rests with the States, the ...
The resulting inequalities in Indian child foster placement and adoption rates led to a recognition of the need for Indian child welfare reform, both on a federal and state level. This Article provides an overview of Indian child welfare issues and addresses both the evolution and nature of ...
Uncle Charles Another word that comes to mind is tenacity: * the quality or fact of being very determined; determination. * the quality or fact of continuing to exist; persistence. I’m going to pose an unpleasant question to consider: Do we, as citizens of this republic, have the determi...
A bill to remove administrative barriers to participation of Indian tribes in federal child welfare programs, and increase federal funding for tribal child welfare programs, and for other purposes.
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