Whilst working on the child abuse team in the early 2000s, I was shocked to discover that no one took responsibility when a child went missing from the care system. He stated that: Although the child was reported as missing, when it came to accountability for the care of that ch...
This chapter examines the understudied question of how lesbians and gay men choose to become parents or remain childfree. The limited research suggests that several factors shape how lesbians and gay NJ Mezey 被引量: 28发表: 2013年 Outcomes for children with lesbian or gay parents. A review of...
Between September 2003 and December 2004, the Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) and Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund (Lambda) organized Regiona... Child Welfare League of America (NJ) - 《Child Welfare League of America》
The estimated three to four hundred thousand children in foster care represent a population at high risk for medical and psychosocial problems. Their probl... NJ Hochstadt,PK Jaudes,DA Zimo,... - 《Child Abuse & Neglect》 被引量: 381发表: 1987年 Premarital sexual activity among U.S. teena...
My quality of life within the child welfare system would have been drastically more positive had there been individuals whom I could turn to during times of need. To feel support, rather than ridicule and judgment would have made all the difference in my development as a teenager. ...
Since then, NJ’s child welfare system has made huge improvements, including in the area of recruiting and retaining foster parents. Now, NJ has approximately 7,500 licensed foster, adoptive and kinship parents compared to the 6,900 children in out-of-home placement. ...
The odds of youth being satisfied with the team meetings were positively associated with their rating of helpfulness of their caseworker and being a parent.doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105051Sunggeun Ethan ParkJenna PowersNathanael J. Okpych
in bridgeton, nj, which is in a fringe town setting. the student population of geraldine o foster early childhood center is 582 and the school serves pk. the school’s minority student enrollment is 98%. the student-teacher ratio is 18:1, which is worse than that of the district. the ...
The threshold for removing a child is extremely demanding (unlike 20-30 years ago), but meth addicted babies aren’t able to go home with their birth parents. Because meth is extremely addictive, and drug rehab resources scarce, many of those parents don’t sober up in order to be the ...
They also describe difficulty access- ing and coordinating with other professionals involved in the child's life (48). As foster parents accrue time with a child in their care, many become authorities on the child's daily needs and medical concerns. This knowledge, or lack thereof, is a ...