Montanans awarded for their work in child welfare and family services

Montanans awarded for their work in child welfare and family services

Montanans who have dedicated their lives to supporting Montana children and families were honored at a conference on Thursday.The annual Montana Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect Conference is sponsored by the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services. Twelve awards were given to 22 people and two organizations for their work in improving the child welfare system.This year's theme was "Building Bridges, Empowering Futures," which is a…

Advocate demands proof of new child welfare spending from government

Child and youth watchdog says he will monitor whether promised new spending comes to fruition.

Lamrock invokes special powers to monitor spending on vulnerable kids

New Brunswick’s advocate says he’s invoking special powers to ensure the provincial government keeps protecting vulnerable children, despite a massive budget cut.

List of child welfare research grants marked for termination in mistaken HHS email – UK Times

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails An employee of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services sent an email Wednesday that mistakenly included plans to terminate more than 150 research grants related to child and family well-being. The grants are administered by the Office of Planning, Resear…

Child welfare in New York City: Rebellion on the horizon?

THE CITY's outstanding examination of"mandatory reporting" (And in case anyone doubtsthat "child welfare" agencies like New York's Administration for Children's Services are "family police" - take a look at that car.)This week the New York City online news site THE CITY published one of the best dissections I’ve ever read concerning the enormous harm of “mandatory reporting” laws. Those are the laws that require workers in scores of professions …