http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus.xml?type=child_welfare In Focus articles from the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 00:43:15 -0500 info@clasp.org webmaster@clasp.org 40 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_welfare&id=0028 Recently, the Washington Post reported a moving and important story of homeless families seeking assistance. These families, in search of housing assistance, are being turned away because there are no beds. They are also being warned that they may be reported to Child and Family Services for possible investigation of child maltreatment if they don't find a safe place to spend the night. Those quoted in the story, from the Director of Human Services to local legal service providers to housing advocates, all agree this is not the best way to keep children safe. In fact, the best way to help most children is to help their families, not remove them from those families - even when those families are struggling. http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_welfare&id=0028 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_welfare&id=0027 Tomorrow, the House Ways and Means Committee will consider a bill to eliminate the Social Service Block Grant (SSBG). This $1.7 billion flexible funding stream helps states provide a range of critical services to some of our nationaEUR(TM)s most vulnerable individuals, and is often used by states to fill gaps left by federal programs. http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_welfare&id=0027 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_welfare&id=0026 Tragic events such as the widely known child sex abuse case in Pennsylvania and the allegations against a Syracuse University assistant coach make headlines and rightly stoke community outrage.They also bring more attention to child welfare and help create public dialogue around protecting children and ensuring they have safe, nurturing environments in which to grow up and fulfill all the potential with which they came into this world. We can gain insight from the events, make important policy changes and try to prevent a similar tragedy from occurring again. http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_welfare&id=0026 Fri, 03 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_welfare&id=0025 On June 1, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) released the funding opportunity announcement (FOA) for $224 million in Fiscal Year 2011 (FY 2011) as part of the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (MIECHV). In addition to the FOA, HHS has released the much anticipated Evidence-Based Models Crosswalk to Benchmarks. http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_welfare&id=0025 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_welfare&id=0024 Last week, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan laid out the House's plan for spending in Fiscal Year 2012 - calling it a "Path to Prosperity" and "Restoring America's Promise." He speaks of a choice between two futures, but the choices he proposes are the wrong ones if he wants to keep the nation's commitment to our most vulnerable children, to restore America's promise and provide them with a pathway to prosperity. http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_welfare&id=0024 Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_welfare&id=0023 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_welfare&id=0023 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_welfare&id=0022 Supplemental testimony on comprehensive child welfare financing reform submitted to the U.S. House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support. CLASP argues that the broad components of comprehensive financing reform should include: expanding Title IV-E funds to support the full continuum of services needed by children who have experienced or are at risk of experiencing child abuse and neglect; increasing support to enhance the child welfare workforce; and, increasing accountability - both fiscal accountability and accountability for the outcomes children and families experience. http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_welfare&id=0022 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_welfare&id=0021 The current child welfare system lacks the capacity to address the needs of children who are abused or neglected, and the vast majority of federal resources to address these needs are available only after a child is removed from his or her home. CLASP firmly believes we can reduce the need for foster care and improve outcomes for children and their families by investing in appropriate prevention, early intervention and treatment services. To improve the outcomes of vulnerable children and their families, comprehensive financing reform is needed. http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_welfare&id=0021 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_welfare&id=0020 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_welfare&id=0020 Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_welfare&id=0019 On June 10, 2010, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released a funding opportunity announcement for the early childhood home visiting program included as part of health care reform. The announcement provides the timeline for additional information to be released over the summer that will be critical to states as they apply for and implement the new program. http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_welfare&id=0019 Wed, 26 May 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_welfare&id=0018 Poverty and socioeconomic status are consistently the best predictors of child abuse and neglect. In addition, those who experience abuse and neglect as children are much more likely to experience a host of lifelong challenges, including poverty, in their adulthoods. http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_welfare&id=0018 Tue, 11 May 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_welfare&id=0017 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_welfare&id=0017 Fri, 07 May 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_welfare&id=0016 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_welfare&id=0016 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_welfare&id=0015 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_welfare&id=0015 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_welfare&id=0014 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_welfare&id=0014 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_welfare&id=0013 Our nation's children will be safe and well cared for only when we invest in a continuum of services including: prevention and early intervention services that help prevent child abuse and neglect whenever possible; effective treatment services for children who experience maltreatment and their families; and aftercare services that support children and their families once a crisis is stabilized so that further abuse and neglect do not occur. President Obama's 2011 budget takes a number of positive steps towards supporting this continuum, but The Administration and the Congress must take additional steps to make up for years of underinvestment in critical services for our nation's most vulnerable children. http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_welfare&id=0013 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_welfare&id=0012 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_welfare&id=0012 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_welfare&id=0011 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_welfare&id=0011 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_welfare&id=0010 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_welfare&id=0010 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_welfare&id=0009 On September 30, 2009, the Children's Bureau announced the recipients of the Family Connection Grants. 24 entities across the country will be provided with grants of up to $1 million for up to three years to implement a range of activities, including kinship navigator programs, that will promote family connections for children involved with or at risk of entering the child welfare system. http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_welfare&id=0009