Articles about child protection
New York Limits Access to Parents’ Names on Child Abuse And Neglect Registry
Last updated: 04/07/2020
Tucked into a budget bill signed by the New York governor Friday is new relief for parents accused of child neglect – the result of ahard-fought three-year battleto limit...
Under stress: Coronavirus takes a toll on Oregon’s foster system
Last updated: 04/07/2020
Oregon’s coronavirus response is raising new challenges in the state’s troubled foster care system, just as years of sustained public scrutiny, leadership changes and increased...
The Adverse Childhood Experiences Study — the largest, most important public health study you never heard of — began in an obesity clinic
Last updated: 04/06/2020
Mentions of the ACE Study – the CDC’s Adverse Childhood Experiences Study — have shown up in the New York Times, This American Life, and Salon.com recently. In the last year,...
Opinion: Parents need childcare support not abuse reports
Last updated: 04/05/2020
Last week, Enrique Gil, a single father, was faced with an impossible choice: go to work and leave his children alone or stay with his children and lose his income. Gil is a...
Foster kids who can't visit parents are struggling under coronavirus isolation, advocates say
Last updated: 04/05/2020
Coronavirus Foster kids who can't visit parents are struggling under coronavirus isolation, advocates say "It's difficult to help them understand what's going on," a foster...
Kids in foster care? Coronavirus prompts courts to halt family visits, dealing harsh blow.
Last updated: 04/03/2020
Biological parents battling to regain custody of children in foster care could lose crucial bonding time and see reunification stymied as dependency courts nationwide cancel...
Child abuse concerns rise as school closures mean fewer eyes on kids
Last updated: 04/03/2020
Child abuse concerns rise as school closures mean fewer eyes on kids BY STACEY SHEPARD sshepard@bakersfield.com Save In the midst of a virus pandemic that has shuttered schools...
Experts fear coronavirus pandemic could increase child abuse
Last updated: 04/02/2020
As COVID-19 prompts many homes, businesses and institutions to close their doors, social agencies are worried a quiet crisis is forming for at-risk children who depend on...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth can help connect home visiting services to families - Child Trends
Last updated: 03/30/2020
During the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth can help connect home visiting services to families Authors: Print page As community members practice social distancing due to the...
Shut in at Home, Foster and Adoptive Parents Look Online for Support
Last updated: 03/30/2020
With coronavirus exploding in the world around them, millions of parents are discovering just how difficult long days and nights holed up indoors with kids can be. But for New...