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August 27, 2024
Poverty Isn’t Neglect, and Money Isn’t Always the Answer
…Fortunately, it’s not true. The claim that children are separated from their parents when they are in no real danger but simply lack of material resources is repeated often. Advocates…
June 26, 2024
Reducing Racial Disparities in Foster Care Might Endanger Black Children
…suspected incidents of maltreatment solely because a fetus or a newborn is exposed to drugs. Such policies of course run the risk of leaving more kids in danger. Moreover, because…
May 31, 2024
ACS Has Lost the Plot
…apology for their inexcusable decision to close the case involving Jalayah’s brother, ACS has just published its spring Strategic Priorities update. Commissioner Jess Dannhauser boasts in his introductory letter, “We…
March 27, 2024
Narcan Babies
…to the danger. In New Mexico, legislators attempted to pass a bill classifying fentanyl exposure as child abuse. Though the bill received unanimous endorsement from the state’s Courts, Correction, and…
March 21, 2024
Why Foster Kids Aren’t Getting the Mental Health Care They need
…are prevented from caring for these kids at all. The crisis in youth mental health — particularly since the pandemic — is now widely acknowledged. But there is a danger…
January 21, 2024
Portland’s Encampment Kids
…that they use the child-abuse hotline. Terrance Moses says that he has a “backdoor” contact at police headquarters he can go to if he sees a kid in danger. He…
November 11, 2023
Why is NYC Telling Teachers to Not Keep Kids Safe?
…a family “just needs help, such as access to child care assistance, mental health counseling or concrete resources,” Commissioner Jess Dannhauser announced at a press conference in mid-October. The revised…
October 10, 2023
Judge Erik Pitchal’s Warped Mindset Led to Baby Ella Vitalis’ Death
…drug addicts, for example. But the reason we have family-court judges, lawyers and ACS caseworkers is that when children are reported to be in danger, we need grown-ups to investigate,…
September 26, 2023
Former Foster Kids Need More Than Higher Education
…This month, Rep. Danny K. Davis, D-Ill., Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., and Sen. Bob Casey D-Pa., introduced the Fostering Success in Higher Education Act in order to “improve college access, retention and…
September 25, 2023
As NYC Reels from Fentanyl Day Care Tragedy, Child Care Overdoses Are More Common Than We Think
…not careful. These highly dangerous substances now are going to be in the lives of children. And more of them will become victims of overdoses.” New Mexico is at the…