This KIDS COUNT policy report underscores a simple fact about childhood: Family matters. Yet, today in America, 57,000 children are still living in group placements. Readers will learn about limiting the role of residential treatment care to its intended purpose and how state and local leaders can work together to enhance family-oriented services and supports. The end goal? Brighter futures -- and loving families -- for some of our country's most vulnerable children
Examines the problem of higher cost for basic goods and services that low-income families pay, hinde...
In 2011, Delaware's child welfare system wasn't just in trouble -- it was in crisis, with too many t...
Too many children experience abuse and neglect with negative lifelong consequences. Too few children...
Outlines the crisis in child welfare systems and the development of Casey's initiative to increase t...
Provides an annual update on the well-being of American children based on ten key indicators of heal...
Calls for more oversight and support as well as federal fiscal policy reforms to help keep children ...
Provides an overview of kinship care; its positive impact on children, state agencies, and society; ...
Child welfare services have undergone many revisions and transformations since their initiation. Som...
Traditionally, child welfare work focused on providing and caring for children and youth who were se...
Reviews key lessons learned from Kellogg's Families For Kids reform initiative that focused on the d...
Over five years, Connecticut has made substantial progress in turning around its troubled child welf...
Each year approximately thirty to forty thousand children and youth come to the attention of Iowa’s ...
Outlines the value of quality case service reviews in child welfare systems, requirements for buildi...
Based on updated KIDS COUNT data, highlights the progress made on increasing placement of children i...
Provides a portrait of the health, educational, and economic conditions of American children. Outlin...
Examines the problem of higher cost for basic goods and services that low-income families pay, hinde...
In 2011, Delaware's child welfare system wasn't just in trouble -- it was in crisis, with too many t...
Too many children experience abuse and neglect with negative lifelong consequences. Too few children...
Outlines the crisis in child welfare systems and the development of Casey's initiative to increase t...
Provides an annual update on the well-being of American children based on ten key indicators of heal...
Calls for more oversight and support as well as federal fiscal policy reforms to help keep children ...
Provides an overview of kinship care; its positive impact on children, state agencies, and society; ...
Child welfare services have undergone many revisions and transformations since their initiation. Som...
Traditionally, child welfare work focused on providing and caring for children and youth who were se...
Reviews key lessons learned from Kellogg's Families For Kids reform initiative that focused on the d...
Over five years, Connecticut has made substantial progress in turning around its troubled child welf...
Each year approximately thirty to forty thousand children and youth come to the attention of Iowa’s ...
Outlines the value of quality case service reviews in child welfare systems, requirements for buildi...
Based on updated KIDS COUNT data, highlights the progress made on increasing placement of children i...
Provides a portrait of the health, educational, and economic conditions of American children. Outlin...
Examines the problem of higher cost for basic goods and services that low-income families pay, hinde...
In 2011, Delaware's child welfare system wasn't just in trouble -- it was in crisis, with too many t...
Too many children experience abuse and neglect with negative lifelong consequences. Too few children...