Child Protective Services

New Mexico Launches Binti Software to Modernize Child Welfare Services

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Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Family, Consumer, Data management, Technology, Software, Family, Child custody, Foster care, Indian Child Welfare Act, Child Protective Services, Adoption, Binti

Binti , the software company dedicated to partnering with state and county child welfare agencies to help every child have a safe and loving family, announced today that the state of New Mexico launched Binti this week to transform its foster and adoptive family matching and approvals system.

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  • Binti , the software company dedicated to partnering with state and county child welfare agencies to help every child have a safe and loving family, announced today that the state of New Mexico launched Binti this week to transform its foster and adoptive family matching and approvals system.
  • In a historic partnership, New Mexico will be adopting the Binti software along with nearby tribal nations for use in their independent child welfare systems.
  • Binti will help New Mexico and the tribes comply with the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), which ensures that every effort is made to keep tribal youth in their community of origin.
  • Binti is a mission-driven software company designed to revolutionize the child welfare system by providing modern tools to empower social workers in their effort to help every child have a safe and loving family.

Magnolia Health Provides PPE To Mississippi Department Of Child Protective Services

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Friday, May 22, 2020
Articles, Humans, Child poverty, Federal assistance in the United States, Healthcare reform in the United States, Medicaid, Presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson, Human activities, Personal protective equipment, Magnolia, Child Protective Services

JACKSON, Miss., May 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --In response to the high demand for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and other supplies on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic, Magnolia Health (Magnolia) has partnered with the Mississippi Department of Child Protective Services (CPS) to provide healthcare workers with the items they need.

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  • JACKSON, Miss., May 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --In response to the high demand for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and other supplies on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic, Magnolia Health (Magnolia) has partnered with the Mississippi Department of Child Protective Services (CPS) to provide healthcare workers with the items they need.
  • Over the past two weeks, Magnolia Health, a MississippiCAN Medicaid health plan, has provided 500 masks to Child Protective Services workers.
  • "Magnolia recognizes the vital role CPS case workers play to ensure the safety and well-being of children and families in Mississippi," said Michael Adcock, Vice President of Medical Management with Magnolia Health.
  • Magnolia Health is a long-term solution to help the state of Mississippi enhance care for Medicaid recipients, while most effectively managing taxpayer dollars.

Critical Needs Fund Supports Children and Young Adults in Foster Care

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Monday, May 4, 2020
Humans, Human behavior, Family, Foster care, Caregiver, Child Protective Services, Care, Foster care in the United States, Kinship care

SUNRISE, Fla., May 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --To help stabilize Florida's Child Welfare system and prevent placement disruptions during the COVID-19 outbreak, Sunshine Health and Community Based Care Integrated Care (CBC Integrated Health) provided $220,000 to support children in foster care and young adults who have aged out of foster care.

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  • SUNRISE, Fla., May 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --To help stabilize Florida's Child Welfare system and prevent placement disruptions during the COVID-19 outbreak, Sunshine Health and Community Based Care Integrated Care (CBC Integrated Health) provided $220,000 to support children in foster care and young adults who have aged out of foster care.
  • The funding was made available through an application process and distributed directly to young adults living independently, residential group care facilities, and medical/therapeutic foster parents that serve children in the Child Welfare system.
  • Approximately $44,000 was provided to 88 young adults, between the ages of 18 and 21, who are at the critical juncture of transitioning from foster care to independent living.
  • An additional $73,000 was given to specialized therapeutic and medical foster caregivers, who are licensed to provide advanced care to children with critical needs.

Children's Home Society Celebrates National Foster Care Month

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Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Foster care, Childhood, Family, National Foster Care Month, Family preservation, Child Protective Services, Human development

GREENSBORO, N.C., April 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Each May Children's Home Society of NC (CHS) recognizes National Foster Care Month.

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  • GREENSBORO, N.C., April 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Each May Children's Home Society of NC (CHS) recognizes National Foster Care Month.
  • This month salutes the irreplaceable value that foster parents, child welfare professionals, and volunteers have for the nearly 428,000 children and youth who live in the foster care system on any given day in our country.
  • National Foster Care Month provides the occasion to raise awareness of foster care and to present opportunities for people in our communities to be informed, provide support, and consider becoming a foster parent.
  • For 118 years, Children's Home Society has provided a broad spectrum of programs and services including adoption, foster care, parenting education, family preservation, and teen pregnancy prevention.

MOST AMERICANS SAY THEY’RE NOT LIKELY TO REPORT CHILD ABUSE IF AWARE OF IT, ACCORDING TO SURVEY FIELDED DURING COVID-19 CRISIS

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Thursday, April 9, 2020
Children's rights, Human behavior, Parenting, Violence, Bullying, Child protection, Social work, Spanking, Child Protective Services, Abuse

(31% say theyd be somewhat likely to confront the parent, and 37% say theyd be unlikely to do so.)

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  • (31% say theyd be somewhat likely to confront the parent, and 37% say theyd be unlikely to do so.)
  • Only 19% of adults say theyre very likely to report the parent who is excessively spanking or physically punishing their child to child protective services.
  • The survey also reports on the reasons Americans give for being reluctant to call out or report abuse.
  • The NYSPCC and all other leading child protection organizations say it is imperative to report any and all abuse of children.

Colorado Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline Marks its Five-Year Anniversary

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Tuesday, January 14, 2020
Child abuse in the United States, Child abuse, Child welfare, Crimes, Family therapy, Abuse, Child Protective Services, Crime, Family, Human behavior, Mandatory reporting in the United States

DENVER, Jan. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- In January 2015, the Colorado Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline 1-844-CO-4-Kids was launched to provide one easy-to-remember phone number for individuals to use statewide to report their concerns about possible child abuse and neglect.

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  • DENVER, Jan. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- In January 2015, the Colorado Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline 1-844-CO-4-Kids was launched to provide one easy-to-remember phone number for individuals to use statewide to report their concerns about possible child abuse and neglect.
  • "Even if no child abuse or neglect has occurred, counties and Tribal nations are often able to provide additional services that can help the family.
  • In the five years since the hotline launched, child welfare agencies were able to ensure the safety and well-being of 63,986 children and teens who experienced abuse or neglect.
  • Call 1-844-CO-4-Kids to report concerns about child abuse and neglect.

Local authority support for children in need (England)

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Tuesday, January 14, 2020
English family law, Family law, Family, Child custody, Children Act, In England, Social work, Transnational child protection, Child Protective Services

House of Commons Library

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  • House of Commons Library

    This briefing provides information on the definition and identification of "children in need" as set out in the Children Act 1989, the assessment process, and the services available to children in need and their families in England.

  • Section 17 of the Act defines a child in need as a child who:

    How is it determined if a child is in need?

  • Under the 1989 Act, local authorities are required to take steps to identify children in need in their area, and any practitioner who thinks that a child may be in need should make a referral to local authority childrens services.
  • Where, following an assessment, a local authority decides to provide services to a child in need, a multi-agency child in need plan should be developed, setting out which organisations and agencies will provide which services to the child and family.

HHS Awards $98 Million Contract to ICF for Child Welfare Capacity Building Work

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Thursday, November 21, 2019
Child Welfare Information Gateway, Child protection, Child Protective Services, Children's Bureau

FAIRFAX, Va., Nov. 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently awarded global consulting and digital services provider ICF (NASDAQ:ICFI) a re-compete contract to deliver child welfare capacity building services.

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  • FAIRFAX, Va., Nov. 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently awarded global consulting and digital services provider ICF (NASDAQ:ICFI) a re-compete contract to deliver child welfare capacity building services.
  • ICF will work with the Children's Bureau to deliver a comprehensive array of training, technical support and implementation services to state and territorial child welfare agencies.
  • Five years ago, ICF was awarded a contract by the Children's Bureau to stand up the first-ever national Child Welfare Capacity Building Center for States.
  • Since 2006, ICF has also supported the Child Welfare Information Gateway which connects child welfare and related professionals with various resources to help them protect children and strengthen families.

Nationally Recognized Foster Care Expert, Author, Comfort Cases Founder and Father of Four Available for Interviews

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Tuesday, October 29, 2019
Family, Child Protective Services, Child Welfare Information Gateway, Foster, Childhood, Human behavior, Foster care, Adoption in the United States

ROCKVILLE, Md., Oct. 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Rob Scheer is the father of four children, all of whom he and his husband Reece adopted from foster care.

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  • ROCKVILLE, Md., Oct. 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Rob Scheer is the father of four children, all of whom he and his husband Reece adopted from foster care.
  • Recalling being a teen in foster care, Scheer recognized a troubling yet consistent trend: like so many youth in the foster care system their personal belongings are still put into trash bags.
  • He immediately connected the trash bags with the instability, lack of self-worth, and fear that many kids in foster care experience during this uncertain time in their lives.
  • Statistics on Foster Care and Adoption:
    Of the nearly 250,000 youth who exited foster care this past year, 24% (or over 59,000) were adopted from foster care into their forever home
    Source: Child Welfare Information Gateway.

Colorado CASA launches a statewide campaign to recruit 2,020 CASA volunteers by the end of 2020 to support children in the child welfare system

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Thursday, October 3, 2019
Child welfare, Social work, Court Appointed Special Advocates, Foster care in the United States, CASA, Child protection, Family, Child abuse, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Child Protective Services, Welfare, Childhood

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Oct. 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Today, in conjunction with the National Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Association, Colorado CASA announced the launch of its "Change a Child's Story" campaign in an effort to recruit 2,020 additional CASA volunteers by the end of 2020.

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  • COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Oct. 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Today, in conjunction with the National Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Association, Colorado CASA announced the launch of its "Change a Child's Story" campaign in an effort to recruit 2,020 additional CASA volunteers by the end of 2020.
  • CASA volunteers are sworn officers of the court who serve as advocates for children who are involved in the child welfare system and have often experienced abuse, neglect and other adverse childhood experiences (ACEs).
  • An encouraging and active community plays a vital role in supporting children and their families in the child welfare system, which makes the overall community stronger.
  • Colorado CASA reports children in foster care who have a CASA volunteer are more likely to succeed in school,adjust to change and feel a sense of purpose and worth.