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- Child Welfare's Plan-BKathleen Sebelius has made the right decision concerning the sale of the emergency contraceptive Plan-B. Children may not want their parent's input, but they need it.
- Childhood Obesity: Should Children Be Taken from Their Homes?The Journal of the American Medical Association is suggesting that child welfare agencies step up and step in to place children that are morbidly obese into foster homes.
- Child Welfare Needs to Reform in This CountryThis is an editorial about the abuse of mandated reporting in the child welfare system. True examples are stated with names changed to protect the innocent.
- Facts About Child Placing Agencies in TexasHere are a few questions and answers about Texas foster care and some facts about child placing agencies in Texas.
- Interracial AdoptionInterracial adoption is placing a child of one race or ethnic group with adoptive parents of a different race or ethnic group through the help and assistance of the public child welfare system.
- You Can Make a Difference in the Life of a ChildThe Child Welfare System in the United States is wrought with problems that affect the very survival of the nations displaced children. Reform of this system is a matter of life and death for hundreds of thousands of children nationwide.
Hidden Dangers of the Indian Child Welfare ActThe Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 does much more than protect Native American Culture. It also strips away the rights of freedoms of American parents and children.- Overview of Foster Care in the USIn the U.S. more children are being removed to foster care, seriously stressing the child welfare system.
- Child Welfare League Provides Resources to Help Hurricane VictimsThe National Resource Center for Foster Care and Permanency Planning offers resources for addressing the needs of children and families as well as agencies in relation to disaster relief for Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
- Public Vs. Private Adoption: Which Baby is Right for New Parents?Adopting an infant is a major decision. This guide helps you compare private adoption agencies with child welfare systems -- costs, waiting time, types of available children, and adoption philosophy. The winner is not who you might think.
- NY Giants LB Keith Bulluck to Be Honored by New Yorkers for ChildrenNY Giants Giants All-Pro linebacker Keith Bulluck will receive the NYFC's "Nicholas Scoppetta Child Welfare Award."
Defiant Single Mom of 15 Jailed: Tells Court, "Give Me What I Need and Leave Me Alone."Tampa Single Mom of 15 Accepts Financial Aid but Resents State Interference...Says "Someone Has to Pay."- A Child May Be Born with Memories They Made as a FetusCan a fetus have memories from the womb? New studies show that a fetus can have memories beginning at 30 weeks.
- Mary McLeod BethuneBethune made great strides in education and social justice for women, children and African American society.
- Let Us Not Forget Nixzmary BrownNixzmary Brown was a seven-year old little girl who suffered brutal treatment from her own parent's which resulted in her death. Her story is told to remind us to do our part to end abuse.
Congress Passes Major Child Welfare Reform LegislationNews story about adoption
Developmental Trauma Disorder: Next High-Profile Mental Health IssueChildren are not always resilient. In the face of complex and multiple traumas, children suffer in silence because their symptoms are misdiagnosed by health and mental professionals. DTD is a breakthrough in mental health progress.- Adopting an Older Child: Dealing with Disorders and IssuesParents who plan to adopt an older child must be aware of the issues that they may run into.
FLDS Children Are Victims of Religious IntoleranceThe youngest children removed from the polygamist compound will be separated from their mothers after DNA testing. The children have done nothing wrong, so why punish them?
Tragedy Strikes for Hundreds of Texan FamiliesReligious persecution is the name of the game in Texas. Hundreds of families have been torn apart based on an unverified allegation by an anonymous caller.
Your Will and Your Children - Who Gets CustodyInformation on if you can will your children to others.
Caregivers and SiblingsFeature on role caregivers play in foster care
There Really is a "GAP"The Gap clothing chain has withdrawn a line of embroidered blouses and ordered an internal investigation. after a news report alleged that the garments were stitched by children in a Delhi sweatshop.- The Ecology of the FamilyThis essay will discuss the realms and relationship of the family.
- Why is Money More Important Than the Life of a Child?"ABANDONED TO HER FATE," reads a December cover of Time Magazine, "Neighbors, teachers, and the authorities all knew Elisa Izquierdo was being abused. But somehow nobody managed to stop it."
- Stupid, and Senseless Things People DoA few stories of stupid and senseless things people do to one another.
- Is Hitting an Acceptable Form of Punishment?A recent buzz is sweeping through the Australian continent over whether "smacking" your children is an acceptable form of punishment. Recent polls have showed a significant lead to "smacking" being an accpetable form over the opposition.
- This Child Works- Beyond Hope, Beyond DespairThe reality is much too chilling and reflects the appallingly dismal state of child welfare, indeed the quality of life.
- Adoption Institute Advises All to Help Children First After HurricaneThe Adoption Institute issued a press release urging that "priority be given to the protection and care of the children who are most vulnerable" in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
