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When children are removed from their home, the child welfare community recognizes the importance of kinship placements in reducing trauma in children. You can learn more about the new rule regarding kinship placements here: https://buff.ly/3NpsAcM

When children are removed from their home, the child welfare community recognizes the importance of kinship placements in reducing trauma in children. You can learn more about the new rule regarding kinship placements here: https://buff.ly/3NpsAcM

This FAQ answers common questions about when children and youth in California's child welfare system about enrolling in Medi-Cal managed care plans. By Abigail Coursolle and Carly Myers #ChildWelfare #MediCal #California #FAQ https://lnkd.in/edCHAn-Y

The child support program is about fostering family welfare through comprehensive support mechanisms. From establishing parentage to tackling interconnected issues like domestic violence and employment, the focus is to facilitate the well-being of children and families. #Support4Families #ChildSupportAwarenessMonth

Family Finding as implemented in many places looks like a specialist who identifies 80 relatives and kin for a child involved with Child Welfare followed by a case manager who tells the child’s parents and 79 relatives we don't need you, we have a bed now. The operating preposition in this implementation: What can we do TO parents and relatives, for children? How is power operating in this approach? Who’s power is operating?

Myth: As a caseworker, I will only be working with children who have been abused or neglected. Reality: Whether you work as an investigation or management worker, you will likely spend as much time working with parents who have been referred to the Child Welfare System as you will with children who have been abused and/or neglected. #casework #myths #monroecountyny

Children and youth in the child welfare system with special needs can benefit from a CASA/GAL volunteer to help them and their families navigate multiple systems to gain access to appropriate medical care and special education resources to achieve better outcomes. Learn how you can support children in need: https://lnkd.in/gFchkH9 #DDAM2024 #DDawareness2024 #DevelopmentalDisabilitiesAwarenessMonth #ChangeAChildsStory

➡️ Child welfare agencies receive around 3.9 million reports involving 7.1 million children in a given year. Safe Families is a family preservation movement that keeps children from unnecessarily entering the foster care system by providing prevention support to families facing crisis. Will you be a part of the solution? #safefamilies #keepchildrensafe #familiestogether #ittakesavillage #supportparents #ThursdayThought #trending #childwelfare (Stats from Children's Right 2023 Fact Sheet)

Next up in our #womenshistorymonth highlight is Felicia Curcuru, the co-founder and CEO of Binti, which utilizes modern software to address the complexities of child welfare and help every child have a safe, loving, and stable family. Learn more: bit.ly/3TfcipY

promoting child welfare : preventing child abuse. first and foremost, we must educate ourselves and others on the various forms of child abuse, including physical,emotional,sexual,and neglectful abuse. recognising the signs and symptoms is paramount in early intervention and support for affected children. pls 🙏 share this to your network. If any awareness is needed. please let us know. #schools #colleges #awareness #childabuse #womenempowerment #womenwelfare #childrensafety