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Our Brightpoint child welfare programs staff can tell us how financial insecurity triggers conditions – lack of a safe, consistent place to live; inadequate food; no dependable child care; fear of leaving a violent relationship – that are unsafe for children and their families. A growing body of research supports what we see: when families experience economic hardships, they struggle to provide safe and consistent care for their children and that leads to reports of child neglect. We know there is a relationship between economic instability and family instability, but we need to better understand that relationship. We need to untangle poverty from other causes of neglect. And we need to understand what types of interventions will prevent this instability from becoming abuse or neglect. Listen to Brightpoint’s President and CEO Mike Shaver talk about Brightpoint’s theme, Economic Stability is Family Stability for National Child Abuse Prevention Month, and the importance of leading with this when we talk about how we can prevent abuse and neglect. Watch on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/gMii3KmM #Brightpoint #strongfamilies #ThrivingChildren #AprilChildAbusePreventionMonth

The New Jersey Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect will host professionals from New Jersey’s health care, education and law enforcement communities, to hear from child welfare experts about mandatory reporting and ways we can empower and assist families to prevent child abuse and neglect. 'Building the Community of Support: The Intersection of Race, Poverty & Neglect In Child Welfare.' 🗓️Monday, October 7, 2024 🕰️9am-3:30pm (Doors Open at 8am) 📍The Westin at Forrestal Village, 201 Village Boulevard Princeton, NJ 🌐Click on this link to register by September 30, 2024 ➡️ www.stockton.edu/tfcan More than 35% of all American children – and more than 50% of America’s Black children – will be reported to a CPS hotline before turning 18. Overwhelmingly, these reports are allegations of neglect and are ultimately unfounded. Many jurisdictions across the United States – including New Jersey – are beginning to examine the dynamics surrounding neglect investigations, taking steps to ensure that efforts to help families in poverty do not unnecessarily involve the child protection system, while also ensuring that children are kept safe from harm. #TheCooperative #SouthJersey #ChildWelfare

The New Jersey Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect will host professionals from New Jersey’s health care, education and law enforcement communities, to hear from child welfare experts about mandatory reporting and ways we can empower and assist families to prevent child abuse and neglect. 'Building the Community of Support: The Intersection of Race, Poverty & Neglect In Child Welfare.' 🗓️Monday, October 7, 2024 🕰️9am-3:30pm (Doors Open at 8am) 📍The Westin at Forrestal Village, 201 Village Boulevard Princeton, NJ 🌐Click on this link to register by September 30, 2024 ➡️ www.stockton.edu/tfcan More than 35% of all American children – and more than 50% of America’s Black children – will be reported to a CPS hotline before turning 18. Overwhelmingly, these reports are allegations of neglect and are ultimately unfounded. Many jurisdictions across the United States – including New Jersey – are beginning to examine the dynamics surrounding neglect investigations, taking steps to ensure that efforts to help families in poverty do not unnecessarily involve the child protection system, while also ensuring that children are kept safe from harm. #TheCooperative #SouthJersey #ChildWelfare

White House Unveils New Policies to Transform Child Welfare The White House announced a series of new policies on Aug. 2 aimed at preventing family separation and creating opportunities for families and youth during a convening that brought together policymakers from federal, state, local, and tribal governments, along with leaders from philanthropy, child welfare, and family support organizations, and individuals with personal experiences in the child welfare system. The Biden-Harris administration demanded that children should not be separated from their families solely due to financial hardship. The event focused on encouraging innovation, building partnerships, and sharing best practices. One central area of focus is the distinction between poverty and neglect. The Biden-Harris administration demanded that children should not be separated from their families solely due to financial hardship. States like Kentucky, Indiana, South Carolina, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Washington, and Kansas have already clarified that poverty should not be a reason for child removal. #foster #helpchildren #fostercare #adoption #foster #family

Today at the 47th National Association of Counsel for Children (NACC), join Children and Family Futures’ National Family Treatment Court Training and Technical Assistance team to discuss 1) how poverty and economic hardship influence child abuse and neglect, child welfare involvement, and outcomes for families affected by substance use disorders; 2) a framework for understanding the problem and selecting strategies that create conditions where families thrive; and 3) innovative strategies that improve how systems respond to poverty.

Poverty is not the same as neglect. Economic and concrete supports can help families meet their basic needs, alleviating stress and promoting well-being. Learn how these supports can help prevent child welfare involvement and strategies to strengthen families. https://buff.ly/3RZLZmO

Urge the United States Congress to act immediately to stop the reprehensible practice of forced family separation which affects hundreds of thousands of children and families annually. Not only do these families lose their vital connection to each other, they face ongoing trauma and abuse from the ‘System‘ that separated them. Call and write your United States Congress Members to demand that federals reforms are enacted to the US Child Welfare System to make state care a safe, nurturing, supportive, healthy, and happy environment. The trauma inflicted by The Child Welfare System on children and families is so impactful, it is passed down through generations affecting the mental health and outcomes of the victims‘ descendants for generations to come. https://lnkd.in/eciS2BZX #ChildWelfare #FosterCare #REFORMSNOW #Advocacy #GetInvolved #ChildAbuse #Trauma #ChildNeglect #ChildTrafficking #CPS #FamilySeparation #ChildrensRights #ParentsRights #FamilyPreservation

Poverty is not the same as neglect. Economic and concrete #supports can help families meet their basic needs, alleviating stress and promoting #wellbeing. Learn how these supports can help prevent child welfare involvement and strategies to strengthen #families. https://buff.ly/3Xhj8xJ

In light of the growing body of evidence that economic and concrete supports can keep children safely at home and prevent entry to foster care, more and more jurisidictions are building flexible funding into their child welfare prevention programs. While models vary, these interventions recognize that family needs differ, that they often require an urgent response, and that child welfare programs have a responsibility to ensure that poverty does not become the basis for more intrusive intervention in families’ lives. This Casey Family Programs strategy brief explains how three states (Indiana, Kentucky and Wisconsin) are responding to this challenge. https://lnkd.in/dga3vQTd

Calling all attorneys, judges, child welfare & DV Advocates who want to learn about best practices in cases involving domestic violence and children, this #ChildAbusePreventionMonth. Nicholson v. Scoppetta was a seminal New York state court decision that rose to the federal appellate level and established a critical legal framework for evaluating child abuse and neglect allegations in cases arising from exposure to domestic violence. The decision requires child welfare agencies to produce four categories of evidence when seeking judicial authorization to separate a child from the care and custody of a domestic violence survivor: 1) Imminent Harm 2) Parental Care 3) Individual Agency Support 4) Harm of Removal FUTURES has partnered with the National Center to Advance Peace for Children, Youth, and Families, the ABA Center on Children and the Law, and, most importantly, Sharwline Nicholson and other survivors of DV and the child welfare system to create this brief. This #ChildAbusePreventionMonth, we urge courts, advocates, and child welfare agencies to read and implement Nicholson's Four Factors to protect against children’s removal from a parent who has experienced domestic violence. Caminar Latino-Latinos United for Peace and Equity Read the full brief here: https://lnkd.in/e75eMiUm