Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, older adultsare being told to keep their distance from children,and wave through windows or video call. This isnot possible for caregivers like the O’Learys whoare among over two million grandparents raisingtheir grandchildren, many of whom are … Read More
Author Archives: Susan Shaffette
Funding First Nations Child and Family Services (FNCFS): A Performance Budget Approach to Well-Being
This report was prepared under the supervision of Kevin Page, President & CEO of the Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy (IFSD) at the University of Ottawa. With contributions by Sahir Khan, Azfar Ali Khan, Mostafa Askari, Aimeric Atsin, Vivian Liu, and Alex Reeves. The … Read More
In Focus Fact Sheet: Child Protection Law Enforcement
The safety and well-being of children are central to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention’s (OJJDP’s) mission. OJJDP enhances the efforts of federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies who investigate cases of missing, abducted, … Read More
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children© (NCMEC), serves as an information clearinghouse and national resource center on issues related to victims, missing and exploited children and operates a national toll-free hotline. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention … Read More
Suicide Looms Large in Minds of Many Foster Youth
The suicide of any child is a tragedy, but studies show children in foster care are four times more likely than other children to attempt to take their own lives. Suicide risk is correlated with depression, lack of social support … Read More
Tags: Abuse, Child Maltreatment, Foster Care, Foster Youth, Maltreatment, Suicide, Trauma
Domestic Violence Prevention and Intervention in Fatherhood Programs
This brief is intended to support the efforts of both researchers and father-serving professionals to study, evaluate, and implement practices for use in fatherhood programs to help prevent and address domestic violence (DV). It begins by providing background information on … Read More
Educational Supports for Youth in Foster Care
This factsheet discusses laws that require child welfare agencies to make reasonable efforts to provide services that will help families remedy the conditions that brought the child and family into the child welfare system. The issues examined include what constitutes … Read More
Tags: Child Welfare, Foster Youth, Laws
Drug Misuse: Sustained National Efforts Are Necessary for Prevention, Response, and Recovery: [A Report to the Congress]: GAO Highlights
This report provides highlights findings from a study that analyzed drug misuse and deaths from overdoses for 2002–2018, reviewed selected empirical studies published from 2014–2019, and compared Government Accountability Office’s (GAO’s) High-Risk list criteria to findings and recommendations in over … Read More
Tags: Drugs, Prevention
Crimes Against Children/Online Predators [Webpage]
This webpage explains the mission of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigations’ (FBI’s) Crimes Against Children program is to: provide a rapid, proactive, and comprehensive ability to counter all threats of abuse and exploitation to children when those crimes fall … Read More
Tags: Crimes Against Children
Handwashing: Clean Hands Save Lives
This webpage explains regular handwashing is one of the best ways to remove germs, avoid getting sick, and prevent the spread of germs to others. Links are provided to information on when and how to wash hands, the data behind … Read More
Tags: COVID-19, Prevention