By Madeline Streilein The 5th edition of the US Human Rights Network’s Human Rights Status Report was released on January 15, 2018 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day). The report was drafted “in order to highlight the issues that Dr. King organized around … Read More
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Disability, Race and Reasons: What We Know, and Don’t Know, About Disparity in School Discipline
Disability, Race and Reasons: What We Know, and Don’t Know, About Disparity in School Discipline Chronicle of Social Change – April 18, 2018 The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report this month on school discipline with a topline finding … Read More
Building Strong Foundations: Racial Inequity in Policies that Impact Infants, Toddlers, and Families
Infancy and toddlerhood are periods of incredible possibility and opportunity. Children grow and develop more rapidly during the first three years than any other time in their lives. Their everyday experiences—where they sleep and play, what they eat, and who … Read More
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Each year since 1997, the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics has published a report on the well-being of children and families. Pending data availability, the Forum updates all 41 indicators annually on its Web site (http://childstats.gov) and … Read More
Child Maltreatment Data Tool
Child Maltreatment Data Available Online The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention has launched an online access tool of national data gathered from the Fourth National Incidence Study of Child Abuse and Neglect (NIS-4): Report to Congress. The NIS-4 data, collected in … Read More
DR Implementation Resource Kit: A Resource for Jurisdictions Considering or Planning for DR
DR Implementation Resource Kit: A Resource for Jurisdictions Considering or Planning for DR The National Quality Improvement Center on Differential Response (QIC-DR) has announced the release of this resource compiled by Casey Family Programs with the cooperation of 16 jurisdictions. … Read More
OJJDP Updates Statistical Briefing Book
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) has updated its Statistical Briefing Book (SBB) to include 2011 data on juvenile populations, 2010 data on victims of domestic violence, and FBI supplementary homicide reports through 2010. Data from 2010 on homicide … Read More
Solving the Data Puzzle – Collecting and Sharing Information Between Child Welfare and Education
For a complete manual and tools about information sharing between child welfare and education, please download READ MORE.
The Costs and Economic Impact of Violence Against Children
The Costs and Economic Impact of Violence Against Children. Pereznieto, Paola. Montes, Andres. Routier, Solveig. Langston, Lara. Child Fund Alliance. Overseas Development Institute. 2014 READ MORE
Updated Database on Foster Care Placements
NCCPR has updated its interactive database on foster care placements. The database shows the proportion of children in each type of “care” (kinship foster care, foster care with strangers, group homes and institutions, etc.) in 2009 and 2010. Data are … Read More