Published by NICWA – November 22, 2022 The State of American Indian and Alaska Native Children and Families Report is a six-part series of data briefs that presents current data on American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) child and family … Read More
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Louisiana DCFS: Job Satisfaction Survey
Released: December 2, 2022 This report provides the results of our job satisfaction survey of child welfare (CW) staff within the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) and information on agency initiatives to improve employee morale and job satisfaction. … Read More
2022 Kids Count Data Book: State Trends in Child Well-Being
Annie E. Casey Foundation. 2022 SUMMARY The 33rd edition of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s KIDS COUNT® Data Book describes how children in America are in the midst of a mental health crisis, struggling with anxiety and depression at unprecedented levels. This year’s … Read More
Language Bias in Child Welfare (Includes audio)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Administration for Children & Families, Children’s Bureau – October 20, 2022 This brief provides an overview of biased language in child welfare case practice and strategies to identify and study it. Key themes … Read More
New Study Looks At Foster Care, Parental Incarceration, and Youth Mental Health
Theravive – October 25, 2022 A new study published in the Journal of Child Abuse and Neglect looked at youth prevalence, disparities and mental health at the intersection of parental incarceration and foster care. “Our study looked at adolescent health … Read More
Strategies to Support the Needs of Infants and Toddlers in Child Welfare and Early Intervention Programs
Daniel Ferguson, Sheila Smith, Maribel Granja, Olivia Lasala, and Hope Cooper Research shows that infants and toddlers involved in Child Welfare (CW) are at risk of poor social-emotional, behavioral, and learning outcomes for reasons such as family adversities, trauma, maltreatment, … Read More
FY 2021 Report to the Committees on the Judiciary on the Study of Investigative Factors Related to Online Child Exploitation Report
NCJFJC-DOJ Number: 305136 Date Published: August 2022 After a comprehensive analysis of the scope of child sexual pornography on the internet, this report discusses its threat to children and issues involved in controlling and preventing it, followed by recommendations for … Read More
Adverse Childhood Experiences Research Priorities for Equitable Prevention, Intervention, Identification, and Response
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. 2022 Addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) is one of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control’s (NCIPC) three priority topics (in addition to suicide and overdose … Read More
My Community Cares: Strengthening Families and Supporting Communities
By Michelle R. Gros What do Louisiana judges and attorneys, pots of gumbo, popsicles in parks, medical mobile units, egg hunts, care baskets, block parties, drive-through services and resources, supporting families, foster care and community conversations have in common? My … Read More
ABCs of ACEs
Interviewed by Kellie J. Johnson Caitlin LaVine and H. Clay Walker V are Louisiana educators on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). LaVine is the trauma and resilience strategy lead with the Louisiana Department of Health’s Bureau of Family Health. Walker is … Read More