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The Imprint is an independent daily news outlet focused on the nation’s child welfare and youth justice systems. Since 2013, Imprint reporters have produced rigorous, in-depth reporting on the courts that process these children, youth and families; the agencies paid to serve them; and the housing, economic, mental health and educational issues they face.
DOJ Freezes Funding for National Child Advocates Group - The …
The stepped-up oversight has resulted in staff furloughs at the 39-year-old National CASA/GAL Association for Children, which sets standards for volunteers matched with hundreds of thousands of children in family courts across the country.
Youth Incarceration Plummeted in N.Y. Race Disproportionality …
The continued disproportionality of those who are locked up has significant implications for public safety. When kids perceive the justice system is unfair, that itself places them at greater risk of getting into trouble, said Sherri Simmons-Horton, an assistant professor of social work at the University of Texas at San Antonio.Simmons-Horton, who interviews youth in …
Founder of the Family Finding Movement Interview: Part I
Mar 31, 2014 · Kevin Campbell developed “Family Finding,” a set of strategies being used throughout the United States and Canada to address the loneliness of children in foster care by creating lifelong supports for children and young people living in foster care and institutions.
How Do Raise the Age Laws Serve Youth and the Public ... - The …
The New York County Family Court building in Lower Manhattan. Photo by Hiram Alejandro Durán. Seeking ways to combat a rise in violent crimes during the first year of the pandemic, some lawmakers in New York are proposing revisions to the state’s landmark law that raised the age of automatic criminal prosecution to 18.
A Complete Guide to The Family First Act - The Imprint
As The Imprint reported in multiple stories last week, the Family First Prevention Services Act has become law. It includes the biggest change to the structure of federal child welfare finance since the establishment of the Title IV-E entitlement in 1980.
The Nation’s First Family Separation Policy - The Imprint
Oct 9, 2018 · In the late 1960s, while employed by the Association on American Indian Affairs (AAIA), a New York-based attorney named Bertram Hirsch was sent to North Dakota to assist with a kinship dispute case on behalf of the Spirit Lake Tribe. Child welfare workers were forcibly removing children from family members and placing them in white homes, sometimes out of state.
After the Tragic Death of an LGBTQ Youth, Few Answers for His …
Oct 1, 2019 · The family of a 19-year-old transgender foster youth who recently committed suicide said Los Angeles child welfare officials repeatedly ignored their pleas for mental health services and placement with a relative.. Andrew Martinez died on Sept. 4 by suicide, according to Los Angeles County officials. Authorities with Union Pacific Railroad said a male pedestrian was struck by a train one ...
Foster Care Archives - The Imprint
Nov 4, 2024 · The Imprint highlighted each of the policy recommendations made this summer by the participants of the Foster Youth Internship Program, a group of seven young people that experienced foster care and have completed congressional internships.