Good afternoon! We’re waiting on pins and needles for the Supreme Court decision in Brackeen v. Haaland. Will the Supreme Court find the Indian Child Welfare Act unconstitutional? In the interim, here’s an article on the case.
And having scoured the media, here’s the latest from the world of child welfare.
If you are interested in a very long but fairly one-sided exploration of a dependency case in rural Ohio, here’s one for you from Ohio Public Radio. Short version of a very long story: mother moves a lot, makes poor relationship choices; her teenagers get mad at her and report that she’s maltreating them; child protective services comes to her house to check things out and case manager suggests a safety plan; mother cusses out the case manager and drives off with two of the children; the dependency court intervenes, removes the children, and it takes her some time to get her kids back; Richard Wexler is quoted abundantly.
In a recent law review article, Vivek Sankaran and Christopher Church argue against terminating parental rights. I’ll read it and report back.
A Honduran teen died in the custody of the Office of Refugee Resettlement.
Montana’s Governor has vetoed legislation to require a judge’s order before child protective services could remove a child from his or her home. Governor Gianforte “said the proposed standards for warrants were too narrow and would risk leaving children in dangerous situations while child protective workers seek judicial consent for a removal.” The bill itself provides a procedure that appears consistent with practice in the majority of states.
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children reports an 82% rise over the past year in the numbers of children who are being exploited or manipulated on social media to send explicit images of themselves.
Maine’s Governor wants more money for the child welfare system following reports that the state has the highest child maltreatment rate in the country. Richard Wexler takes issue with the maltreatment rate finding.
Advocates in Connecticut want to improve mental health and autism services, especially for the 0-5 population.
The Annie E. Casey Foundation has a new report out regarding youth (aged 14+) in foster care. Nationally, about 30% of those youth came into foster care for behavioral issues, while 48% were removed for neglect.
Kentucky’s foster care providers are getting a raise.
Here’s a new report in from West Virginia’s foster care ombuds.
Read about foster care initiatives in Kazakhstan!
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