Child Welfare Content Topic Results
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October 2005
Efforts to Promote Children's Economic Security Must Address Needs of Hard-Working Immigrant Families
Publisher(s):This brief covers data and statistics on low-income children in the U.S. living in immigrant families. The brief includes an overview of federal and state policy involving immigrant access to vital services/public benefits, e.g. food stamps.
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September 2005
Violence Against Children in Cyberspace
Publisher(s):This report is intended to provide a framework for promoting recognition and understanding of the real risks of violence for children and young people in cyberspace and through the use of new technologies, in particular the internet and mobile phones.
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May 2005
Maze Map
Publisher(s):This PowerPoint presentation highlights the processes domestic violence victims may encounter when involved with child protection, civil/criminal justice systems, and military responses to domestic violence when it applies to active duty military personnel.
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January 2005
After the Hurricane: Helping Young Children Heal
Publisher(s):This handout describes the impact of disasters on babies, young children, toddlers, and preschoolers, offering many useful tips for helping to promote healing and resiliency.
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January 2005
Adult Domestic Violence in Cases of International Parental Child Abduction
Publisher(s):The article concludes with recommendations for research, training, and legislation that may increase safe outcomes for battered mothers and their children.
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September 2004
Rate of Children in Low-Income Families Varies Widely by State
Publisher(s):This brief provides state-by-state percentages of children in low-income families, including percentages based on age, parents with a high school degree, living with a single parent, and living with two immigrant parents.
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August 2004
Identifying and Responding to Domestic Violence: Consensus Recommendations for Child and Adolescent Health
Publisher(s):Futures Without Violence, Family Violence Prevention Fund, Child Witness to Violence Project (CWVP), National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP), American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
This document highlights the need for child health care providers to become actively involved in domestic violence prevention and provides recommendations for regular and universal screening for domestic violence in child health care settings.
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January 2004
Helping Children Thrive: Supporting Woman Abuse Survivors as Mothers: A Resource to Support Parenting
Publisher(s):This resource reviews the needs of abused women as mothers, batterers as parents, effects of power and control tactics on mothers, the potential impact of woman abuse on children of different ages, and strategies used by young people to cope with violence in their homes.
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January 2004
Vermont's Partnership Between Domestic Violence Programs and Child Protective Services
Publisher(s):Vermont Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence (VNADSV), Vermont Department for Children and Families (DCF), Vermont Center for Crime Victim Services (VCCVS)
Series of publications discuss a coordinated systems approach, provide model policy responses to issues impacting children exposed to domestic violence and review confidentiality and information-sharing issues that arise through collaborations.
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January 2004
Advocacy Matters: Helping Mothers and Their Children Involved with the Child Protection System
Publisher(s):"This document's purpose is to underscore the importance of the advocates work, provide tips for how to improve practice in this area, and inspire them to better understand women's situations and help them be safe and self-sufficient."
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January 2004
Early Childhood, Domestic Violence, and Poverty: Helping Young Children and Their Families
Publisher(s):This paper contains practical guidelines and policy recommendations for pediatric health settings, early childhood programs, family support providers, police, and domestic violence agencies.
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December 2003
A Family's Guide to the Child Welfare System
Publisher(s):National Technical Assistance Center for Children’s Mental Health at Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development, Technical Assistance Partnership for Child and Family Mental Health, Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health (FFCMH), Child Welfare League of America (CWLA), National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA)
A Family’s Guide to the Child Welfare System was developed through the efforts of many individuals, organizations, and groups. A knowledgeable work group advised on the direction and content of the Guide, as well as on the questions that families want to have answered.