NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

News and commentary from the National Coalition for Child Protection Reform concerning child abuse, child welfare, foster care, and family preservation.

Sunday, March 15, 2026

Donald Trump and the child savers redux. It’s not a band, but they still sing the same song

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  More than a decade ago, I wrote a column for The Imprint called “Donald Trump and the Child Savers. It’s Not a Band But They Sing the S...
Tuesday, March 10, 2026

NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending March 10, 2026

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● In Tennessee, the head of the state’s family police agency, which has failed for decades, finally is demanding accountability - from the c...
Monday, March 9, 2026

NCCPR in the Alaska Beacon: The foster care system is failing Alaska children. So are those trying to fix it.

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Last August, the Beacon published a story under the headline “Is Alaska’s foster care system failing children? A federal trial underway now...
Sunday, March 8, 2026

Foster care in Tennessee: When the leaders of the “child welfare” agency forgot their disguises

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The Tennessee family police agency has a plan for what to do with foster children who get out of line. Decades ago, the father of family def...
Wednesday, March 4, 2026

NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending March 3, 2026

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● America’s leading journalism think tank and training center, the Poynter Institute, published an article on “How to cover child welfare — ...
Tuesday, February 24, 2026

NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending February 24, 2026

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● ProPublica has just published a blockbuster story all about how the Trump Administration is trying to weaponize family policing and broad...
Tuesday, February 17, 2026

NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending February 17, 2026

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Before the look back, a brief look ahead:   ● There’s a big event on Feb. 26: Check out this webinar, sponsored by the National Associatio...
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National Coalition for Child Protection Reform
The members of the National Coalition for Child Protection Reform have encountered the child welfare system in their professional capacities. Through NCCPR, we work to make that system better serve America’s most vulnerable children by trying to change policies concerning child abuse, foster care and family preservation. Unless otherwise noted, all posts on this blog are by NCCPR's Executive Director, Richard Wexler Contact us at info(at)nccpr(dot)info phone: (703) 212-2006
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