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.

Tuesday, August 11, 2026

NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending August 12, 2026

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● The Marshall Project and CBS News Sunday Morning produced a stunning in-depth report on how the family police persecute pregnant women if ...
Thursday, August 6, 2026

NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending August 4, 2026

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● Even if you think you know all about the horrors of “residential treatment,” this story from The Marshall Project still shocks. From the ...
Wednesday, August 5, 2026

New Mexico gets its foster-care panic

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The number of children torn from their families so far in 2026 soars 40% over 2025. In the second quarter, the increase is nearly 80% Co...
Sunday, August 2, 2026

Three million children endure the trauma of a child abuse investigation every year, almost always because of a false report. Now we know more about how the children of Pete Buttigieg became two of them.

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Pete Buttigieg (Photo by Gage Skidmore) TheWashington Post has done excellent work advancing the story of the malicious, false allegation o...
Wednesday, July 29, 2026

Child welfare in New Mexico: Which metrics matter when it’s YOUR child?

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  New Mexico has a child-confiscation-at-birth policy, in which newborns who test positive for certain substances are automatically taken ...
Tuesday, July 28, 2026

NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending July 28, 2026

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● The Washington Post has done a lot to advance the story of the trauma inflicted on Pete Buttigieg’s family as a result of a malicious fa...
Monday, July 27, 2026

UPDATED: Child abandonment in New Mexico: Was a crucial opportunity missed?

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This is the Bridge of the Americas border crossing - where the New Mexico  family police agency reportedly told a 15-year-old to cross the...
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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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