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.

Monday, April 29, 2019

News and commentary round-up, week ending April 29, 2019

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● The Northwest Indiana Times has begun an excellent series on the confusion of poverty with neglect in Indiana, which takes away childr...

Sunday, April 28, 2019

New study suggests two key steps to curbing needless foster care:

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1. Add housing 2. Subtract social workers Stop the presses! Study finds solution to homelessness is-- HOUSING! I’ve often noted...

Monday, April 22, 2019

News and commentary round-up, week ending April 22, 2019

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You know how child welfare agency apologists always say “We can’t take children on our own – a judge has to approve everything we do”? We...

Sunday, April 21, 2019

The last thing Oregon child welfare needs is another McLawsuit

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The track record of the group bringing the suit suggests there’s a good chance it will make the state’s horrible child welfare system ev...

Thursday, April 18, 2019

Child welfare in New York City: Fieldston’s failure

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Parents of a biracial 6 th grader complain about discrimination at the Ethical Culture Fieldston Schools. The posh private school alleged...

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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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