Child Neglect accounts for the majority of referrals to child protective services. The prevalence of medical neglect, defined as the failure of a caregiver to provide appropriate health care to the child, is not easily estimated as the diagnosis is not straightforward as neglect occurs along a spectrum from grossly inadequate to optimal medical care. […]
When: Wednesday, November 4th at 10am-11:30am PST Registration: $25 (free for subscribers to The Imprint and/or Inside Philanthropy) Led by: Kiersten Marek, LICSW. Marek is a clinical social worker in Rhode Island, and a Senior Editor for Los Angeles-based Inside Philanthropy, where she writes about economic and social philanthropy. Presenters will include: Pamela Shifman, Executive Director of the […]
L.A. Foster Youth Town Hall on Homelessness will take place Monday, March 6. WHERE? Viewers: online audience via Facebook Live Panelists and 30 community members: Rooftop of 1100 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90017 WHO? Hon. Judge Margaret Henry, Super Court Judge at the Edmund's Children's Court Rochelle Trochtenberg, California Foster Care Ombudsperson WHEN? March 6 at 7 p.m. […]
Jeanne Ringel, the RAND Corporation The RAND Corporation, a nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization best known for blockbuster research in the fields of health, international affairs and national security, has focused its powers of inquiry on the field of child welfare. In a new study to be released later this month, RAND describes how a balance of investments in child […]
The Kirwan Institute at Ohio State University works to connect individuals and communities with opportunities needed for thriving by educating the public, building the capacity of allied social justice organizations, and investing in efforts that support equity and inclusion through research, engagement, and communication. The institute's mission is "we work to create a just and inclusive society […]
As part of FYA’s Webinar Series, we are hosting an online discussion with youth organizers, policy experts, and community advocates who are organizing LGBTQIA & Non-Binary youth-led action and resistance in Child Welfare Systems. We will learn about what’s happening on a national level and across the country. We will also hear from local presenters […]
Join us for a webinar summarizing the key bills that were signed into law this year. These reforms will impact recruitment and retention of caregivers, the services and supports available to families in the child welfare system, and more. We will be joined by experts from the Children’s Law Center, Children Now, Tipping Point Community, […]
