Governor Cooper declares April 'Child Abuse Prevention Month'
Governor Roy Cooper has declared April as Child Abuse Prevention Month and is calling on a coalition of organizations to help address child maltreatment.
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Guilford County shares progress on state-imposed child welfare improvement plan
The county says it's working to place more foster children with extended family members, as recommended by state officials. But one expert says the county's numbers are still very low.
As foster parent shortage reaches tipping point, county child welfare agencies focus on recruitment
North Carolina’s foster care system has reached a tipping point. Social service agencies are struggling to find homes for the children in their care, leaving some to sleep in government offices or even emergency rooms. One big reason for that? A lack of available foster families.
Guilford County's child welfare agency is under a state corrective action plan. One expert explains what that means
Blue Cross NC reports over $4M in child welfare investments
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina is touting the over $4 million in investments it’s made in child welfare programs.
Oregon is dropping an artificial intelligence tool used in child welfare system
Officials will stop using an algorithm to help decide which families are investigated by social workers, opting instead for a process that officials say will make more racially equitable decisions.
States send kids to foster care and their parents the bill — often one too big to pay
In every state, governments charge parents for the cost of foster care when children are taken away. When that happens, NPR found, poor parents can't make ends meet, so families are kept apart longer.
Mexican Official Tries To Move Asylum-Seekers Stuck In Tent Camps
At one point a child welfare official threatened to take custody of the kids and families refused to let them go. "I told them I couldn't, that I wouldn't let my kid go," one woman said.
Africa Takes A Tough Look At Africa — And The Way It Treats Its Children
A new "child friendliness" index praises such countries as Namibia and Lesotho — and "names and shames" poor performers.
Opioid Abuse Emerges As A Major Cause Of Children Entering Foster Care
A new report from a statewide child advocacy group suggests an increasing number of North Carolina children are entering foster care because their parents are abusing drugs like heroin and fentanyl