Former Annie E. Casey President Looks Forward to Successor Changing Its Direction
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When Patrick McCarthy first had lunch with Lisa Hamilton more than a decade ago, he remembers thinking, “She really sounds like a Casey person.”
New York City Leader Wins National Child Welfare Award
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The commissioner of New York City’s Administration for Children’s Services (ACS)
has won the 2019 Excellence for Children Leadership Award by Casey Family Programs.
End Children’s Trauma, Harm By Prioritizing Them When Parents Arrested, in Court
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As the holiday season rolls around and many of us are cherishing time with those we love, families separated by incarceration continue to face barriers when trying to maintain a sense of support and connection with their loved ones.
My Sad, Bad Past No Longer Defines Me, Thanks to Recovery
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When I took my first breath in this world, it was while being placed into the arms of a child herself. A drug-addicted and alcoholic mother at the age of just 16 and, needless to say, my mother was a very reckless, sad, incapable parent.
Big Picture Learning Could Help Disrupt the Foster-care-to-prison Pipeline
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Humans of Restorative Justice (HORJ) stories highlight the incredible individuals working to build and restore strong relationships in their communities. They are written and edited by David Levine based on interviews with real-world practitioners. This one is with Wilson Platt of Seattle.
Trump’s Immigration Policy Pushing Children Into Foster Care
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The struggle to reunite a Congolese woman swept up in an immigration crackdown with her little girl — and to reunite countless families like them — continues, child welfare advocates say.
I Wanted to Hide the Pain I Felt; Now I May Not Make It to June
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I am writing you to let you know that the decisions I made at a young age has caught up to me.
I mean I started to use meth when I was 14 years old and at 16 years old I started to inject the meth.
Seeking Redemption by Revealing Our Scars Beneath the Tattoos
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The scars of my childhood are the very parts of me that so many men like me, incarcerated men...
New LA Child Welfare Chief Bobby Cagle to Find High Demand, Too Few Foster Homes
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Bobby Cagle, a former foster child and caseworker, is set to take over as head of Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) starting Dec. 1 as part of ongoing efforts to...
Los Angeles Board Of Supervisors Votes To Launch ‘Historic’ Juvenile Diversion Plan
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The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to adopt an ambitious plan to divert thousands of the county’s youth away from the juvenile and criminal justice systems, connecting them instead to a comprehensive array of supportive services.