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The School of Social Work will take part in reviewing and assessing child welfare programs nationwide after receiving a grant for more than $1 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human ...

Ed Mahon reported this story while participating in the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s 2024 Data Fellowship and received engagement mentoring and funding. Spotlight PA is an independent, ...

Six new employees, pending approval by the county commission, will be hired now that Butler County is leading the Ohio Child Welfare Training Program. Butler County replaces Hamilton County, which had ...

ICWA courts, poverty, and the role of Child Protective Service (CPS) were discussed with members of the Department of Social Services (DSS) and tribal leaders from ...

Northwestern State University's Title IV-E Child Welfare Scholar Program will host the Champions of Child Welfare: A ...

Child advocate officials in Japan turned to an old friend to help with the country’s problem of excessive child abuse. Japanese officials said that help began years ago from a man who was working ...

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania counties are tapping into opioid settlement money to support child welfare programs as they face staff shortages, increased risks for children, and other challenges. Most of ...

In some cases, public records show those programs are directly related to child welfare programs or offices. To identify these efforts, Spotlight PA reviewed spending reports and a searchable database ...