The Imprint
An independent, nonprofit daily news publication dedicated to covering child welfare, juvenile justice, mental health and educational issues faced by vulnerable children and families.
About - The Imprint
The Imprint is an independent daily news outlet focused on the nation’s child welfare and youth justice systems. Since 2013, Imprint reporters have produced rigorous, in-depth reporting on the courts that process these children, youth and families; the agencies paid to serve them; and the housing, economic, mental health and educational issues they face.
Who Cares 2020: A National Count of Foster Homes and Families
Methodology The Imprint began Who Cares: A National Count of Foster Homes and Families in 2017 to gauge trends in where child welfare systems were placing children. We collect the following numbers directly from state child welfare agencies: ⊲ Total licensed foster homes ⊲ Non-relative foster homes
Regina Louise's Tale of Searching for Permanency is Ready for …
Apr 12, 2019 · It has taken Regina Louise a lifetime to get here.. When Louise released her first book, “Somebody’s Someone,” in 2003, she was on a mission to tell the story of a poor, abused and neglected African-American girl whose only wish was to find love and belonging.
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The Nation’s First Family Separation Policy - The Imprint
Oct 9, 2018 · In the late 1960s, while employed by the Association on American Indian Affairs (AAIA), a New York-based attorney named Bertram Hirsch was sent to North Dakota to assist with a kinship dispute case on behalf of the Spirit Lake Tribe. Child welfare workers were forcibly removing children from family members and placing them in white homes, sometimes out of state.
A Complete Guide to The Family First Act - The Imprint
As The Imprint reported in multiple stories last week, the Family First Prevention Services Act has become law. It includes the biggest change to the structure of federal child welfare finance since the establishment of the Title IV-E entitlement in 1980.
Adoption Archives - The Imprint
Sep 16, 2024 · On this week’s episode we talk to Kamilah Bunn, CEO of the National Adoption Association, and Toni Oliver, former president of the National Association of Black Social Workers, about the recently published Black Paper, an early look at the effect of NAA’s Ujima Black Family Connection Program.
Our Staff - The Imprint
California Child Welfare Reporter. Jeremy Loudenback is a Los Angeles-based senior reporter who writes about foster care and youth justice. Loudenback tracks data, follows legislation in the state capital and reports from confidential courtrooms to cover the most vulnerable and resilient children and families.
How Do Raise the Age Laws Serve Youth and the Public ... - The …
The New York County Family Court building in Lower Manhattan. Photo by Hiram Alejandro Durán. Seeking ways to combat a rise in violent crimes during the first year of the pandemic, some lawmakers in New York are proposing revisions to the state’s landmark law that raised the age of automatic criminal prosecution to 18.