Category: Child Protection and Advocacy
CAI’s Amy Harfeld, National Policy Advocate Quoted in The Imprint on NYC Keeping SSI Benefits of Foster … – University of San Diego Website
Monday, April 29, 2024TOPICS: Faculty and Staff, Politics and Law Share This Post Amy Harfeld, National Policy Advocate and Senior Staff Attorney, Children’s Advocacy Institute SAN DIEGO (April 25, 2024) – University of San Diego (USD) School of Law Children’s Advocacy Institute’s (CAI) Amy Harfeld, National Policy Advocate and Senior Staff Attorney was quoted by The Imprint in an article entitled, “Are Disabled Kids in NYC Foster Care Receiving the Social Security Benefits They Deserve?” According to the article, years after promised reforms, advocates complain New York City still unfairly…
Read MoreYouth Advocacy Centre taking legal action against Queensland government over watch house crisis – ABC News
A youth advocacy body is preparing to take legal action against the Queensland government for failing to protect young people in the state’s watch houses. Youth Advocacy Centre CEO Katherine Hayes revealed on Monday police are investigating at least one sexual assault committed against a child while they were being held in an adult watch house. Ms Hayes has also revealed children as young as 11 are being kept in watch houses with two 14-year-old boys held for 28 and 30 days. Last week, 56 First Nations children were being…
Read MoreYouth advocates are taking Queensland government to court over watch house crisis – ABC News
A youth advocacy body is preparing to take legal action against the Queensland government for failing to protect young people in the state’s watch houses. Youth Advocacy Centre CEO Katherine Hayes revealed on Monday police are investigating at least one sexual assault committed against a child while they were being held in an adult watch house. Ms Hayes has also revealed children as young as 11 are being kept in watch houses with two 14-year-old boys held for 28 and 30 days. Last week, 56 First Nations children were being…
Read MoreProtecting the young and vulnerable: Family & Youth’s Children’s Advocacy Center stands as a champion for children … – American Press
Protecting the young and vulnerable: Family & Youth’s Children’s Advocacy Center stands as a champion for children Published 12:57 pm Sunday, April 28, 2024 Child abuse happens in all communities and with every socio-economic status, according to Patra Minix, director of the Children’s Advocacy Center. (Metro Creative Services) April is Child Abuse Prevention Month and experts at Family & Youth are using this time as an opportunity to stress the importance of families and communities working together to prevent child abuse and neglect. “We have to create awareness in order…
Read MoreOur top advocacy priorities – UNICEF
Highlights In recent years, various factors such as the global pandemic, effects of the climate crisis, inflation and economic pressures have impacted the achievement of desired outcomes for children in Kenya. It is therefore crucial to highlight the role of policy choices, actions and budgetary allocations in shaping the nation’s priorities for children’s well-being and development in the run-up to the Government of Kenya’s Vision 2030 and the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. By focusing on critical issues ranging from early childhood development, health, education, nutrition, WASH, social protection, and child…
Read MoreAdvocacy Group: Oklahoma’s DHS Lets Children Fall Through The Cracks – News On 6
Ashli Sims, News On 6 TULSA, Oklahoma — Two new reports say Oklahoma’s safety net for children is riddled with holes. It’s the latest shot across the bow from the organization suing the state’s child welfare system in federal court. These two new reports, totaling more than 170 pages, blast DHS from top to bottom. 3/17/2011 Report: Oklahoma’s Welfare System Failed Several Children These consultants claim there are no checks and balances, no systematic efforts to fix problem areas, and no accurate way to even identify those problem areas, because…
Read MoreOneida County Child Advocacy Center marks Child Abuse Prevention Month – Utica Observer Dispatch
Oneida County received 3,976 reports of child abuse last year. The Oneida County Child Advocacy Center, which deals mostly with sexual abuse or serious physical abuse, investigated 602 of those complaints as well as another 439 cases that came to the center through other channels, according to Oneida County. Their investigations covered 722 alleged abusers and led to 47 arrests. The county’s Child Protective Services filed 171 neglect/abuse petitions concerning 465 children in 225 families last year. But, local officials gathered in front of the Child Advocacy Center on York…
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