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New Orlando clinic helping identify, support children with fetal alcohol syndrome

Karla Ray

April 21, 2022 |

WFTV-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Orlando, Florida

The Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children works in partnership with the Florida Center to identify children with fetal alcohol syndrome disorders and helps family members create care plans for the lifelong effects of the disorder.

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Promoting children's rights through community child protection volunteers

John Mugisha

January 25, 2022 |

Rwanda News Agency |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Rwanda

Inshuti z’Umuryango (IZU) is a group of almost 30,000 volunteers that identifies and helps children in need. One female and one male per village are elected by each village and serve as trusted community members who fill the gaps in the child protection system, including arranging health, education, income-assistance, and psychological support for children in need.

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How expanded child tax credit aided these moms, changed economy

Nick Roll

January 19, 2022 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

As part of a COVID-19 pandemic relief bill, the federal government expanded the child tax credit and distributed the money in monthly cash payments rather than a lump sum when filing taxes. The expansion, which expired in 2022, also increased the per-child amount up to $3,600 annually. The concept of cash-payments trusts families to decide where the money is most needed. Data shows that many families were able to catch up on bills and take away the urgency of financial struggles, opening up space to tend to other physical and emotional needs involved in raising children.

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Mansfield City Schools extends weekend meals program to Sherman Elementary

Katie Ellington

December 23, 2021 |

Richland Source |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Mansfield, Massachusetts

The Children’s Hunger Alliance provides elementary students with shelf-stable weekend meal kits to ensure they have access to food when not in school.

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Children rising up against abuse through just a phone call

Hasifah Namuli

December 10, 2021 |

Metro FM 90.8 |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Uganda

The Uganda Child Helpline is a 24/7 toll-free line, whose goal is to encourage children and adults to report cases of child abuse. The Helpline then links at-risk children to support and protection through case management services. Currently, there are call centers in 68 districts and the line receives an average of 9,509 calls a day.

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'You're not alone': New Summit court program helps parents reunite with children

Stephanie Warsmith

November 29, 2021 |

Akron Beacon Journal |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Akron, Ohio

Summit County, Ohio's juvenile court's Multidisciplinary Team Representation assigns a parent advocate and social worker to child-custody cases to help parents reunite with their children much more quickly than the system typically processes cases. The program has just begun in the county, helping a handful of families reunite, but a study in New York City showed the same approach reunited families 43% more often than if just an attorney were helping the family. Parents whose troubles lead to the temporary loss of their children need supports that help them get on firmer ground.

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Treatment foster care model shows promising results

Libby Dowsett

November 10, 2021 |

Street Roots |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Oregon

A treatment model is showing success in reuniting foster children with their biological families. The method involves an emphasis on structure, routines, and the power of positive reinforcement to prepare kids for reunification.

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Frequent moves for Georgia foster youth prompt changes

Libby Dowsett

November 03, 2021 |

Street Roots |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Georgia

In Georgia, child-welfare officials considering moving a child in foster care from one caregiver to another must delay the move for 14 days. During that pause, a group of involved officials and foster parents hold a video call to explore alternatives to moving the child. Such moves can inflict trauma without solving the underlying problems. Now, moves can't be made hastily on the say-so of just a caregiver and case worker. Data on the effects of the policy are still being collected, but participants generally give it good marks and the state's "placement stability" numbers have improved.

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A pilot program in Iowa produces encouraging results for foster kids

Libby Dowsett

October 27, 2021 |

Street Roots |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Iowa

By putting a priority on rescuing children from danger in their homes by reducing the danger or placing the children in relatives' care, Iowa courts have greatly reduced the traumatizing use of emergency foster care placements with strangers. The program, which began with seven judges and has since spread statewide, starts with a simple list of questions that judges or social workers ask to identify specific solutions to problems other than the default mechanism of sending children to live in foster care, which can make their emotional problems worse.

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Iowa foster care system changes prove positive and effective

Libby Dowsett

October 20, 2021 |

Street Roots |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Iowa

Iowa in 2017 imposed new rules for the agencies that run group homes for children in foster care. The rules have greatly reduced the frequency with which children are moved from place to place far from their families, a common practice that can deepen the trauma they suffer. By paying differently for such care, the state reduced the incentive agencies had to keep their facilities full. Instead, they're working more closely with families to heal them and get children back to a healthier home life.

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