Sixteen Arguments in Support of Shared Parenting

Sixteen Arguments in Support of Shared Parenting | Psychology Today:

What the Latest Research is Saying about the Best Interests of Children

Published on April 16, 2012 by Edward Kruk, Ph.D. in Co-Parenting After Divorce

I have long maintained that a more child-focused approach to resolving parenting disputes after separation and divorce is needed to reduce harm to children and ensure their well-being. Usually, when parents cannot agree on parenting matters, they take their case to a judge for a resolution. The court then applies a "best interests of the child" standard in its decision-making in regard to kids’ future living arrangements. The problem is, however, that this standard is extremely vague and indeterminate, based on projective speculation about which parent might in future be the “better” parent, and thus subject to judicial bias and error. Judges not trained in child development and family dynamics are given unfettered discretion, and this results in unpredictable outcomes based on idiosyncratic biases and subjective value judgments.

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Child Welfare Funding Opportunities:Title IV-E and Medicaid

C h i l d  We l f a r e   F u n d i n g   O p p o r t u n i t i e s :   T i t l e   I V - E   a n d   M e d i c a i d

Federal funds partially offset state and local funding for child welfare. These
child welfare investments have long been plagued by a diminishing share of
federal government funding. Federally funded child welfare programs include
the Title IV-B block grant, the Social Services Block Grant, Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) for the first year of foster care and other
emergency services, Supplemental Security Income for room and board for
disabled children, and the open ended Title IV-E (IV-E) entitlement program for
children from low-income families requiring foster care or subsidized
adoptions. Since 1980, IV-E has reimbursed states for a portion of the cost to
keep eligible children in out-of-home care. Over the course of the program, IVE foster care eligibility has dropped from about 70 percent in the mid-1980s
to less than 50 percent today, largely due to ridged eligibility requirements. For
example, the IV-E family income requirement is still based on the federal
poverty level from 1995.

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Redress Committee to Hold Press Conference Tuesday, April 17th at 12:00 Noon

STOP! Judicial Child Abuse: Redress Committee to Hold Press Conference on Tuesday, April 17th at 12:00 Noon:

STOP! Judicial Child Abuse (judicialchildabuse.com) has learned that the N.H. Redress of Grievance Committee will hold a press conference in the Legislative Office Building tomorrow, Tues. 4/17 at 12:00 Noon.

The Redress Committee has recently come under scrutiny by the office of the Attorney General for inquiries it has made to the State's Division of Youth Children & Families (DCYF) regarding petitioners' allegations of DCYF misconduct.

Members of the Committee will be available for questions immediately afterwards

Police: 'Worst case of suspected child abuse' (by Stepfather) nurse has ever seen

Police: 'Worst case of suspected child abuse' nurse has ever seen:

CONWAY — More details came out last week about the case against Justin Roy, the 33-year-old Albany man arrested in connection with the severe beating of a 2-year-old child in December.
Roy was arrested last week and charged with two counts of second-degree assault for allegedly beating the young boy so badly it caused "perforations to the intestines causing leakage of blood and fecal matter into the abdomen," according to documents filed at the Conway courthouse, "resulting in the need of surgery."

Thank You CPS For Giving Me So Much To Work With - Baby LK Report For April 15th 2012

Family Preservation Services:

Family Preservation Services

Family preservation services are short-term, family-based services designed to assist families in crisis by improving parenting and family functioning while keeping children safe. These services developed largely in response to the over-reliance on out-of-home care that characterized services in the 1970's. Family preservation services grew out of the recognition that children need a safe and stable family and that separating children from their families is traumatic for them, often leaving lasting negative effects. These services build upon the conviction that many children can be safely protected and treated within their own homes when parents are provided with services and support and empowered to change their lives.

How Federal Legislation Impacts Child Welfare Service Delivery

How Federal Legislation Impacts Child Welfare Service Delivery:

Series: Factsheets

Author(s): Child Welfare Information Gateway

Year Published: 2012

This factsheet provides an overview of the process by which legislative actions and policy changes at the Federal level impact State and Tribal child welfare systems and service delivery. Links to pertinent resources are provided for each step of the process; however, the steps described do not always occur in the sequence in which they are listed below