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Los Angeles-Based Program Develops Five-Year Business Plan to Enhance Services for Children in Foster Care

March 1, 2007 | Program Result Report

The Rowell Foster Childrens' Positive Plan developed a five-year business operating plan to structure its growth and expansion to enable it to enhance the services provided to foster children in Los Angeles County.

"Super" Case Managers Help Families Access Child Health Services in Arkansas

October 1, 1997 | Program Result Report

One of the biggest barriers that keeps low-income families from getting the health services they need for their children is the sheer number of agencies they have to visit. Each agency is in a different location and has its own requirements and staff.

Harvard Law Professor Faults Strategies for Protecting Abused Kids

September 26, 2002 | Program Result Report

Starting in 1997, Elizabeth Bartholet a law professor at Harvard Law School, researched and wrote Nobody's Children: Abuse and Neglect, Foster Drift, and the Adoption Alternative.

Hawaiian Health Foundation Launches Program to Diagnose and Treat Child Abuse Victims Entering Foster Care

March 31, 2007 | Program Result Report

In 2002, the Kapi'olani Health Foundation created the Child At-Risk Evaluation (CARE) program, a pediatric specialty clinic specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of child abuse.

In Two California Counties Health Teams Support Grandparents Raising Their Grandkids

March 1, 2006 | Program Result Report

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 1999 more than 3.9 million children in America were being raised in homes maintained by one or more grandparent.

Court Appointed Special Advocates Medical Advocacy Training Program

January 1, 2011 | Toolkit

This manual outlines the training goals and the role of the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Volunteer in Medical Advocacy. The primary goal for the CASA Medical Advocacy is to ensure that children receive regular well-care, dental care, and ...

Babies Can't Wait

January 1, 2004 | Program Result Report

Starting in March 2001, New York State's Permanent Judicial Commission on Justice for Children developed and implemented a pilot training project in the Bronx family court system called "Babies Can't Wait."

Boston PBS Affiliate Produces "Failure to Protect"

December 1, 2004 | Program Result Report

In January and February 2003, WGBH Educational Foundation aired a three-part Frontline series called "Failure to Protect," which addresses problems with the child welfare system in America.

All in the Family: Caregivers Aren't Always Mom and Dad

October 1, 2001 | Program Result Report

The Edgewood Children's Center and two other organizations held a national conference on services for grandparents and other family members who care for a child relative.

The Risks of Adopting Substance-Exposed Infants

August 1, 2000 | Program Result Report

In 1997, the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute, Inc., New York, convened a symposium on the adoption of substance-exposed infants and prepared a follow-up publication.

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