Frank Edwards grew up as a latchkey kid in Dallas. As early as age 9, he would walk home from grade school in the Lakewood neighborhood. The trip from his.
Blair Paddock | July 26, 2021 7:51 pm
This story is part of WTTW’s Firsthand initiative exploring poverty in Chicago.
Families living in poverty are more likely to be involved with the child welfare system, and in more than 60% of cases nationwide, authorities find children being neglected, not abused.
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That’s according to a recent brief from the University of Chicago that argues direct financial support for families would result in fewer children being maltreated.
Dana Weiner, the lead author of that report, says economic hardship can create circumstances like housing instability that can lead families to come to the attention of child welfare systems. However, their needs would be better met with a different response, she says, not with a Child Protective Services investigation.
Troubling Treatment: Efforts are underway to reform teen behavioral programs
Chelsea Filer was 15 when her mother hired men to take her from her grandparents home to a teen treatment center in Ensenada, Mexico. Photo courtesy of Chelsea Filer.
Chelsea Filer grew up in San Diego, the daughter of a single mother who worked late nights at an advertising agency.
Filer was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder as a child, and without much supervision as a teenager, she stopped doing her homework and started hanging out with her older boyfriend. She often fought with her mother, who Filer says didn’t have the time to help her get back on track.
Sadly, we know child deaths due to abuse are far too common. The National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System estimated that 1,840 children died from abuse
By U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown
D-Ohio
Sadly, we know child deaths due to abuse are far too common. The National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System estimated that