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Republican-sponsored bills and amendments in the Legislature would eliminate the Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth. More than 1.5-million children live in Tennessee. TCCY said it is a critical component of keeping children's issues front and center. ...
A recent report on the child welfare workforce shortage looks at how worker turnover, recruitment, and retention are impacting children and families in the care system. The Philadelphia Child Welfare Workforce Taskforce made recommendations to the City's human services department to improve it. Samea Kim - Vice President of Legal and Public Affairs for the Pennsylvania Council of Children, Youth, and Family Services - said they surveyed 281 workers in Philadelphia's child welfare system and found that a lack of funding was the number one issue. ...
Dr. Heather Mohan, co-founder and executive director of Lumara Grief and Bereavement Care Society is holding a public event, 'Being There for Grieving Children: Supporting children and families when their world turns upside down,' on March 31.
This year's Strengthening Families Training Institute in Boise is highlighting the importance of positive experiences for children. Dr. Robert Sege, pediatrician at Tufts Medical Center's Floating Hospital for Children and the conference's keynote speaker, helped develop the Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences framework. ...
Knowing how to hold space for the grief of children can be complex, but learning how to do it is vital for their well-being. A death in the family is always traumatic, but deaths due to overdose bring their own unique pain and are on the rise. The National Institutes of Health reports U.S. ...