NCCPRYes, Minnesota DOES have the money to implement the African-American Family Preservation Act“We don’t have enough money to stop being racist!”Apr 17Apr 17
NCCPRNCCPR in West Virginia Watch: West Virginia: Child removal capital of AmericaI have followed the harm done to children by America’s child welfare systems for nearly half a century, first as a journalist, now as an…Apr 13Apr 13
NCCPRNCCPR in the Louisiana Illuminator: Louisiana children pay the price of foster care panicFaced with one revelation after another about tragedies involving children previously known to the Louisiana Department of Children and…Apr 4Apr 4
NCCPRNCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending April 2, 2024● WABE Public Radio in Atlanta and ProPublica have another story about children kept from their families for months, sometimes years, only…Apr 3Apr 3
NCCPROur annual reminder: If it’s April Fools, it must be Child Abuse Hype and Hysteria MonthUPDATE, 2024: given that the child welfare establishment has no shame, expect the usual op-eds to have token boilerplate statements about…Apr 1Apr 1
NCCPRProfiles in cowardice: Terrified of demagogic politicians, family police agencies in two states…All of the love, compassion and common decency in this case came from people not employed by family police agencies.Mar 27Mar 27
NCCPRNCCPR News and commentary round-up, week ending March 12, 2024● Last week, we noted a fascinating study by the NYC Family Policy Project revealing that New York State’s child abuse hotline screens out…Mar 17Mar 17
NCCPRIs this guy the most helpless “child welfare” leader in America?Poor Jess Dannhauser. The head of New York City’s family police agency, the Administration for Children’s Services, says he’s really, truly…Mar 8Mar 8
NCCPR“Child welfare” and racism: Children’sRights steps upFor the first time in its history, the group uses litigation to take on racism, needless surveillance and wrongful removal. It’s not a…Mar 6Mar 6
NCCPROfficials in two states that routinely destroy Native American families make their position clear…Tuesday, February 13, 2024Feb 13Feb 13