The total costs of child abuse and neglect in the United
States.(numbers in the news)(Brief article)
* The total costs of child abuse and neglect in the United States
were nearly $104 billion in 2007.
Direct costs associated with child abuse and neglect, including
foster care services, . . .
Making things happen.(preventing teenage pregnancy)
Even though the teen pregnancy and birth rates in the United States
have declined by one-third over the past decade, one in three girls
still becomes pregnant by age 20, according to data from the . . .
Majority of children live with two biological parents.(noted
studies)(Brief article)
Nearly 45 million (61 percent) of the nation's 73 million
children younger than 18 lived with their biological mother and father
in 2004 regardless of the parents' marital status, according to . . .
Women more likely to work during pregnancy.(noted studies)(Brief
article)
Two-thirds of women who had their first child between 2001 and 2003
worked during their pregnancy, compared with just 44 percent who gave
birth for the first time between 1961 and 1965.
The . . .
As economy weakens, bush budget request leaves low-income
individuals, laid-off workers, and disconnected youth behind.(noted
st
The Center for Law and Social Policy Instead of addressing our
country's pressing need for investment in workforce education and
training programs, the Bush administration, in its fiscal year . . .
Do individual mandates matter?(noted studies)(Brief
article)
In this brief, the authors conclude that, absent a single-payer
system, it is impossible to achieve universal coverage without an
individual mandate. They say there is strong evidence that . . .
Time for reform: investing in prevention, keeping children safe
at home.(noted studies)(Kids Are Awaiting)(Brief article)
Kids Are Awaiting, a project of The Pew Charitable Trusts, finds
that the current federal child welfare financing structure does not
adequately support services and supports that could help keep . . .
Total estimated cost of child abuse and neglect in the United
States.(noted studies)(Brief article)
A new economic impact analysis by Prevent Child Abuse America
estimates the total costs of child abuse and neglect in the United
States were nearly $104 billion last year, and a companion . . .
Pressed together.(communications corner)
If you want to understand the collective thinking of American
journalism, visit one of the Fourth Estate's many resources. Among
the most popular is Poynter Online (www.poynter.org), which . . .
Tampering with who?(words on words)
Few things disturb readers more than illiteracy in our writing. And
when we mangle grammar in large type, such as "Who to Thank for the
Current Crisis in Child Welfare? the reaction is especially . . .
Jerry Friedman, executive director of APHSA, recently
participated in an international symposum in Seoul, South
Korea.(newsmaker
Caption: Jerry Friedman, executive director of APHSA, recently
participated in an international symposum in Seoul, South Korea. Here he
is shown with Se-Kyoung Park (left) and So-Seon Kang, . . .
Janice Allen Jackson.(newsmakers)(Brief article)
Janice Allen Jackson is now interim director of the Mecklenburg
County (N.C.) Department of Social Services. She is the county general
manager for community health and safety and will take on the . . .
Jim Snyder.(newsmakers)
Jim Snyder has replaced Ted Trujillo as the child welfare director
in . . .
Ann Silverberg Williamson.(newsmakers)
Ann Silverberg Williamson secretary of Louisiana's Department
of Social Services, has been reappointed by the new . . .
Jerry Milner.(newsmakers)
Jerry Milner has been named vice president for child welfare
practice for the Center for the Support of Families in Silver . . .
Janie Miller.(newsmakers)(Brief article)
Janie Miller was appointed secretary of the Cabinet for Health and
Family Services by Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear. She replaced acting
Secretary Ellen Hesen, who replaced former Secretary Mark . . .
Alan Abramowitz.(newsmakers)(Brief article)
Alan Abramowitz has been named chief of the Department of Children
and Families in the Miami circuit, which includes Miami-Dade and Monroe
counties. He headed DCF operations in Seminole and Brevard . . .
Mary Ann Daniels.(newsmakers)(Brief article)
Mary Ann Daniels has left the newly created position of Mercer
County, Pa., human services director to take another job. She was
serving as human services director as well as continuing as director . . .
Kevin Ryan.(newsmakers)(Brief article)
Kevin Ryan has left his position as the N.J. commissioner of
children and families to oversee work in Newark and Africa with the MCJ
and Amelior . . .
Cheryl Sparkman.(newsmakers)(Brief article)
Cheryl Sparkman, director of the Division of Economic Assistance at
the Mississippi Department of Human Services, was chosen as one of 50
Top Businesswomen in Mississippi for 2007. The Business . . .
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