Recent news about child welfare and family well-being from Massachusetts and around the country.
In Massachusetts:
- Can Healey’s budget proposal ease the health and social services staffing crisis in Mass.? (Boston Globe)
- Massachusetts has the nation’s highest child-care costs. If you can find a spot, that is. (Boston Globe)
- Massachusetts governor opens migrant shelter in Boston rec center because "we really don't have a choice" (CBS Boston)
- Gov. gets emotional as Mass. considers recreation complex as overflow shelter (WCVB Boston)
- Proposed ‘baby bonds’ legislation targets racial wealth gap in Massachusetts (Boston.com)
- ‘Tsunami’ of unmet care needs for adults with autism has hit Mass. (Boston Globe; Letters to the Editor)
- State child care assistance boosted 5% (CommonWealth Beacon)
- ‘The right next step’: Early education board votes to boost subsidy for child care providers (Boston Globe)
- Healey pushes for further investments in early education and child care (GBH/State House News Service)
- Mass. highest court decision shows how neuroscience can shape the treatment of young offenders (wbur; Commentary)
- What happens now that Massachusetts has banned life without parole for emerging adults? (GBH)
- Mass. program aims to rehabilitate, not incarcerate, youth offenders (wbur)
- We know there are many ways to make a family. Why doesn’t state law see it? (Boston Globe)
CLM Members and partners in the news:
- Mass. saw increase in juvenile justice involvement in 2023, report shows - Juvenile Justice Policy and Data (JJPAD) Board (MassLive)
- The number of youth entering the juvenile justice system increased for the second straight year in 2023 - Juvenile Justice Policy and Data (JJPAD) Board; Citizens for Juvenile Justice (Boston Globe)
- Migrants want to work. And employers want to hire them. - Centerboard (Boston Globe)
- Federal vouchers could help halve homelessness among former Mass. foster children. Why isn’t the state using them? - Home for Little Wanderers (Boston Globe)
- What canceled boosts to cash assistance programs means for low-income recipients - Massachusetts Law Reform Institute (wbur)
- Healey Cut Blocks Benefit Bump For Poor - Lift Our Kids Coalition (State House News Service)
- Activists push back on Gov. Healey's budget cuts to social services - Lift Our Kids Coalition (NBC Boston)
- Protestors call on Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey to rescind aid cuts for the poor - Lift Our Kids Coalition (State House News Service/Fall River Reporter)
- Healey’s midyear spending cuts are a brutal tug at the safety net - Lift Our Kids Coalition (Boston Globe; Letters to the Editor)
- Health Connector sees record enrollment as MassHealth drops members - Health Care for All (wbur)
News across the country:
- More Policing Won’t Solve Youth Crime (The Progressive Magazine)
- Child Welfare Outcomes 2020: Report to Congress Executive Summary (ACF Report)
- Taxpayer Spending on Court-Appointed Special Advocates for Foster Kids Surges, but Evaluation Lags (Imprint)
- Feds Release 2022 Child Maltreatment Numbers (Imprint)
- Native teens are facing a mental health crisis—here’s what’s behind the numbers (KTVZ)
- Bill Before Congress Would Provide Foster Youth With Guaranteed Income (Imprint)
- Reaching and Supporting Families Most in Need: Lessons and Practice Considerations from the Head Start REACH Case Studies (ACF Report)
- Study reveals impact of early life adversity on a child's brain development (Medical XPress)
- DOJ Calls on States To Eliminate Juvenile System Fines and Fees (Imprint)
- HHS Releases Guidance to Help Prevent Homelessness for Youth Who Have Transitioned Out of Foster Care (HHS Press Release)
- What We Know About LGBTQ+ Children & Youth in Foster Care (Imprint; Opinion)
- Child Trafficking: Addressing Challenges to Public Awareness and Survivor Support (GAO Report)
- Fighting student homelessness: What schools, advocates are doing (NewsNation)
- In 2024, Let's Resolve to Respect Caseworkers (Imprint; Opinion)
- Bipartisanship Across the Nation: A Review of State Child Welfare Legislation (Bipartisan Policy Center)
- Interested in policy supporting homeless youths? ABA group provides guidance (ABA Journal)