Recent news about child welfare and family well-being from Massachusetts and around the country.
In Massachusetts:
- Six years sober, she was still reported for child abuse for taking addiction medication. Is it time to change the rules? (Boston Globe)
- Study: Stop mandatory child abuse reporting for infants exposed to addiction medications (WBUR)
- Commission to study childs ‘best interests’ reintroduced on Beacon Hill (Fox25 News)
- Why hundreds of thousands of poor, disabled children are missing out on federal help (WBUR)
- Mitchell Chapman: Looking back 20 years ago, when I was exiting foster care (Opinion) (Berkshire Eagle)
Additional stories from around the country:
- The Supreme Court leaves Indian Child Welfare Act intact (NPR)
- A Brief But Spectacular take on prioritizing kinship care (PBS NewsHour)
- Study: Anti-Poverty Policies Could Deter CPS Investigations, Decrease Racial Disparities (Imprint)
- Bill to Protect Disabled Parents Involved with Child Welfare System Introduced (Imprint)
- Child Labor Is on the Rise (The New Yorker)
- In Newly Released Audit Report, HHS Announces New Accountability Team, Additional Efforts to Protect the Safety and Well-being of Unaccompanied Children (ACF press release)