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Image showing anti-poverty effect of cash benefits.

2/16/2023

Child Tax Credits Led to Decreased Abuse and Neglect, New Study Shows

A new study found the monthly payments made to families in 2021 resulted in fewer children visiting the ER with abuse-related injuries.

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Georgia Program for Students Who Face College Barriers Gets Cash Infusion

12/13/2022

Georgia Program for Students Who Face College Barriers Gets Cash Infusion

Embark Georgia, an organization that improves college access and retention for students who have been in foster care or homeless, got $1.5 million.

Georgia Sued Over Alleged Failure to Protect Some Undocumented Youth

4/6/2022

Georgia is Sued Over Alleged Failure to Protect Some Undocumented Youth

In Georgia, child advocates are suing the state’s child welfare agency in federal court because it refuses to pay for the specialized legal services that some undocumented youth and young adults would need to fully protect their foster care benefits.

Mental Health Needs to be a Priority in Foster Care

1/24/2022

Mental Health Needs to be Treated as a Priority in Foster Care

Trauma and mental illness seem to go hand in hand with foster care, writes Michael Fulcher.

Georgia District Court Rules Youth in Adult Jail Are Entitled to Special Education Services

9/23/2021

Federal Judge Decides Georgia Students in Adult Jails Entitled to Education

A Georgia circuit judge ruled that federal law entitles students with disabilities to education services when in adult jails.

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The director of Georgia’s family and children’s services resigned after he demeaned a Black sheriff’s deputy on state property.

8/4/2021

Georgia Child Welfare Director Quits After ‘Offensive’ Confrontation with Officer

The director of Georgia’s family and children’s services resigned after he demeaned a Black sheriff’s deputy on state property.

    Georgia swears in new child advocate.

    6/22/2021

    Georgia Swears in New Child Advocate

    Georgia has a new leader to advocate for the rights of children and youth in the child welfare system and the services they are entitled to.

    5/6/2021

    Six New Laws Add to Georgia’s Efforts to Boost Adoption

    Six new bills signed into law in Georgia this week are intended to accelerate the state’s ongoing efforts to make adoption easier.

    11/17/2020

    Federal Settlement Protects Disabled Young Detainees’ Right to Special Education Services

    For more than a decade, hundreds of disabled students locked up in a large Georgia jail have not been getting the special education services they’re entitled to under federal law, but that may soon start to change.