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Wade Horn

8/8/2018

Foster Care, Hamilton and America’s Devolving Compact with Vulnerable People

Daniel Heimpel

On February 9, President Donald Trump signed into law the most significant reform to foster care since the federal government got into that business. This fundamental re-ordering of the government’s role in child welfare extends far beyond the 437,000 children living in foster care today.

Youth Services Insider

4/7/2017

HHS Will Not Discuss New Personnel

John Kelly

Filling the Senate-confirmed spots in the federal government is a time-consuming process. It is understandable that, as that process slowly grinds forward, cabinet leaders would bring in some short-term advisors to help shape early policy on issues.

2/24/2017

Policy and Practice Changes Form Around National Strategy to Reduce Fatalities and Improve Child Safety

Opinion

David Sanders, Ph.D.

When the President and Congress asked the Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities (CECANF) to develop a national strategy to eliminate child maltreatment fatalities in 2014, we knew the task would not be easy.

2/1/2017

IV-E Change Needed, But Not in Block Grant Form

Opinion

Amy Harfeld

Much attention has been paid recently, and alarm bells sounded, at the expressed plans of the Trump administration and Congress to eliminate programs and cut back on entitlements that support the poorest and most vulnerable American families and children.

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