Over the past two years, the north shore community of Staten Island had more children placed in foster care than any other community district in New York City, according to a Child Welfare Watch analysis of Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) data. In 2010, the neighborhoods of St. George and Stapleton, near the Staten Island [...]
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Cuomo Plan Cuts Home Visits for New Moms
If it makes it through the legislature, Governor Andrew Cuomo’s budget plan could wipe out state funding for one of New York’s best-proven methods of preventing child abuse, neglect and long-term poverty, while also making the state ineligible for millions of federal dollars through the health care reform act. New York is home to two [...]
Number of Families Receiving Preventive Services Drops to 10-Year-Low
Administrative confusion in city government has left thousands of families with children at risk of entering foster care without help from critical support services in recent months, according to data released by the Administration for Children’s Services. Despite an influx of emergency funding, the number of families taking part in programs that provide everything from [...]
Against the Clock: The struggle to move kids into permanent homes
Child Welfare Watch, Vol. 15, Winter 2007/2008 (PDF) New York City is charging a growing number of families with abuse and neglect, leaving Family Court overwhelmed and more children spending longer periods in foster care. This edition of Child Welfare Watch reports on the difficulties of moving children out of foster care in a timely [...]
Pressures and Possibilities: Supporting Families and Children at Home
Child Welfare Watch Vol. 14, Summer 2007 (PDF) New York City’s family support system is at a critical juncture. The city has increased its investment by more than $70 million per year in preventive family support services since 2005. But those investments have coincided with a surge in abuse and neglect reports and a 53 [...]
A Matter of Judgment: Deciding the Future of Family Court in NYC
Child Welfare Watch, Vol. 12, Winter 2005/2006 (PDF) The Winter 2005/2006 edition of Child Welfare Watch reports on the city’s Family Court, the beginnings of reform, and the chaotic upsurge in cases following the Nixzmary Brown murder. Even before the rapid increase in abuse and neglect cases filed in Family Court since mid-January, the city’s [...]
Tough Decisions: Dealing with Domestic Violence in Child Welfare
Child Welfare Watch, Vol. 9, Fall 2003 (PDF) This report documents changes in policy, practice and enforcement in the wake of the federal injunction imposed in the Nicholson v. Williams class action lawsuit. The lawsuit challenged the practice of the NYC Administration for Children’s Services, in cases of suspected abuse and neglect that involve domestic [...]
RECENT CWW REPORTS
CWW Volume 22, Winter 2012/2013
Brushes with the law:
Young New Yorkers and the Criminal Justice System.
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One Step Back:
The Delayed Dream of Community Partnerships.
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CWW Volumes 19&20, Winter 2010/2011
In Transition:
A Better Future for Youth Leaving Foster Care.
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A Need for Correction:
Reforming New York's Juvenile Justice System.
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Case Closed: Thousands More Teens Are Now Diverted From Juvenile Court
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Child Welfare in the Storm: What Happens to Vulnerable Families after a Disaster?
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A Need for Correction: Reforming New York’s Juvenile Justice System
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For Years, Half of all NYPD Trespass Stops Were in Public Housing
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Preparing New Group Homes for Young Lawbreakers
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Would Prison Closures Prevent Children’s Visits with Their Moms?
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Budget Cuts Could Put New Burdens on Family Court
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Oversight for New Juvenile Justice Homes
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