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| July 6, 2010 |
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Happy birthday - no more help for you
Foster child emancipates. CNN's Thelma Gutierrez reports on a teen in the process of emancipating from the foster care system.
CNN.com |
| April 12, 2010 |
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CWLA Releases Statement Following Russian Adopted Child
In light of media reports concerning the Tennessee adoptive parent who tried to return a seven-year-old adopted boy to Russia by sending him on a flight back by himself, The Child Welfare League of America (CWLA), released this statement
The Child Welfare League of America
Learn about Foster Care and Adoption Services at EMQ FamiliesFirst and our Wraparound program. Read the story of Ernie who was helped by Wraparound and adopted into a loving family. |
| April 8, 2010 |
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Notebook: After Foster Care
Katie Couric discusses foster children and the tough choices they face when they turn 18-years-old. With almost no support, these young adults are often left to fend for themselves.
CBS News |
| April 7, 2010 |
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Report: Foster Kids Face Tough Times After Age 18
Life after foster care. Two stories of teens aging out of the sytem.
NPR |
| April 6, 2010 |
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Study Finds More Woes Following Foster Care
Data from Chapin Hall study on young people from Iowa, Wisconsin, and Illinois as they transition out of foster care into adulthood.
The New York Times |
| April 4, 2010 |
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Superior Court expands substance-abuse treatment and parenting program
The San Francisco Superior Court will be the first family drug court to expand and serve parents with children in long-term foster care placements as well as incarcerated parents seeking a second chance to reunite with their children.
San Francisco Examiner |
| April 3, 2010 |
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State Changes Foster Care Regulations
A new campaign is being launched by state officials in an effort to better serve foster children.
KCBS |
| March 23, 2010 |
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Kids, meds and mental health
Surveys and statistics showed that the story of over-diagnosis and overmedication was wrong; 5 percent of children in America take psychotropic medication, while 5 to 20 percent are estimated to have mental health issues. The vast majority of those in need of help never get any care at all.
CNN |
| March 23, 2010 |
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Mental Health America Hails Enactment of Historic Health Care Reform Bill
Mental Health America |
| March 22, 2010 |
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National Council Commends President Obama and the U.S. House of Representatives for Recent Actions in Support of Healthcare Reform
National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare |
| March 11, 2010 |
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Every Child Deserves a Family Act
Federal bill would increase the number of qualified individuals eligible to become adoptive or foster parents by restricting federal funding for states employing discriminatory practices in adoption and foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identity or marital status.
The Huffington Post |
| March 2, 2010 |
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State Budget Cuts Threaten Child Welfare Programs
NPR |
| March 2, 2010 |
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Federal Court Orders State to Cover More Foster Care Costs
Youth Today |
| March 2, 2010 |
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Teen Depression and Suicide – The Death of Marie Osmond’s Son Michael Blosil
Behavorial Health Central |
| February 3, 2010 |
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Mental Health America Welcomes Increases for Mental Health Programs in President’s Budget Will Work With Congress and Administration to Build Upon Request
Mental Health America |
| January 30, 2010 |
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A Determined Quest to Bring Adoptive Ties to Foster Teenagers
The New York TImes |
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