> > >

Child Welfare Policy & News

Enter Search Value:
- without any prefix or suffix to find all records where a column contains the value you enter, e.g. Net
- with | prefix to find all records where a column starts with the value you enter, e.g. |Network
- with | suffix to find all records where a column ends with the value you enter, e.g. Network|
- with | prefix and suffix to find all records containing the value you enter exactly, e.g. |Network|

Attacks on Gender Affirming Care by State

The Human Rights Campaign

May 25, 2023

There are more than 300,000 high school-aged (ages 13-17) transgender youth in the United States today, many who need gender affirming care. Half of these youth (44.1%, or 132,100) live in states in which transgender youth have lost access to, or are at risk of losing access to, gender-affirming care, because of discriminatory laws and policies.

Social Media and Youth Mental Health

U.S. Surgeon General

May 01, 2023

Despite widespread social media use among children and adolescents, we do not yet have enough evidence to determine if social media use is sufficiently safe for them, especially during adolescence, a particularly vulnerable period of brain development.

Empowering Men To Be Better Fathers

NASW Social Work Talks

Apr 05, 2023

We speak with Charles Daniels Jr, PhD, MDiv, LICSW , co-founder and CEO of Fathers' Uplift. Fathers' UpLift provides mental health counseling, coaching, advocacy, and support to help fathers overcome barriers that prevent them from remaining engaged in their children's lives.

Learn Strategies to Support Older Grandparents Raising Adolescent Grandchildren

Social Work Advocates magazine

Mar 01, 2023

The NASW SPS webinar “Strategies to Support Older Grandparents Raising Adolescent Grandchildren” examines the continued growth in the number of grandparents raising grandchildren.

Corporal punishment is legal in some Maryland schools

Gwinnett Daily Post

Feb 27, 2023

Although corporal punishment cannot be administered to a public school student in Maryland, the law is largely silent on its use in other institutions, including private schools, nonpublic schools and schools operated by religious organizations. Del. Eric Ebersole of Baltimore Count, now is sponsoring a bill to extend a ban on corporal punishment in Maryland to private schools and day care centers.

Creating Safe Spaces for Queer & Questioning Youth in Mental Health Practices

NASW New Jersey chapter | YouTube

Jan 24, 2023

This Community Conversation focuses on creating safe spaces for queer and questioning youth in mental health practices. Participants will explore the impact of using individual pronouns and preferred names, learn to work with and support families of queer and transgender youth, and discover how to build a safe space that facilitates open discussion with young people.

Page 1 of 9