New York’s highest court has struck down regulatory hurdles that keep foster youth separated from out-of-state parents. Until now, out of state parents were denied placement custody based on rules set by the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC). This ruling states that non-custodial parents should not be subjected to the compact’s provisions.
Texas Montgomery County Child Protective Services and MOCA are partnering to provide advanced digital account platform featuring virtual cards for youth in foster care. This ensures safe and secure access to the youth by distributing the cards directly to them.
US – National Partnership for Child Safety (NPCS) is announcing major milestones in implementing a safety culture across child welfare systems. These milestones include the implementation of a system-focused critical incident review process, the launch of the NPCS Data warehouse to facilitate data sharing across jurisdictions, the development of a data dictionary, on-going peer-to-peer learning opportunities, and preliminary discussions about how to integrate community voice and those with lived experience.
Legislation update fromVoice for Adoption advocacy can be found here.
Update from theHuman Rights Campaign Foundation can be found here.
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