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There's a lot of news this week. Here's our weekly round-up of #familypreservation journalism and commentary https://www.nccprblog.org/2026/03/nccpr-news-and-commentary-round-up-week_18.html

NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending March 18, 2026

● As I approach the 50 th anniversary of my first work on this issue as a reporter, I can add another to the “I never thought I would see i...

Our weekly round-up of #familypreservation journalism and commentary: https://www.nccprblog.org/2026/03/nccpr-news-and-commentary-round-up-week_0246628369.html #fostercare #childwelfare

NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending March 10, 2026

● In Tennessee, the head of the state’s family police agency, which has failed for decades, finally is demanding accountability - from the c...

Our weekly round-up of #familypreservation journalism and commentary https://www.nccprblog.org/2026/03/nccpr-news-and-commentary-round-up-week.html #childwelfare #childabuse #fostercare

NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending March 3, 2026

● America’s leading journalism think tank and training center, the Poynter Institute, published an article on “How to cover child welfare — ...

Our weekly round-up of #familypreservation journalism and commentary: https://www.nccprblog.org/2026/02/nccpr-news-and-commentary-round-up-week_0374229478.html

NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending February 24, 2026

● ProPublica has just published a blockbuster story all about how the Trump Administration is trying to weaponize family policing and broad...

Our weekly round-up of #familypreservation journalism and commentary: https://www.nccprblog.org/2026/02/nccpr-news-and-commentary-round-up-week_02021487487.html

NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending February 17, 2026

Before the look back, a brief look ahead: ● There’s a big event on Feb. 26: Check out this webinar, sponsored by the National Associatio...

Our weekly round-up of #familypreservation journalism and commentary https://www.nccprblog.org/2026/02/nccpr-news-and-commentary-round-up-week_0199328365.html

NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending February 10, 2026

● The Marshall Project has a stunning expose of the extent to which mothers are harassed at birth – and children torn away during the days...

Our weekly round-up of #familypreservation journalism and commentary: https://www.nccprblog.org/2026/02/nccpr-news-and-commentary-round-up-week.html

NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending February 3, 2026

● All over the country, new mothers are reported to the family police when a drug test allegedly reveals not drug abuse but medication-assis...

Our weekly round-up of #familypreservation journalism & commentary: https://www.nccprblog.org/2026/01/nccpr-news-and-commentary-round-up-week_0355715931.html

NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending January 27, 2026

● Parents of disabled children often need to fight tooth and nail to get schools to provide the services their children need, and are entitl...

Our weekly round-up of #familypreservation journalism and commentary https://www.nccprblog.org/2026/01/nccpr-news-and-commentary-round-up-week.html #childwelfare #fostercare #childabuse

NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending January 20, 2026

● We begin with the news we broke on this blog yesterday afternoon : The federal government’s annual Child Maltreatment report is out. It s...

Our weekly round-up of #familypreservation journalism and commentary: https://www.nccprblog.org/2026/01/nccpr-news-and-commentary-round-up_062632288.html

NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending January 13, 2026

● Of course, the biggest news of the past week is the publication of a blockbuster study on the relationship between the number of child...