NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending March 25, 2026

We start this week with three items from New York City, and my usual reminder: New York has one of the least bad systems in the country; whe...

ICYMI: When it comes to traumatizing children and tearing apart families in big cities, the winner and still champion is Phoenix, Arizona: https://www.nccprblog.org/2026/03/congratulations-phoenix-when-it-comes.html childabuse #fostercare #childwelfare
Congratulations Phoenix: When it comes to tearing apart families in big cities, you’re still #1!

  Bipartisanship in action! In Arizona both parties have failed the state's children (This post is adapted from NCCPR’s press release to Ari...

ICYMI: What does Trump’s technique for scaring us into supporting mass deportation have in common with #childwelfare establishment’s technique for scaring us into mass #fostercare? Everything. https://www.nccprblog.org/2026/03/donald-trump-and-child-savers-redux-its.html #childabuse
Donald Trump and the child savers redux. It’s not a band, but they still sing the same song

  More than a decade ago, I wrote a column for The Imprint called “Donald Trump and the Child Savers. It’s Not a Band But They Sing the S...

NCCPR in Youth Today on two landmark studies the #childwelfare establishment desperately wants you to ignore: https://youthtoday.org/2026/03/children-suffer-child-welfare-ignores-evidence-base/ #childabuse #fosteercare
Children suffer when child welfare ignores the evidence base | Youth Today

Child abuse deaths are needles in a haystack. But we’ve spent half a century making the haystack bigger.

Youth Today
NCCPR in Youth Today: Children suffer when child welfare ignores the evidence base: https://youthtoday.org/2026/03/children-suffer-child-welfare-ignores-evidence-base/ #childwelfare #fostercare #childabuse
Children suffer when child welfare ignores the evidence base | Youth Today

Child abuse deaths are needles in a haystack. But we’ve spent half a century making the haystack bigger.

Youth Today
Cayuga County found liable for foster care abuse

In a 5-2 decision, the New York Court of Appeals found Cayuga County failed to protect a former foster child who sustained years of abuse while under legal custody of the county.

Courthouse News Service
When it comes to traumatizing children and tearing apart families in big cities, the winner and still champion is Phoenix, Arizona: https://www.nccprblog.org/2026/03/congratulations-phoenix-when-it-comes.html #childabuse #fostercare #childwelfare
Congratulations Phoenix: When it comes to tearing apart families in big cities, you’re still #1!

  Bipartisanship in action! In Arizona both parties have failed the state's children (This post is adapted from NCCPR’s press release to Ari...

N.W.T. promises review after MLAs vote to support creation of child and youth advocate office
The N.W.T. cabinet says it will review whether or not the territory needs an independent child and youth advocate after a motion by Range Lake MLA Kieron Testart calling on it to establish such a position was carried in the legislative assembly.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/nwt-mla-child-youth-advocate-vote-cabinet-review-9.7130824?cmp=rss
Odds of a child being torn from everyone they love and consigned to the chaos of #fostercare in Phoenix are: 2.5x average for biggest cities, 3x more than NYC, & 6x more than Chicago. In Arizona, the “professional kidnapper” mentality is alive and well https://www.nccprblog.org/2026/03/congratulations-phoenix-when-it-comes.html #childabuse #childwelfare
Congratulations Phoenix: When it comes to tearing apart families in big cities, you’re still #1!

  Bipartisanship in action! In Arizona both parties have failed the state's children (This post is adapted from NCCPR’s press release to Ari...