NCCPR17h ago
NCCPR in Louisiana Illuminator re: Louisiana lawmaker who wants to know who’s doing #childwelfare better than his state: No place does it well, but the places that do better have one thing in common. https://lailluminator.com/2026/03/25/wexler-dcfs/ #childabuse #fostercare
Who’s doing child welfare better than Louisiana? Here’s the answer. • Louisiana Illuminator

No place does child welfare well, but there are a few places that do better than the rest. At one point, one of them was in Louisiana. 

Louisiana Illuminator
NCCPR20h ago
Today’s reminder: In #childwelfare the horror stories go in ALL directions: https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/state/2025/02/04/kansas-police-arrest-adoptive-parents-after-girls-body-found-buried/78196533007/ #childabuse #fostercare
Adoptive parents arrested by Kansas police after child's body found in backyard

Kansas police have arrested the adoptive parents of a Kennedy Schroer, a girl whose decomposing body was found buried in a backyard in Rose Hill.

The Topeka Capital-Journal
NCCPR21h ago
Frustrated by the failure of @LouisianaDCFS, a lawmaker wants to know who’s doing better. We answer in the Louisiana Illuminator: https://lailluminator.com/2026/03/25/wexler-dcfs/ #childabuse #fostercare #childwelfare
Who’s doing child welfare better than Louisiana? Here’s the answer. • Louisiana Illuminator

No place does child welfare well, but there are a few places that do better than the rest. At one point, one of them was in Louisiana. 

Louisiana Illuminator
NCCPR1d ago
Our weekly round-up of #familypreservation journalism and commentary https://www.nccprblog.org/2026/03/nccpr-news-and-commentary-round-up-week_0611052565.html #childwelfare #childabuse #fostercare
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...

NCCPR4d ago
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...

NCCPR5d ago
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...

The Whore of BlahbylonMar 19
#AbortionIsHealthcare #IranWar #SyrianWar #IsraelTerrorism #War #USAggression #ChildWelfare #Hypocrisy
NCCPRMar 19
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
NCCPRMar 19
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
NCCPRMar 19
Today’s reminder: In #childwelfare the horror stories go in ALL directions: https://www.courthousenews.com/cayuga-county-found-liable-for-foster-care-abuse/ #childabuse #fostercare
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