Single Father Adopts Five Siblings from Foster Care System
Back in October of 2020, single father Robert Carter adopted a set of five siblings so that they would never...
Human Services
Protecting Children from Harm in the Context of Distance Learning
The nation saw an uptick in domestic violence calls in the midst of the pandemic and the shutdown. The convergence...
Morgan State University School of Social Work Secures Contract to Support Baltimore City Pediatric Primary Care Providers
Morgan State School of Social Work students performing field work consultations Program Will Provide Critical Aid to the Maryland Health...
Social Work School Launches New Domestic and Sexual Violence Training for Massachusetts Licensed Health Professionals
Online training helps health professional meet state law Chapter 260 requirements and prepare them for work with survivors and others...
Normal Childhood Behaviour Misconstrued and How Assessments Are Helpful
There is a quote attributed to Sigmund Freud, “Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar”. So too of childhood behaviour...
Rising Ground to Expand the Role of Foster Parents in Supporting Both the Child and Family to Speed Up Reconciliation
Rising Ground, a leading human services provider in New York City, is piloting a new practice in which parents and...
Why There Are Better Alternatives Than Punitive Policies Targeting Homeless People
Homelessness is a pressing problem in many U.S. cities. In response, many local governments have enacted controversial measures such as...
Global Social Welfare Digital Summit Call for Proposals: Interdisciplinary Approach to Global Social Change
SWHELPER will host its four day annual virtual Global Social Welfare Digital Summit beginning on February 25th through February 28th,...
A Closer Look at Homelessness
In the early morning hours on a cold January night, city officials in a small college town took to the...
The Minnesota African American Family Preservation Act: One Small Step in the Right Direction Towards A More Just Child Welfare System
While most of the mainstream media has failed to report on this momentous piece of legislation created to address the...
How to Become a CASA Volunteer
Sponsored by Aurora University Children who are in the court or social service systems due to neglect or abuse are...
Bass, Bacon Introduce Bipartisan Foster Youth Mentoring Act
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) and Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) introduced legislation to authorize funding to support mentoring...
Building Families: Social Workers in Foster Care
Sponsored by Campbellsville University According to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, there were approximately 443,000 children in...
SWHELPER Announces Its Second Annual Global Social Welfare Digital Summit
On March 19th thru March 22nd, SWHELPER will be hosting the Global Social Welfare Digital Summit which is an all...
Right from the Start: Investing in Parents and Babies – Alan Sinclair
It is widely accepted the earliest months and years of a child’s existence have the most profound impact on the...
Reps. Bass, Marino Introduce Legislation To Develop And Enhance Kinship Navigator Programs
Earlier this week, Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) and Congressman Tom Marino (R-Penn.), Co-chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth,...
What is Collaborative Law and Social Work
Collaborative Family Law offers divorcing couples a new approach to untangling marriage. The traditional approach has family lawyers settle disputes...
Why Involving Entire Families in Child Protection Cases Can Improve the Lives of Endangered Children
By: Susan Meyers Chandler and Laurie Arial Tochiki Annually, about 435,000 children across the United States are taken away from...
100 Former Foster Youth Visit Members of Congress to Advocate for Child Welfare Reform
Before the foster youth shadows met their Members of Congress, they gathered as a group for training with the FosterClub....
Exposure to Domestic Violence Costs U.S. Government $55 Billion Each Year
The federal government spends an estimated $55 billion annually on dealing with the effects of childhood exposure to domestic violence,...
