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Clearinghouse Website Search Results Endnotes: Child Protective Services: A Guide for Caseworkers Endnotes: Child Protective Services: A Guide for Caseworkers

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Clearinghouse Publications Search Results Parental Drug Use as Child Abuse There is increasing awareness that abuse of drugs or alcohol by parents and other caretakers can have a negative impact on the health, safety, and well-being of children. Approximately 31 States currently have laws in place within their child protection statutes that address the issue of substance abuse by parents. Two main areas of concern are (1) the harm caused to fetuses by substance abuse by pregnant women and (2) the harm caused to children of any age by substance abuse by others or other illegal drug activity in the home. This resource provides an overview of States' legal responses ... Parental Drug Use as Child Abuse: Full-Text Excerpts of State Laws This packet contains fact sheets about kinship care prepared by the AARP Grandparent Information Center for each state. The fact sheets report national and state statistics and provide an overview of resources for relative caregivers. Support groups, foster care programs, public assistance, and state laws are described.

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Related Organizations Search Results ACTION for Child Protection ACTION is a private nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening and improving child protection efforts on behalf of children and families. ACTION employs a multidisciplinary approach that encourages public and private partnerships. ACTION's goals are to improve the competence of professionals in child welfare services, to provide tools to enhance the effectiveness of agencies and organizations involved in child protection, and to increase community awareness of child abuse and neglect and the need for child protection. Through technical assistance, training, and evaluation, ACTION provides resources needed to improve the response to maltreated children and their families. ACTION jointly operates the National Resource Center on Child Maltreatment (NRCCM) with the Child Welfare Institute in Atlanta, GA. Funding is provided through a cooperative agreement with the Children's Bureau. American Humane Association The American Humane Association's mission is preventing cruelty, abuse, neglect, and exploitation of children and animals. AHA's Child Welfare Division has worked for many years to improve the public and private child welfare systems so they can respond more effectively to the needs of abused and neglected children. AHA is a national association of child protection programs, agencies, and individuals, and its membership includes State and local social service agencies, child advocates, courts, hospitals, schools, mental health professionals, and concerned citizens in every State. AHA information assists professionals and citizens in making informed decisions about how to help children and families in crisis. The association also develops resources and programs which help communities and citizens prevent child abuse.

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Children's Bureau Express Online Digest Search Results Publications Date Published: September 2004 Guide and Toolkit Help Courts Improve Performance for Children and Families Date Published: July 2004

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