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A recent report on the child welfare workforce shortage looks at how worker turnover, recruitment, and retention are impacting children and families in the care system. The Philadelphia Child Welfare Workforce Taskforce made recommendations to the City s human services department to improve it. Samea Kim - Vice President of Legal and Public Affairs for the Pennsylvania Council of Children, Youth, and Family Services - said they surveyed 281 workers in Philadelphia s child welfare system and found that a lack of funding was the number one issue. .
This year s Strengthening Families Training Institute in Boise is highlighting the importance of positive experiences for children. Dr. Robert Sege, pediatrician at Tufts Medical Center s Floating Hospital for Children and the conference s keynote speaker, helped develop the Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences framework. .
Knowing how to hold space for the grief of children can be complex, but learning how to do it is vital for their well-being. A death in the family is always traumatic, but deaths due to overdose bring their own unique pain and are on the rise. The National Institutes of Health reports U.S. .
A groundbreaking bereavement service is expanding efforts to reach kids where they are: in schools, churches and other community sites. Emily Napier, community-based care team manager for Judi s House, which has been providing comprehensive grief care for more than two decades, noted one in 14 Colorado youths will experience the death of a mom, dad, sister or brother by age 18. She said while the experience of grief is unique for each child, everyone needs to be able to talk about how they are feeling without being judged. .