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Latest PostPhoenix, Ariz. - Today the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services sent letters to 39 governors calling for immediate action to end the practice of state child welfare agencies diverting earned Social Security survivor benefits from children in the foster care system. ACF’s letter urges states [...]
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May 2, 2023Events & TestimonyChair Concannon, Vice Chair Johnson, and members of the House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care: Significant rights are at stake when children and families become involved in the child welfare system. [...]
May 2, 2023Events & TestimonyChairman Patton, Vice-Chair Schrei(iii)ber, Ranking Member Carmichael, and members of the committee, My name is Darcy Olsen, and I am here today on behalf of The Center for the Rights of Abused Children [...]
May 2, 2023Events & Testimony, Model ReformsDear Members of the Interim Study Committee on Courts and the Judiciary: As you consider improving permanency outcomes for children in foster care, the Center for the Rights of Abused Children (Center) invites [...]
April 25, 2023News & Press ReleasesKansas Governor Laura Kelly signed House Bill 2024 extending basic rights to over 6,000 abused and neglected children living in foster care.
April 20, 2023News & Press ReleasesHouse Bill 2313 ensures AZ DCS conducts and immediate, thorough search for relatives when a child enters care to give them greater stability and permanency with family whenever possible.
April 19, 2023Podcasts & AudioOur founder and CEO, Darcy Olsen, discusses our mission with Danny Davis on Cause We Care.
April 17, 2023Podcasts & AudioTim Keller, SVP, discusses our efforts to reduce abused children's time in state care on KFNN Money Radio.
March 20, 2023Events & TestimonyRequires the court to appoint an attorney to represent a child who is the subject of a child abuse and neglect proceeding and allows for the optional appointment of a guardian ad litem. [...]
March 14, 2023Op-Eds & CommentaryRead as we advocate for a bill currently in the Arizona Legislature that would stop the Arizona Department of Child Services from taking survivor benefits from the state's foster children. So far, House Bill 2559, has received strong bipartisan support.
March 6, 2023Events & TestimonyEstablishes in statute the Office of the Child Advocate who is responsible for investigating complaints of any person involved with the child welfare system and ensuring that children and families receive adequate coordination [...]
- March 2, 2023Model Reforms, Research & Reports
The Problem Under federal law, many foster children are owed survivor benefits (including social security and veterans benefits) if their parents died, or if they have a disability (social security income). Many states apply [...]
March 2, 2023Model Reforms, Research & ReportsThe Problem Federal law mandates states provide children a representative to 1. obtain a clear understanding of the situation and needs of the child, and 2. make recommendations to the court concerning the [...]
March 2, 2023Research & ReportsThe Problem Each year, approximately 2,000 children age out of foster care when they turn 18 or, for those who live in states that offer extended time in care, as late as 21. [...]
February 27, 2023Op-Eds & CommentaryOnly 40% of children in foster care graduate from high school on time in Arizona. The way to solve that problem is by making sure simple
February 22, 2023Op-Eds & CommentaryMore than 800 newborns in Arizona each year suffer from drug withdrawals because of their moms. HB 2530 helps both mother and child.
- February 17, 2023Op-Eds & Commentary
Arizona Senate Bill 1252, championed by Sen. Janae Shamp, R-Surprise, recognizes deaths of children are preventable, and we desperately need to chart a path toward change...
February 16, 2023Events & TestimonyRequires the court to appoint an attorney to represent a child who is the subject of child in need of care proceeding and allows for the optional appointment of a guardian ad litem. [...]
February 14, 2023Events & TestimonySupport Senate Bill 1430 For all children in the care of the Department of Child Safety (DCS), DCS is required to determine whether each child is eligible for benefits administered by the federal [...]
February 13, 2023Events & TestimonyEstablishes requirements for relative search, including documentation requirements. DCS is required to provide notice by certified mail to adult relatives and persons with a significant relationship with a child who are identified through [...]
- January 5, 2023Research & Reports
The fundamental rights of children are at stake in abuse and neglect court proceedings. Courts have the power to remove children from their homes, determine who they live with, for how long, and [...]
October 27, 2022Op-Eds & CommentaryPregnant women struggling with addiction need early and effective paths to sobriety. This would both decrease the effects of drug exposure in the infants and decrease the likelihood of foster care by giving moms a longer runway for recovery.
October 19, 2022Research & ReportsCLOSING ARIZONA’S EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT GAP FOR CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE Arizona children in foster care place near last among all at-risk student groups. A quality, stable education increases positive long-term outcomes for employment, [...]
October 18, 2022News & Press ReleasesListen to our founder Darcy Olsen talk about issues facing America’s abused children on The Heritage Foundation’s Daily Signal podcast.
