Texas governor order treats gender-confirming care as abuse
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered the state’s child welfare agency to investigate reports of...
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Louisiana CASA
- Feb 26, 2022
- 3 min
Supreme Court to review Indian Child Welfare Act, which prioritizes adoptions by Native Americans
The Supreme Court will consider the constitutionality of a federal law intended to rectify past abuses of Native American children being...
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Louisiana CASA
- Feb 22, 2022
- 4 min
Basic income: Wales pilot offers £1,600 ($2,117) a month to young adults aging out of foster care
Every 18-year-old leaving foster care will be offered £1,600 ($2,117) a month for two years under a Welsh government basic income pilot....
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Louisiana CASA
- Feb 17, 2022
- 3 min
Bipartisan senators introduce Kids Online Safety bill
A new proposal backed by bipartisan senators would require social media platforms to take additional measures to keep children under 16...
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Louisiana CASA
- Feb 10, 2022
- 2 min
New Orleans selected to get $5M to support child care businesses
New Orleans has been selected as one of six cities to receive funding from JPMorgan Chase’s annual competition that seeks ideas to...
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Louisiana CASA
- Feb 7, 2022
- 2 min
Teens in 15th JDC Accused of Violent Crime to Face Adult Prosecution
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — In an effort to cut juvenile crime, a southwest Louisiana prosecutor said his office will start charging teens who...
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Louisiana CASA
- Feb 5, 2022
- 3 min
Mental health advocates urge Congress to provide more support to public children services agencies
WASHINGTON, D. C. - An increased demand for child welfare services during the coronavirus pandemic has caused burnout, traumatic stress...
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Louisiana CASA
- Feb 3, 2022
- 3 min
Guidance Process Finally Underway for Housing After Foster Care Program
After more than a year in development, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has issued official rules and regulations...
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Louisiana CASA
- Jan 20, 2022
- 4 min
State preps to fight food insecurity with Summer Nutrition Program
The new year is when the Louisiana Department of Education and Department of Agriculture and Forestry (DOAF) start to prepare for the...
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Louisiana CASA
- Jan 6, 2022
- 2 min
Louisiana DCFS donates supplies for Kentucky foster children
Kentucky organizations helped provide supplies and housing to Louisianans who have been impacted by hurricanes. Now, the Louisiana...
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Louisiana CASA
- Dec 14, 2021
- 3 min
Gov. Edwards Rejects House Committee Action on COVID-19 Vaccine
Today, in a letter to the House Committee on Health and Welfare, Gov. John Bel Edwards confirmed that the Louisiana Department of Health...
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Louisiana CASA
- Dec 13, 2021
- 8 min
New data show drop in foster care numbers during pandemic
Source: US Children’s Bureau, AFCARS Report $28, https://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/documents/cb/afcarsreport28.pdf A...
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Louisiana CASA
- Dec 12, 2021
- 6 min
US Surgeon General’s Advisory: Protecting Youth Mental Health
US Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy issued a public health advisory on Tuesday, December 6, 2021, to provide recommendations for how to...
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Louisiana CASA
- Dec 9, 2021
- 3 min
Rosen, Portman Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Foster and Homeless Youth Pursue Higher Education
WASHINGTON, DC --Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) announced the introduction of the Helping Foster and Homeless Youth Achieve Act...
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Louisiana CASA
- Nov 18, 2021
- 10 min
Louisiana public schools grapple with learning lost to pandemic surges and storms
PBS NEW ORLEANS: For April Vincent and her four young kids, trying to keep up with schooling has been an educational crisis, one...
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Louisiana CASA
- Nov 16, 2021
- 2 min
Gov. Edwards Announces $1.5 Million Federal Grant to Address Human Trafficking in Louisiana
Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that Louisiana has been awarded a $1.5 million grant by the United States Department of Justice...
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Louisiana CASA
- Nov 7, 2021
- 2 min
Congresswoman Letlow spearheads a bill of rights act for parents
Congresswoman Julia Letlow (LA-05) today announced her plans to introduce the Parents Bill of Rights Act with a group of Republican...
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Louisiana CASA
- Nov 2, 2021
- 3 min
Children as young as 5 can soon get a COVID-19 vaccine in Louisiana
Following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's formal recommendation Tuesday evening, all Louisiana children ages 5 to 11 are...
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Louisiana CASA
- Oct 20, 2021
- 4 min
Morongo, 3 other tribes ask U.S. Supreme Court to uphold Indian Child Welfare Act
By Joe Nelson | jnelson@scng.com The Morongo Band of Mission Indians and four other tribes from across the nation have joined the federal...
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Louisiana CASA
- Oct 9, 2021
- 8 min
Efforts Across HHS to Promote Behavioral Health for Children and Youth
Press Release: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Behavioral health is fundamental to the well-being of our country’s children...
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