Ukraine’s Orphans and Families, One Year Later

On this week’s podcast, we talk about the Biden administration’s plan to expand federal funds to support kinship caregivers; promising data on one state’s Raise the Age reform; how COVID-era child tax credits impacted child abuse and neglect; and more.

Ian Forber-Pratt, deputy executive director of Children’s Emergency Relief International, joins us on the one-year anniversary of the War in Ukraine, a nation that before the invasion of Russia already had one of the world’s highest orphan populations.

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Register for Mental Health at the Crossroads
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Register for Under Construction: Policies that Shape -Policies that Shape the NY Child Welfare System
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Biden Administration Proposes Easing Foster Care Licensing Barriers for Relatives
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Biden’s Top Child Welfare Official Discusses Her 2023 Priorities with The Imprint
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Feds Cancel Plan for $10 Million to Prevent Confusion of Poverty with Neglect
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Senate Judiciary Subcommittee to Investigate Georgia Child Welfare
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Did “Raise the Age” Lead to More Juvenile Violent Crime?
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Impact of Direct Cash Benefits to Low-Income Families Can Be Far-Reaching
http://bit.ly/3kuzaTK

Child Tax Credits Led to Decreased Abuse and Neglect, New Study Shows
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New York Child Welfare Advocates Call on Lawmakers to Prevent Foster Care Through Community Investment
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Maryland Eyes Law to Protect Domestic Violence Survivors from “Failure to Protect” Charges
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Impact of War on Ukraine’s Children
https://bit.ly/3IVd0ne

U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Data Portal on Ukraine
https://data.unhcr.org/en/situations/ukraine

Ukraine situation: Regional protection profiling and monitoring factsheet
https://data.unhcr.org/en/documents/details/97720