Child Welfare

Few systems are as critical to a community as child welfare. To an outsider, the child welfare system is also a complex labyrinth of programs that cover children’s safety, abuse and neglect, foster care and adoption as well as supporting and strengthening families. How children fare in that system will have lifelong repercussions across all parts of society. (Photo: The Seattle Times)

Child Welfare

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CHILD WELFARE: AN INTRODUCTION

resource — June 17, 2009

NEGLECT AND ABUSE RESOURCES

resource — June 02, 2009

A comprehensive collection of data and reports that focus on Neglect and Abuse, along with an extensive list of experts in the field.

FOSTER CARE AND CHILD WELFARE RESOURCES

resource — June 02, 2009

A comprehensive collection of data and reports that focus on Foster Care and Child Welfare, along with an extensive list of experts in the field.

Who Controls Foster Care Programs and Purse Strings?

Research, Reports & Data — November 01, 2007, Journalism Center Staff

Know who controls foster-care programs? See an in-depth chart, identifying which entities in Congress and the executive branch oversee spending, and through which programs.

EXPERTS ON DEPENDENCY COURTS

resource — February 19, 2010

An extensive lists of experts from academia, nonprofits, advocacy and government.

Foster Care and Permanence

Research, Reports & Data — February 19, 2010, Journalism Center Staff

Reporting tips, story ideas and resources for foster care and permanency issues

Uncovering Local Mismanagement of Federal and State Welfare Funds

Reporting: Best Practices — January 31, 2010, Keith Matheny, reporter, The Desert Sun (Palm Springs, Calif.)

Desert Sun (Palm Springs, Calif.) reporter Keith Matheny describes how he uncovered the mismanagement of $6 million intended for needy families from California's Native American tribes.

2008 Winner, Radio: "Wanted: Parents"

Medal Winners: First Person — June 24, 2009, Catherine Winter

The American RadioWorks team won a 2008 Casey Medal for a story about an unusual alternative for teens aging out of foster care.

Fact/Fiction: Weeding out the rumors

resource — June 11, 2009

Taking a Story Beyond the Headlines

resource — June 11, 2009

Training Module: Overview

resource — June 11, 2009

Don't Take No for an Answer

Reporting: Best Practices — June 01, 2009, Ruth Teichroeb

Ruth Teichroeb is a freelance reporter, formerly an investigative reporter for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. This article was adapted from the fall 2004 issue of the Journalism Center’s magazine, The Children’s Beat and provides tips for investigating child welfare services.

"There's a tendency to shock and scare because it sells."

Reporting: Best Practices — May 28, 2009