National Child Abuse Statistics (2015)
All national abuse statistics cited from U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Child Maltreatment 2014. https://www.acf.hhs.gov/cb/resource/child-maltreatment-2014
Family First Prevention Services Act, 2018
The Family First Prevention Services Act was signed into law as part of the Bipartisan Budget Act on February 9, 2018. This act reforms the federal child welfare financing streams, Title IV-E and Title IV-B of the Social Security Act, to provide services to families who are at risk of entering the child welfare system. …
Domestic Violence Restraining Order (DVRO)
A Domestic Violence Restraining Order, or in some states it is just called a restraining order (RO), is a legal order issued by a state court which requires one person to stop harming another.In Michigan, restraining orders are known as personal protection orders (PPO’s). The website, www.WomensLaw.org contains information on how to file RO’s in …
Building Your Case to Protect Your Child
1. Documentation By Laura Stevens, WFJ Advocate When we talk about documenting child abuse, we are not just talking about taking pictures of physical evidence or the witnessing of an act of abuse. Of course those things need to be documented but documenting child abuse is more about documenting the effects of abuse rather …