Press Room

March 7, 2024—CSSP Welcomes New Members to Board of Directors; Leticia Peguero Assumes Chair of Board of Directors

A Statement from the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP) 


October 30, 2023New Jersey Child Welfare System Ends Federal Court Oversight

Final Report on Charlie and Nadine H. v. Murphy Released Today


May 22, 2023CSSP Signs on to Amici Curiae in State of Wisconsin v. Damian L. Hauschultz

A Statement from the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP) 


April 17, 2023Fairness Hearing: Charlie and Nadine H v. Murphy Exit Plan

A Statement from the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP) 


February 15, 2023Leonard Burton Selected as Next President of the Center for the Study of Social Policy

A Statement from the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP) Board of Directors


November 10, 2022—Pausing Our Use of Twitter

A Statement from the Center for the Study of Social Policy


August 18, 2022CARES Ambassadors to Congress: Build on the Inflation Reduction Act and Make Transformational Investments to Support for Youth Transitioning Out of Foster Care Now

A Statement from the Center for the Study of Social Policy and CARES: Creating Real & Actionable Solutions


July 13, 2022Federal Court Hearing on Child Welfare Progress in New Jersey: Release of CSSP Monitoring Report for the Charlie and Nadine H v. Murphy Sustainability and Exit Plan

A Statement from the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP)


June 27, 2022—CSSP Condemns Supreme Court Decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization

A Statement from the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP)


May 31, 2022CSSP and HealthConnect One Will Address Racial Disparities in Maternal Health With Equity-Based Early Relational Health Doula Training Curriculum

A Statement from the Center for the Study of Social Policy and HealthConnect One


May 17, 2022Individually and Collectively, We Must Speak Out and Denounce White Supremacy

A Statement from Judith Meltzer, President of the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP), on behalf of CSSP Staff


March 22, 2022Agreement Reached on New Jersey Plan to Exist Decades-Old Child Welfare Lawsuit

State and Plaintiffs Agree that Children and Families are Well Served by Transformed System


February 28, 2022We Owe Transgender Children and Youth Affirmation and Respect

A Statement from the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP)


December 15, 2021CSSP Welcomes Leticia Peguero, MPA to its Board of Directors

A Statement from the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP)


August 4, 2021More Than 700 State and Local Organizations Call on Elected Officials to Make Expanded Child Tax Credit Permanent

A Statement from the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP)


August 3, 2021Federal Court Hearing on Child Welfare Progress in New Jersey: Release of CSSP Monitoring Report for the Charlie and Nadine H v. Murphy Sustainability and Exit Plan

A Statement from the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP)


June 4, 2021Final Settlement Agreement in LaShawn A v. Bowser Approved

A Statement from the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP)


May 20, 2021CSSP Welcomes Two New Members to its Board of Directors

A Statement from the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP)


April 28, 2021The Center for the Study of Social Policy, the Children’s Defense Fund, and members of the Automatic Benefit for Children Coalition Call for a Permanent Expansion of the Child Tax Credit

A Statement from the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP) and the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF)


April 21, 2021Yet Another Beginning: CSSP Reacts to the Conviction of Derek Chauvin

A Statement from the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP)


Mar 18, 2021—CSSP is Horrified and Deeply Saddened by the Increasing, Racially-Motivated Violence Against the AAPI Community

A Statement from Judith Meltzer, President of the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP)


March 11, 2021—The Biden Administration Rolls Back Trump’s Public Charge Rule, Protecting Immigrant Families

A Statement from the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP)


January 25, 2021—Federal Court Hearing on Child Welfare Progress in New Jersey: Release of CSSP Monitoring Report for the Charlie and Nadine H v. Murphy Sustainability and Exit Plan

A Statement from the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP)


January 7, 2021—A Statement from CSSP President Judith Meltzer on the Riots in the Nation’s Capital

A Statement from the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP)


December 2, 2020—What We Owe Young Children

A Statement from the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP)


September 21, 2020—Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: We Mourn Her Death and Will Celebrate Her Life Through Action

A Statement from Judith Meltzer, President of the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP)


September 17, 2020—On the Road to Abolition: the upEND Movement Releases Three New Resources to Help Reimagine the Child Welfare System

A Statement from the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP) and the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work


September 8, 2020—We Cannot Be Silent: Now More than Ever We Must Demand Justice and Open Conversation about Racism

A Statement from Judith Meltzer, President of the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP)


August 20, 2020—CSSP and NCLR File Supreme Court Amicus Brief to Preserve Non-Discrimination Requirements in Child Welfare Services

A Statement from the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP) and the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR)


July 8, 2020—Federal Court Hearing on Child Welfare Progress in New Jersey: Release of CSSP Monitoring Report for the Charlie and Nadine H v. Murphy Sustainability and Exit Plan

A Statement from the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP)


June 19, 2020—New Movement Seeks to upEND the Child Welfare System and Create Anti-Racist Supports for Children and Families

A Statement from the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP) and the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work


June 2, 2020—Black Lives Matter: CSSP Demands Justice by Working for Anti-Racism

A Statement from Judith Meltzer, President of the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP)


May 12, 2020—Every Child Counts: Trump Administration Undermines Child Welfare’s Ability to Serve All Children Well through Final AFCARS Rule

A Statement from Judith Meltzer, President of the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP)


April 10, 2020—COVID-19: Exposing the Racial Fault Lines in Our Public Policies

A Statement from Judith Meltzer, President of the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP)


March 16, 2020—COVID-19: We Must Protect the Health and Well-Being of All Children, Youth, and Families

A Statement from Judith Meltzer, President of the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP)


March 4, 2020—Six StriveTogether Communities Join Early Learning Nation Cohort

CSSP and StriveTogether announce the launch of a new Early Learning Nation cohort of six communities.


February 24, 2020—Public Charge Threatens the Health and Well-Being of Families Across the Country

A Statement from Judith Meltzer, President of the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP)


February 13, 2020—The Trump Administration’s Budget Does Not Support Families

A Statement from Judith Meltzer, President of the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP)


February 10, 2020—The Racist Roots of Work Requirements

A New Report from CSSP Examines How Federal Policy Furthers Systemic Racism


January 23, 2020—Monitoring Report on Child Welfare Progress Issued Under the Charlie and Nadine H v. Murphy Sustainability and Exit Plan

The New Jersey Department of Families and Children has made improvements in serving children and families. They are documented in this status report under the Sustainability and Exit Plan of the lawsuit Charlie and Nadine H. v. Murphy.


December 16, 2019Judith Meltzer Named President of the Center for the Study of Social Policy

A Statement from the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP)


November 20, 2019Trump Administration Continues to Legislate Discrimination Against Children Involved in the Child Welfare System

A Statement from the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP)


September 10, 2019We Need Bold Action to Promote Family Economic Security

A Statement from the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP)


September 10, 2019New Training Helps Child Protection Workers Examine and Address Implicit Racial Bias

A Statement from the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP) and the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity


August 23, 2019Trump Administration Takes Additional Steps to Solidify Racist Immigration Agenda

A Statement from the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP)


August 12, 2019Recent Worksite Immigration Raids are Inhumane

A Statement from the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP)


June 27, 2019—The Trump Administration’s Systematic Dehumanization of Families

A Statement from the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP)


June 26, 2019—CSSP’s Ngozi Lawal Selected for National Black Child Development Institute Inaugural Class Of Policy Fellows

This groundbreaking program will elevate and accelerate Black leadership in systems impacting Black children and families.


June 25, 2019—In Honor of Our Friend and Colleague MaryLee Allen

MaryLee was a friend, colleague, and trailblazing child welfare advocate. We honor her memory here.


June 19, 2019—Monitoring Report on Child Welfare Progress Issued Under the Charlie and Nadine H v. Murphy Sustainability and Exit Plan

The New Jersey Department of Families and Children has made improvements in serving children and families. They are documented in this status report under the Sustainability and Exit Plan of the lawsuit Charlie and Nadine H. v. Murphy.


April 4, 2019—David W. Willis Joins CSSP as a Senior Fellow

A Statement from the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP)


April 4, 2019—Beatriz “BB” Otero Joins CSSP as a Senior Fellow

A Statement from the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP)


March 19, 2019—Announcing the Retirement of CSSP President Frank Farrow

A Statement from CSSP Board Chair Carol Wilson Spigner


February 21, 2019—Class Action Lawsuit Results in Transformational Change to Tennessee’s Child Welfare System

New Report from the Center for the Study of Social Policy Explores the Lessons Learned


January 22, 2019—Centering Equity in Local Government

‘One Fairfax’ Institutes a Broad Racial and Social Equity Policy in Northern Virginia


November 30, 2018—Children Belong with their Families

A Statement from the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP) on Treatment of Immigrant Children by the Trump Administration


November 14, 2018—Entangled Roots: The Role of Race in Policies that Separate Families

New Report Examines the Intersection of Systemic Racism and Family Separation in Public Systems


October 31, 2018—Ending Birthright Citizenship is Morally Wrong

A Statement from the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP)


October 25, 2018—Trans Rights Are Human Rights

A Statement from the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP)


September 12, 2018—New Census Data Reveal that Many Struggle in a Strong Economy, Despite Modest Wage Gains

A Statement from the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP)


July 18, 2018—Monitoring Report on Child Welfare Progress Issued Under the Charlie and Nadine H v. Christie Sustainability and Exit Plan

The New Jersey Department of Families and Children has made improvements in serving children and families. They are documented in this status report under the Sustainability and Exit Plan of the lawsuit Charlie and Nadine H. v. Christie.


June 19 2018—Zero Tolerance Immigration Policy is a Cruel and Immoral Human Rights Violation

A Statement from the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP)


April 24, 2018—Local Communities to Prioritize a Strong Start for Babies and Toddlers

Leading National Groups Announce Selection of Communities across the Country to Focus on Healthy Beginnings, Supported Families and Quality Child Care from Birth to Age 3


February 16, 2018—Keeping Families Together: Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) Aligns Financing with Child Wellbeing

Congress recently passed the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA), marking a step forward for child welfare financing reform.


January 11, 2018—Monitoring Report on Child Welfare Progress Issued Under the Charlie and Nadine H v. Christie Sustainability and Exit Plan

The New Jersey Department of Families and Children has made improvements in serving children and families. They are documented in this status report under the Sustainability and Exit Plan of the lawsuit Charlie and Nadine H. v. Christie.