Last Friday, a U.S. District Court ruled that the Trump Administration’s proposed regulation seeking to end the longstanding Flores Settlement Agreement was inconsistent with the decades-old court settlement and would have allowed for the indefinite detention of migrant families. The agreement, which went into effect on January 28, 1997, set a nationwide policy for the
This blog is part of CSSP’s six-part #Evidence4Equity series, where we invite evaluators, researchers, and foundation leaders to elaborate further on some of the issues raised by the publication, Placing Equity Concerns at the Center of Knowledge Development, and to share their reflections on how they are intentionally focusing on equity in knowledge development. Join
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court cleared the way for the administration to enforce a ban on nearly all asylum seekers arriving at the U.S. southern border. The order granted an emergency appeal from the administration, setting aside decisions from judges in California who had issued injunctions blocking the new rule from taking effect. The Court’s
The U.S. Census Bureau reported today that the official poverty rate fell to 11.8 percent, reaching pre-recession levels for the first time since the economic recovery began 10 years ago. According to the new data, 38.1 million people were living in poverty in 2018, down from 39.5 million in 2017, and the number of children
CSSP and the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity are pleased to announce the release of inSIGHT: A Workshop on Implicit Racial Bias for Child Protection Workers. This unique curriculum combines a series of online, digital modules with an in-person training tailored to the needs of specific child protection agencies. The digital
The Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP), along with Children’s Rights and expert organizations working to improve outcomes for children and youth, filed an amicus brief to challenge the Trump administration’s published Final Rule that would eliminate decades-long basic protections and remove standards of detention for immigrant children and families.
In June 2019, as part of the Pediatrics Supporting Parents initiative, CSSP and our colleagues at Manatt Health released Fostering Social and Emotional Health through Pediatric Primary Care: A Blueprint for Leveraging Medicaid and CHIP to Finance Change. Designed as a practical guide for policymakers, program administrators, managed care plans, pediatric care providers, advocates and
This blog is part of CSSP’s six-part #Evidence4Equity series, where we invite evaluators, researchers, and foundation leaders to elaborate further on some of the issues raised by the publication, Placing Equity Concerns at the Center of Knowledge Development, and to share their reflections on how they are intentionally focusing on equity in knowledge development. Join us
PBS’s award-winning documentary series, Visionaries, recently featured an episode on the legal fight by Children’s Rights and partners across Tennessee to reform Tennessee’s child welfare system. The class action lawsuit was filed in 2000 against the Governor of Tennessee and the Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services (DCS) “on behalf of all foster
Long time child advocate and former deputy assistant secretary for early childhood development, Joan Lombardi, urges us all to step up efforts to stand up for children. It seems like every day we hear disturbing news about children facing violence in their communities, being separated from their parents during immigration raids or border actions, hearing