Press Room

Newark, NJ (July 13, 2021)—On Wednesday, July 13th, the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP), Federal Court Monitors for the Charlie and Nadine H. v. Murphy child welfare reform litigation, will release a monitoring report documenting progress that New Jersey’s Department of Children and Families (DCF) has made toward meeting the requirements of the Sustainability [...]

Washington, DC (June 27, 2022)—On Friday, June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that gave people with uteruses the right to obtain a safe and legal abortion. This ruling turns back the clock and effectively decimates not only a woman’s right to personal bodily autonomy but is an appalling [...]

Washington, DC and Chicago, IL (May 31, 2022)—The Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP) and HealthConnect One today announced a partnership aimed at helping to eliminate racial disparities in maternal and infant health by expanding the community-based doula workforce and raising awareness of the foundational importance of early relationships among mothers, birthing families, [...]

Washington, DC (May 17, 2022)—Racist acts of terrorism have become all too common in the United States, and on Saturday, May 14th, we learned of another act of white supremacist violence—this time in a predominantly Black neighborhood in Buffalo, NY. Ten of the murdered men and women were Black (read more about the victims, whose names deserve [...]

  State and Plaintiffs Agree that Children and Families are Well Served by Transformed System Trenton, NJ (March 22, 2022)—Governor Phil Murphy today announced that a motion to end federal oversight of the Department of Children and Families under a settlement agreement initiated by Charlie and Nadine H. vs. Whitman has been jointly presented to [...]

A Statement from the Center for the Study of Social Policy Children and youth need to be affirmed in their identities in order to be healthy and to thrive. This is a statement of fact and not contested opinion; it is backed by research, and it is supported by the American Medical Association (AMA) and [...]

Washington, DC (December 15, 2021)—The Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP) has named Leticia Peguero, an expert in youth justice and social justice philanthropy to its Board of Directors. “We are thrilled to add Leticia to CSSP’s Board of Directors,” said Judith Meltzer, President of CSSP. “Between her deep community roots and her [...]

“Now that you have lifted families up, do not let them down. “ Washington, DC (August 4, 2021)—Today, over 700 community-serving organizations called on Congress and the Biden administration to make the expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC) a permanent investment and ensure it is available to all families who need it. The Automatic Benefit for Children [...]

Newark, NJ (August 2, 2021)—On Wednesday, August 4th, the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP), Federal Court Monitors for the Charlie and Nadine H. v. Murphy child welfare reform litigation, will release a new monitoring report documenting progress that New Jersey’s Department of Children and Families (DCF) has made toward meeting the requirements of the [...]

Washington, DC (June 4, 2021)—On June 1, 2021, Judge Thomas Hogan approved a final Settlement Agreement in LaShawn A v. Bowser, bringing to an end this 32-year-old case. CSSP congratulates all participants in achieving this hard-won resolution. “The dismissal and conclusion of this case is a huge accomplishment for the District of Columbia, and the changes [...]