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Religious Refusal Laws in Child Welfare: Harming Children and Stunting Progress

August 27, 2018

Related Areas of Focus: Child Welfare

This policy paper discusses how religious refusal laws will impact all children and youth in foster care and—among other complications—can result in even less homes for children.
(7 pp)

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Affirming Diverse Ways of Knowing: Recognizing the Validity and Rigor Behind Community-Defined Evidence Practices

Head Start Gave Me More Than a Head Start. We Should Not Dismantle What Made It Work.

Religious Refusal Laws in Child Welfare: Harming Children and Stunting Progress

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