Child Welfare in America

Yvonne Vissing is Professor of Healthcare Studies at Salem State University, USA. As Founding Director of the Salem State University Center for Childhood & Youth Studies in Massachusetts, she has created international partnerships with the University of Nottingham in England and Swansea University in Wales. She has also been appointed US Policy Chair by the International Hope For Children United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child Policy Center. In addition, Vissing serves on the American Association for the Advancement of Science Human Rights Council and on the Steering Committee for Human Rights Educators USA (HREUSA).

• PrefaceChapter 1: Background and History Chapter 2: Problems, Controversies, and Solutions Chapter 3: PerspectivesThe Words We Chose to Use Really Matter When We Advocate for KidsDavid Alexander, Founder and President of Leading for Kids, USAReconciling Child Protection and Family Support in Child WelfareChristopher G. Hudson, Professor Emeritus, School of Social Work, Salem State College, USAHelping Children Protect Themselves: Unofficial Caregiver Duties in Foster CareEric KnudsenIf We Really Cared We’d Do Better by KidsDiane NilanEquity-Minded Child Welfare Practice with Immigrant Latino FamiliesYvonne Ruiz, Professor of Social Work at Salem State College, USAChapter 4: ProfilesIntroductionLeaders in Child WelfareEdith Abbott (1876–1957)Jane Addams (1860–1935)Walter Baily (1925–2023)Janie Porter Barrett (1865–1948)Ellen Bassuk (1945– Jetta Bernier (1948–)Martha Branscombe (1910–1997)T. Barry Brazelton (1918–2018)Charles Loring Brace (1826–1890)Mamie Phipps Clark (1917–1983)Grace Coyle (1892–1962)Margaret Daniel (1908–1997)Loula Friend Dunn (1896–1977)Marion Wright Edelman (1939–)David Finkelhor (1947–)Lester Blackwell Granger (1896–1976)Howard Gustafson (1916–1966)Eulene Hawkins (1906–1999)Carmen Ortiz Hendricks (1947–2016)Sister Mary Paul Janchill (1920–2009)Eglantyne Jebb (1876–1928)Norma Gray “Cindy” Jones (1951–2017)Henry Kempe (1922–1984)Lillian C. Milanof (1922–2015)Alfred Neumann (1910–2002)Antonia Pantoja (1922–2012)Frances Perkins (1880–1965)Ruby Pernell (1917–2001)Fredericka Douglass Sprague Perry (1872–1943)William “Bill” C. Pugh (1921–1989)Helen Reinherz (1923–2017)Mary Ellen Richmond (1861–1928)John Myron Rockmore (1913–2002)Eleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962)Jack Rothman (1927–)Alvin Schorr (1921–2016)Sabina Shalom (1925–)Jack Shonkoff (1947–)Barbara K. Shore (1921–2013)Carrie Steele Logan (1829–1900)John van Hengel (1923–2005)John A. Wallace (1915–2000)Ida B. Wells (1862–1931)Thomas C. Wells (1957–)Major Government Related Child Welfare OrganizationsAdministration for Children, Youth & Families (ACYF)Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (ADD)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)Chapin HallChild Welfare Information GatewayChildren’s BureauConsumer Product Safety Commission Families and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB)Federal Communications Commission (FCC)Head StartMilitary Child Development ProgramNational Conference of State LegislaturesNational Governor’s AssociationNational Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)US Department of Agriculture (USDA)US Department of Education (DOE)US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)US Department of Justice US Department of LaborUS Department of TransportationMajor Non-Government Related Child Welfare OrganizationsAdoptUSKidsAmerican Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)American Public Welfare Association (APWA)Annie E. Casey FoundationAssociation for Successful ParentingAssociation of Administrators of the Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance (AAICAMA) AVANCE, Inc.Casey Family Programs Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare at the University of Minnesota School of Social Work (CASCW)Center for the Developing ChildCenter for State Child Welfare DataCenter for Violence and Injury PreventionChild Friendly Communities Initiative (CFCI)Child Molestation Research & Prevention InstituteChild TrendsChild Welfare League of America (CWLA) Child HelpChildren's Defense Fund Children's Health Fund (CHF)Community Action Programs (CAP) Community Action Agencies (CAA)Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)Enough Abuse CampaignEvery Town for Gun SafetyFamily and Youth Law CenterFeeding AmericaFirst FocusGen JusticeHear US National Center for Children in Poverty National Center on Shaken Baby SyndromeNational Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA)National Children's Advocacy CenterNational Council on Child Abuse and Family ViolenceNative American Youth and Family Center (NAYA)Prevent Child Abuse America (PCAA)SchoolHouse ConnectionStop It Now!UNICEF USA United WayUrban InstituteYMCAYoung Center for Immigrant Children's RightsZero to ThreeChapter 5: Data and DocumentsIntroductionThe State of America’s Children: A report by the Children’s Defense FundChild Poverty in America. Report from the United WayHow Does The News Cover Child Welfare? Report from the Berkley Media Studies GroupWhat Would A Children First Welfare System Look Like? Report by the Brookings InstitutionHungry Children in America Report from Feeding AmericaWellbeing of Young Children Experiencing Homelessness. Report by School House ConnectionPresident Joe Biden’s Build Back Better ActChapter 6: ResourcesChapter 7: ChronologyGlossary Index