Families Belong Together: A Call to Replace the Child Welfare System is a compelling collection that brings to light the real-life experiences of individuals subjected to the child welfare system. Originally featured in the Family Integrity & Justice Quarterly, this book combines powerful narratives and contributions from authors and artists to provide a unique perspective on the challenges faced by families within the system. Through these personal accounts, the book advocates for a reimagined approach to child welfare-one that truly upholds the integrity and justice of families. Readers, advocates, and policymakers alike will find Families Belong Together an essential resource in understanding and championing the cause of child advocacy and social services reform.

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ACHIEVE CO-PARENTING SUCCESS AND RAISE HAPPY CHILDREN!

This book is a true breakthrough for co-parents struggling to positively interact or who want to get it right from the beginning. I highly recommend it!- Jack Canfield, Coauthor of the bestselling Chicken Soup for the Soul(R) series including Chicken Soup for the Parent's Soul

Couples who have experienced the trauma of divorce and are trying to co-parent their children in the best possible way, will find this book extremely helpful. - Gary Chapman, Ph.D. Author of The 5 Love Languages

Co-parenting doesn't have to be hard, or mean sacrificing either your family or your own happiness. It's simply a matter of focus and choices. Combative to Collaborative: The Co-parenting Code channels parents' interactions with each other to what they really want...to be good parents together. But while most co-parenting books tell parents to just put the kids first even if that means sacrificing their own happiness, Combative to Collaborative shows parents how supporting each other as good parenting partners ensures they do what's best for their kids while also achieving personal happiness. Move from anger, hurt, and loss to consideration, kindness, and cooperation.

You will discover:

• How to diffuse a co-parent's snarky behavior and avoid triggering their hostility
• How to recognize your own combative behaviors and stop exhibiting them
• How to plan for co-parenting collaboration and success
• How to correct course when a relationship goes astray - even after many years of conflict!

The book, divided into three stages - Uncoupling, Life Goes On, and Correcting Course - lays out a roadmap for a particular area of co-parenting. Whether parents are newly separated, well into their journey, or have been at it for years, this book will guide the way. For each co-parenting topic covered...

• Explore what's at stake for the child, parents, and others involved.
• Identify the combative behaviors that derail parenting efforts and make life miserable for everyone.
• Read real-life experiences of other co-parents and how they handled their situations both successfully and not as well.
• Learn the DOs and DON'Ts of collaborative behaviors.
• Answer questions to adopt an empathetic mindset, apply the Golden Rule to your situation, and achieve the positive outcome you desire. This is The Co-parenting Code!

Combative to Collaborative: The Co-parenting Code is the essential guide for parents living separately to not only improve life for their children, but also for themselves and everyone that surrounds them. You can save your family. You can be happy! A painful decision does not have to mean a pain-filled life.

Co-parents everywhere are halting combative behaviors to find parenting success with Combative to Collaborative: The Co-parenting Code!

What would you do if you thought the government was coming to take your child? Protecting Your Child explains the child protection system-what it is, the way it works, and how to navigate your way through it. For those who find themselves unjustly accused, this book will help.

CPS was designed to intervene when children are in need, but many times it oversteps that limited role to investigate and even remove children from safe families. Loving parents, who mean well, often do and say things that inadvertently make their situation worse. This book explains the missteps and how to avoid them. Special sections address how mothers of medically complex children often face the medical kidnapping of their children and outlines the steps that help reduce the risk.

Every step of the process is covered including:

• how a case begins,
• investigatory steps that may lead to legal proceedings,
• the statements and conduct that may backfire on parents,
• team meetings, assessments, substantiations, safety plans, reunification plans, and terminations of parental rights,
• the petition for custody and other legal filings,
• choosing a lawyer and other members of the parent's support team,
• what happens inside the courtroom,
• the roles of CPS caseworkers, child advocates, judges, doctors, and law enforcement,
• who are child abuse pediatricians,
• what is a medical kidnapping,
• what is medical child abuse,
• what is doctor shopping,
• what is Munchausen by proxy,
• what happens if you cannot afford a lawyer,
• whether the government must let you know if it plans to take custody of your children,
• whether your children can be interviewed by CPS without your permission,
• whether you must let CPS into your home, and
• the various reports that may be made against you and who generally makes those reports.

When parents need help and direction about CPS involvement, this book provides them with the clear and accurate information they need to make informed decisions.

A call for better child care policies, exploring the reasons why there has been so little headway on a problem that touches so many families.

Working mothers are common in the United States. In over half of all two-parent families, both parents work, and women's paychecks on average make up 35 percent of their families' incomes. Most of these families yearn for available and affordable child care--but although most developed countries offer state-funded child care, it remains scarce in the United States. And even in prosperous times, child care is rarely a priority for U.S. policy makers.

In In Our Hands: The Struggle for U.S. Child Care Policy, Elizabeth Palley and Corey S. Shdaimah explore the reasons behind the relative paucity of U.S. child care and child care support. They examine the history of child care advocacy and legislation in the United States, from the Child Care Development Act of the 1970s that was vetoed by Nixon through the Obama administration's Child Care Development Block Grant. The book includes data from interviews with 23 prominent child care and early education advocates and researchers who have spent their careers seeking expansion of child care policy and funding and an examination of the legislative debates around key child care bills of the last half-century. Palley and Shdaimah analyze the special interest and niche groups that have formed around existing policy, arguing that such groups limit the possibility for debate around U.S. child care policy.

This short helpful guide on the intricacies of Child Custody is written with the needs and wants of men in mind. Direct answers to the most asked questions, with explanations that are in regular English, make this book readable and useful. The case studies, and the Essays for Fathers are bonus features, that highlight the law of Child Custody.

Each year, nearly 1.3 million children are reported missing. Although the unforeseen absence of a child is always upsetting, fortunately most missing children are returned home in a short period of time. This fact, however, provides little consolation for the parents of children whose whereabouts and welfare remain unknown. When your child is missing, your whole world seems to fall apart. You are bombarded by questions from friends, neighbors, the police, and the media and forced to make decisions that you never thought you would have to make. You feel desperate, confused, isolated. You may feel that you have nowhere to go for help or support. Many parents who have faced similar crises have said that they wished they had a book to tell them where to turn when their child was missing. They felt that they were left on their own to figure out what to do. They longed for someone to give them direction or to tell them where to go for help and what needs to be done. They also wished they had known what to expect and how to respond. This Guide was written by parents and family members who have experienced the disappearance of a child. It contains their combined advice concerning what you can expect when your child is missing, what you can do, and where you can go for help. It explains the role that various agencies and organizations play in the search for your missing child and discusses some of the important issues that you and your family need to consider. The first checklist, What You Should Do When Your Child Is First Missing, summarizes the most critical steps that parents should take when their child is first missing, including whom to call, what to do to preserve evidence, and where to turn for help. The rest of the Guide is divided into seven chapters, each of which is structured to allow you to find the information you need quickly and easily. Each chapter explains both the short- and long-term issues and contains a checklist and chapter summary for later reference. Chapter 1, The Search, focuses on the search for your child and explains how you as a parent can best participate in the search. Chapter 2, Law Enforcement, describes your relationship with law enforcement and offers tips that will help you work together effectively. Chapter 3, The Media, examines issues related to the media, including media packages, press conferences, and interviews. Chapter 4, Photo and Flier Distribution, offers suggestions for producing fliers about your child and for managing the photo and flier distribution process. Chapter 5, Volunteers, focuses on the many uses of volunteers-both trained and untrained-to help in the search and to provide for the needs of the family. Chapter 6, Rewards and Donations, discusses the use of rewards and the management of monetary donations. Chapter 7, Personal and Family Considerations, emphasizes the need to take care of yourself, your children, and members of your extended family. A list of recommended readings and a list of public and private resources appear at the back of the Guide. It is important to note that there is no right or wrong way to respond to the disappearance of a child, nor is there a right or wrong way to feel. The path you follow must be right for you. What makes sense for you will be based on your needs, your experiences, and your circumstances. Our hope is that the Guide will help you to make informed decisions about what you do and how you go about it. You may find that the information in this Guide is overwhelming right now. If so, ask family members, friends, or other support persons to read it for you. They can help you take the steps needed to help recover your missing child. Finally, as hard as it may seem, try to remain hopeful. Remember that hope is more than a wish, helping you to clear this hurdle. Hope is essential to your survival.

This book examines how attorneys enable a meaningful opportunity for release for individuals sentenced to life as juveniles. The work provides a detailed overview of how legal representation facilitates opportunities for release for juveniles sentenced to life: juvenile lifers. It contributes to the broader literature on the importance of legal representation in the criminal legal system by investigating the role of an attorney in the parole process. Drawing on interviews with lawyers and qualitative content analyses of attorney participation in parole recordings from one state, the study illustrates how attorney assistance provides an important due process protection in the highly discretionary context of parole. The analysis of attorney representation is situated in the history of how they became prominent in the criminal legal system, and how their assistance has been viewed as vital in the parole process. Prior criminological and legal research relates the impact a lawyer can have by preparing a juvenile lifer candidate to present a suitable narrative for release, one that relates their diminished criminal culpability and rehabilitative efforts to prepare for life beyond prison.

The work will be relevant to students, academics, and policy makers, particularly for state parole boards, public defender agencies, and legislatures. While the analysis is based on the experience of one state, the findings are generalizable to other states and countries that similarly conduct parole board hearings for not just their juvenile populations but also adults.

Innocent families have nothing to fear when a social worker knocks on their door. At least that is what Angel Mom Kathy Hall believed-until her granddaughter was shipped off to strangers.

Senator Linda Collins-Smith (AR) spent much of her time investigating failures of Child Protective Services, border security, and the possible link between the foster care/adoption system and child trafficking.

Kathy's desperate Tweet brought the two women together, and they became close friends. Their quest for answers took them from Little Rock to Washington, D.C, speaking out for victims of injustices. A shocking discovery led them to the Senator's own back yard.

Voices That Will Not Be Silenced is a riveting roller-coaster ride, exposing the dark underbelly of agencies that are supposed to protect children. This is the part of the story the media didn't tell you. What happened to Kathy's family can, and does, happen to loving families all over America. There are forces in play that do not want you to hear what you will read in these pages.

Will you hear their voices in time to make a difference? The freedom of those being held captive depends upon it.

In a world where the mistreatment of older adults often goes unnoticed, Unseen Wounds sheds light on the hidden epidemic of elder abuse. This powerful and informative guide delves deep into the complex issue of elder abuse, providing valuable insights, practical strategies, and a global perspective to address and prevent this pervasive problem.

Through compelling case studies, expert insights, and extensive research, Unseen Wounds explores the various forms of elder abuse, including physical, emotional, financial, and neglect. It unravels the intricate dynamics and long-lasting impacts of abuse on the lives of older adults, highlighting the urgency of recognizing and responding to this critical issue.

But Unseen Wounds doesn't stop at raising awareness; it empowers readers to take action. By providing practical strategies for prevention, early intervention, and support, this book equips individuals, communities, organizations, and policymakers with the tools they need to make a tangible difference in the lives of older adults.

Within its pages, you will discover the importance of creating age-friendly environments, promoting awareness, and fostering a culture of respect for older adults. You will gain insights into trauma-informed care, counseling, and comprehensive support networks that assist elder abuse survivors on their journey towards healing and recovery.

Moreover, Unseen Wounds takes a global perspective, recognizing that elder abuse transcends geographical, cultural, and socioeconomic boundaries. By exploring cross-cultural perspectives, readers will gain a nuanced understanding of the diverse contexts in which elder abuse occurs, enabling them to develop culturally sensitive approaches that promote change and empower communities.

This book is an essential resource for caregivers, concerned family members, healthcare professionals, advocates, and anyone passionate about protecting the rights and well-being of older adults. It serves as a beacon of hope, inspiring readers to join the movement towards a world free from elder abuse.

Unseen Wounds is more than a book; it is a call to action. It urges individuals to become advocates, communities to foster intergenerational harmony, organizations to prioritize prevention, and policymakers to enact policies that safeguard the rights of older adults. Together, we can bring the unseen wounds of elder abuse into the light, creating a society where older adults are protected, respected, and valued.

If you are ready to make a difference in the lives of older adults and contribute to a world free from elder abuse, Unseen Wounds is the guidebook you need. Join us on this transformative journey of understanding, empathy, and action. Together, let's unveil the unseen wounds, break the silence, and create a future where older adults can age with dignity, security, and the support they deserve.

Thirty years after the adoption of the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child, this book provides diverse perspectives from countries and regions across the globe on its implementation, critique and potential for reform.

The book revolves around key issues including progress in implementing the CRC worldwide; how to include children in legal proceedings; how to uphold children's various civil rights; how to best assist children at risk; and discussions surrounding children's identity rights in a changing familial order. Discussion of the CRC is both compelling and polarizing and the book portrays the enthusiasm around these topics through contrasting and comparative opinions on a range of topics.

The work provides varying perspectives from many different countries and regions, offering a wealth of insight on topics that will be of significant interest to scholars and practitioners working in the areas of children's rights and justice.

The school environment is not the same as it was 20 or 30 years ago. Even though students are facing many of the same challenges such as bullying and insecurities, they're experiencing them more frequently and more intensely than ever before. Advancements in technology and social media immortalize embarrassing moments and spread them faster than a virus. The culture of tobacco products, drugs, and alcohol has evolved beyond recognition. These products are now hidden in plain sight, more concentrated, and potentially more dangerous than ever before. If you're thinking, My child would never!, then you're already thinking too late.

How much do you know about what's really going on in your child's school? Contrary to what we may see about policing in the news, the school resource officer is not there to get kids in trouble, proactively arrest them, or perpetuate the school-to-prison pipeline. Instead, we serve as law enforcement, an informal counselor/mentor, and public safety educator for our students. We have been trained in child development, de-escalation techniques, and how to encourage responsible decision-making. We are in the schools as a resource to students, parents, staff, and the community at large.

This is my heart and soul. I live, eat, and breathe everything SRO. As a parent myself, my hope is to educate you on all of the ways we are here to support children and to dispel any preconceived notions about being the enemy. In reality, we are one of your child's greatest resources, and I wouldn't have it any other way!

This book continues the themes addressed by its two predecessors in this mini-series by examining the role of the principle of the welfare interests of the child in the law of the U.S. and Canada. It provides a record of the key milestones in its development in each country and conducts a comparative analysis of the contemporary law relating to children in both. In doing so, it focuses also on the Indigenous communities - the AN/AI and the First Nations - of the U.S. and Canada respectively.

By identifying and analysing the functions of the principle in the public (care, protection and control, etc), private (matrimonial, adoption, etc) and hybrid (adoption from care, surrogacy, etc) sectors of family law, it builds a picture of the law relating to children in the two countries and reveals significant jurisdictional differences. By examining the legislation and related caselaw, it assesses the different effects of the same legal framework on the welfare of Indigenous and other children.

In addition to a digest of cases and legislation that identifies and tracks the role of this legal principle, lawyers, academics and other researchers will find a wealth of information on how it has evolved to reflect corresponding changes in social mores. For those interested in politics and social policy, there is much illuminating evidence of how the law has balanced this principle relative to others in both civil and criminal contexts.

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The past decade has seen an insidious and unforgiving position take root on the

purpose of juvenile justice in India, seen as it is-especially in the aftermath of

the Nirbhaya case in 2012-as an instrument of punishment and not of reform.

The desire to make the law retributive and not compassionate stems from what

one of the authors calls 'the blindness of privilege'. This book offers a much

needed critique of such a skewed understanding of the law, pulling us out of our

comfort zone, and confronting us with the grim reality of India's juvenile justice

system.

The authors write from long years of experience of working with 'Children in

Conflict with Law', or CICL, as the Juvenile Justice Act terms offending minors.

In the first part of the book, noted child rights activist Enakshi Ganguly discusses

not only the history and evolution of the law in India-from the colonial period

to the present-but also its pitfalls and the often overwhelming problems in

dealing with the system. The second part of the book contains two poignant

first-person accounts of working among the CICL by Kalpana Purushothaman,

a trained psychologist and a member of a Juvenile Justice Board in Karnataka,

and Puneeta Roy, who translates her skills in expressive arts into offering tools

to interned children for self-empowerment and healing. The personal anecdotes

and case studies they share, and the sheer resilience of their optimism, challenge

the deeply biased assumptions that prevent us from seeing the child behind the

offender and which perpetuate injustice against this most vulnerable of groups.

There has been significant reform in Singapore private international law in recent years. Developments such as the establishment of the Singapore International Commercial Court, the incorporation of the Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements into Singapore law, and the enactment of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018, have all thrown the country into a period of rapid growth.

Singapore Private International Law: Commercial Issues and Practice provides a roadmap to assist readers in navigating this changing landscape. In it, Chong and Yip offer an overview of Singapore's legal system, exploring how governmental and judicial efforts have capitalised on Singapore's location at the heart of Asia, its status as a leading financial centre globally, and its modern infrastructure, to make it the hub of choice for cross-border disputes and insolvency and restructuring efforts. Practical guidance is given to matters such as changes to jurisdiction, protective measures, the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments, general choice of law issues, and issues specific to contract, tort, unjust enrichment, equitable obligations, trusts, property, corporations, and international insolvency and corporate restructuring. The book also looks at how the English common law principles have been implemented and developed in Singapore, with relevant cases, legislation, and foreign sources used to offer a comparative perspective.

Together Unbroken focuses on the histories, laws, policies, practices, and judicial cases that influence child welfare interventions and impact families. In questioning the traditional orientation and function of child welfare that is fraught with oppression and family separation, the book promotes a new framework for meeting the needs of children and their families and calls for systemic transformation that enables the ultimate reflection of safety, stability and well-being--the ability to heal. The survivors and advocates who courageously shared their stories show the human face of these often-abstracted issues.

As the world faces a plethora of turmoil from conflicts, civil war, and other calamities, causing people to flee for their lives, the homeless and vulnerable persons from Syria, Libya, Palestine and many sub-Saharan African countries seek a haven for their survival.

Migrant minors separated from their immediate family members during these perilous journeys are susceptible to danger, are at risk of child trafficking, and are faced with immigration restrictions at the border of every country they run into.

Thus, Italy's new legislation, The Zampa Law for 'Provision of Protection Measures', is a boon to the children fleeing for their lives without being accompanied by any family or guardian into Italy.

The author analyses the gap that the new Italian Zampa Law filled, the challenges in applying the new law and other aspects of the Italian immigration system related to unaccompanied migrant minors.

This book presents a gripping analysis of the hidden factors that affect the asylum claims and rights of unaccompanied minors in the US. This book reveals how politics, economics, and social pressures shape the decisions of immigration judges and how federal courts respond to policies impacting these vulnerable minors.

Child trafficking and sexual abuse has become prominent across the country, and is infiltrating the family court system. The most depraved among us have bought their way into power, and into the control of criminal prosecution against incest.

Those who are trying to protect children from their abusers are accused of parental alienation. Every afflicted victim is so overwhelmed with the horrors of their own situation that there is no energy to move beyond their own tragedy.

This book sheds light on these issues, and shares resources from those who are working against corruption in this field.

Child trafficking and sexual abuse has become prominent across the country, and is infiltrating the family court system. The most depraved among us have bought their way into power, and into the control of criminal prosecution against incest.

Those who are trying to protect children from their abusers are accused of parental alienation. Every afflicted victim is so overwhelmed with the horrors of their own situation that there is no energy to move beyond their own tragedy.

This book sheds light on these issues, and shares resources from those who are working against corruption in this field.