Number of Arkansas children in foster care falls 20% in 2 years, legislators told
From SEN. STEVE CROWELL The state Division of Children and Family Services has intensified preventative services in troubled families, and managed to lower the number of children in foster homes. Over the previous two years, the number of Arkansas children in foster care has gone down from 4,614 to 3,698. Over the past year, in […]
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GOP attorney’s general blast Biden admin over new rule to ban Christians from becoming foster care parents over gender views | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
WASHINGTON (TND) — The Biden administration proposed a new rule that would essentially ban Christians from becoming foster care parents over their views on sexuality and gender identity. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall joined The National Desk’s Jan Jeffcoat to discuss the issue. “Clearly, this administration is trying to develop a two-tiered system of foster […]
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AG Marshall, Aderholt demand change to proposed rule penalizing foster parents who don’t affirm gender identity | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall and U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) signed separate letters demanding the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) rescind a proposed rule they said would discriminate against religious foster parents. The rule, published in September, requires state agencies to submit plans to the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) […]
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Hayward mayor sues Alameda County to fix troubled foster care assessment center
HAYWARD — A place that’s supposed to be a safe haven for young people in the Alameda County foster care system is being criticized by Hayward’s mayor as a dangerous environment where children are vulnerable to sex trafficking and drugs. Hayward Mayor Mark Salinas says he has been trying for months to get Alameda County […]
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How the Dobbs decision affects women and children | News | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
The average number of days a child remains in foster care is over 618. According to the Alabama Department of Human Resources, there are more than 5,800 kids in the foster care system in Alabama, a number that could soon increase with the potential for more births after the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision. This compares […]
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Pregnancy care and the abortion ban in Alabama | News | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
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- July 16, 2022
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While Alabama is now under a near-total abortion ban, pregnancy outcomes remain in the top three primary health indicators in Alabama, per the 2020 Alabama State Health Assessment. Health indicators are statistics that measure the health status of an area. Alabama rates of poor pregnancy outcomes are higher than the national average, according to the […]
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