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Tragedy, Advocates, Pols Paved Way for Bid to Keep Detained Youth Closer to Home

Jarrett Murphy | February 27, 2019

A report says complicated backstory of the city-state Close to Home program—and its early success–are a model for youth-justice systems around the country.

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Teachers Push De Blasio for Pre-K Pay Equity as New Era for System Approaches

Jarrett Murphy | February 7, 2019

The de Blasio administration is moving to consolidate and expand its birth-to-five education programs. Will it take this opportunity to address a yawning gap between what city teachers and their nonprofit counterparts make?

CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS

CityViews: It’s Time to Provide Legal Help to Families Facing Child-Welfare Probes

Michele Cortese and Tehra Coles | January 22, 2019

‘It’s time we recognize that the interests at stake for parents under ACS investigation are just as compelling, with consequences that can be just as grave, as in a criminal case.’

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New Push to Provide Legal Advice to Parents Facing Abuse and Neglect Investigations

Rachel Blustain | January 8, 2019

When facing the possible loss of their children, New York state parents have the right to a lawyer only when a case moves to court. Even then some counties fail to provide them. And many key decisions are made before a case ever gets to a judge.

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Listen: City Limits Reporter Discusses Abuse in Foster Care

Jarrett Murphy | December 11, 2018

The number of foster-care cases in New York City has dropped substantially over recent years. But what has risen over the same period is the number of children who suffer abuse while in foster care.

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Challenge for City’s Child-Welfare System Overshadowed by De Blasio-Peters Feud

Harry DiPrinzio | November 27, 2018

ACS says it has a plan to deal with the rising incidence of abuse incidents involving kids in foster care. But making it work could prove to be a challenge.

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The Kids are Leaving Rikers. Is it Really a New Day for Juvenile Justice in NYC?

Harry DiPrinzio | October 1, 2018

Not so fast. With Raise the Age going into effect this week, the city’s 16- and 17-year-olds in custody are just moving from one jail to another.

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CityViews: Gov. Cuomo, Don’t Pass a Budget on the Backs of Our Children

Karen Freedman | March 22, 2018

‘At a time when the number of children in foster care continues to grow in the rest of the country, New York is a model for keeping children safe.’ Will the money to support that work be withdrawn?

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Program Keeping Convicted Youths Closer to Home Enjoys Success, Faces Cuts

Wendy Davis | March 2, 2018

‘Close to Home’ has hit a few bumps in the six years since the state launched the pilot program. But a proposal to shift costs to the city is the biggest obstacle yet.

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Child-Welfare Agency Gets Props for New Approach to Helping Families Navigate Challenges

Jarrett Murphy | September 19, 2017

A new report says preliminary indications are the move by the Administration for Children’s Services to use so-called evidence-based services in its prevention programs is paying off.

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