Llewellyn Cornelius & Kieva Bankins-Russell has op-ed article in the Baltimore Sun
June 10, 2009
To view the article please visit the link provided below: www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bal-op.healthcare10jun10,0,7879618.story Dana Wilson has op-ed article in the Baltimore Sun
April 27, 2009
To view the article please visit the link provided below:
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bal-op.watchfulness27apr27,0,5807765.story RYC Selected for a New BSW/MSW - Child Welfare Traineeship Project
April 20, 2009
Announcement  Replicating Effective Prevention: Children's Bureau Grantees
April 10, 2009 In fiscal year 2003, the Children's Bureau issued a funding announcement for the Replications of Demonstrated Effective Programs in the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (Program Announcement CB-2003-01.D1). The Children's Bureau awarded 5-year cooperative agreements to eight organizations, all of which proposed to replicate the critical components of Family Connections (FC), a community-based, comprehensive child neglect prevention program that aims to promote the safety, well-being, and stability of children, families, and communities. To view the full article please click on the link provided:
http://cbexpress.acf.hhs.gov/index.cfm?event=website.viewArticles&issueid=104&articleid=2576
March 11, 2009
Students from the University of Maryland School of Social Work were among the more than 350 graduate and undergraduate social work students from across the state who gathered at Lawyers' Mall in Annapolis on Feb. 26 for the 13th annual Social Work Student Advocacy Day. This year the focus was on universal health care. For more information please visit the link provided: http://www.oea.umaryland.edu/communications/news?ViewStatus=FullArticle&articleDetail=5775&homepage=1 Atlantic Coast Child Welfare Implementation Center is now accepting applications for a Program Manager
March 4, 2009
The Atlantic Coast Child Welfare implentation Center is one of five Child Welfare Technical Assistance Implementation Centers established by the DHHS, ACF, and Children’s Bureau (CB) in October 2008. The ACCWIC provides coordinated, individualized, intensive technical assistance to States, Tribes, and the District of Columbia’s public child welfare agencies. These services are delivered in collaboration with National Resource Centers, other members of the T/TA Network, and the Children’s Bureau. To apply please visit the link provided: https://www.healthcaresource.com/umbaltimore/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.jobDetails&template=dsp_job_details.cfm&cJobId=618641# Atlantic Coast Child Welfare Implementation Center
October 2008 The Atlantic Coast Child Welfare Implementation Center (ACCWIC) is one of five Child Welfare Technical Assistance Implementation Centers established by the Children’s Bureau in October 2008. The ACCWIC serves State and Tribal child welfare agencies in Region III (Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia) and Region IV (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee). Concept paper request | Fact Sheet | Project Request for Applications SAMHSA Systems of Care Grant Award to Maryland
November 21, 2008 Maryland received a federal award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration ( SAMHSA) totaling $8.5 million over 6years, and the School of Social Work will be leading the evaluation of the project.
To read more please visit: http://www.ssw.umaryland.edu/bulletin/?newsid=1352&view=bulletin Japanese Researcher Seeks Child Abuse Solutions at the School of Social Work
August 12, 2008 Yoko Kato, PhD, a professor in Japan visited the School Social Work & the Ruth H. Young Center at the end of July to seek child abuse solutions. Family Connections named a Promising Program
February 8, 2008 Family Connections was identified in the Pew Charitable Trust report Time for Reform: Investing in Prevention: Keeping Children Safe at Home as a promising program developed to prevent child abuse and neglect from occurring in the first place. Diane DePanfilis Testifies Before Maryland LegislatorsFebruary 5, 2008
Associate Dean for Research Diane Depanfilis recently provided testimony on child welfare issues to Maryland legislators.
She provided testimony in support of H.B. 262 Child Abuse & Neglect-Child Welfare Alternative Response System in Maryland before the Maryland House of Delegates'Judiciary Committee on January 31, 2008.
Family Connections recognized as Promising Practice
January 29,2008 The Family Connections program was originally developed and tested with federal funding from 1996-2001 (Diane DePanfilis-PI) and continues through a combination of federal, state, and foundation funding. It is currently being replicated with Grandparents in Baltimore and in 7 locations across the country. It was reviewed by the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare in the category of Prevention Programs. A scientific rating of 3-Promising Practice means: (1) There is no clinical or empirical evidence or theoretical basis indicating that the practice constitutes a substantial risk of harm to those receiving it, compared to its likely benefits. (2) The practice has a book, manual, and/or other available writings that specifies the components of the practice protocol and describe how to administer it. (3) At least one study utilizing some form of control (e.g., untreated group, placebo group, matched wait list) has established the practiceýs efficacy over the placebo, or found it to be comparable to or better than an appropriate comparison practice. The study has been reported in published, peer-reviewed literature. (4)If multiple outcome studies have been conducted, the overall weight of evidence supports the efficacy of the practice.
More information can be found at:
http://www.cachildwelfareclearinghouse.org/program/84/detailed#relevant-research New Reports Released
January 25, 2008 Two new reports related to child welfare accountability were released by the Ruth H. Young Center for Families & Children (RYC) Center in collaboration with the Family Welfare Research & Training Group at the School of Social Work. Reports were co-authored by Sarah Kaye, Terry Shaw, Pamela Ovwigho, and Diane DePanfilis. Two read the full reports, visit http://www.family.umaryland.edu/ryc_research_and_evaluation/child_welfare_research_files/cwa08-07.htm
University of Maryland to Open Trauma Center for Families
November 6, 2007 SOURCE: The (Baltimore) Examiner – Nov. 6
SUMMARY: The harsh realities of Baltimore’s violence levels, paired with the city’s university researchers and medical centers, make it an ideal place for one of 10 trauma centers across the nation specifically geared toward helping families. The University of Maryland's School of Medicine and School of Social Work, along with the Kennedy Krieger Family Center and the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, are starting a Family-Informed Trauma Treatment Center with a $2.4 million federal grant. “We have families who never go out at night. Think about what that means in terms of their psyche,” said Fred Strieder, PhD, MSSA, a clinical associate professor at the School of Social Work. “Traumatic experiences such as domestic violence, school violence, and child abuse derail families,” said Laurel Kiser, PhD, an associate professor at the School of Medicine, who believes living in Baltimore’s roughest neighborhoods is traumatic in itself. To read the article visit:
http://www.examiner.com/a-1031198~University_of_Md__to_open_trauma_center_for_families.html
Grandparent Family Connections Receives Grant to Design Grand-Family Housing Grandparent Family Connections (GFC), a program of the Ruth H. Young Center for Families and Children, was awarded a $140,000 planning grant from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the Zanvyl and Isabelle Krieger Fund, and the Helena Foundation for GFC's Baltimore City Intergenerational Housing and Service Initiative. The project will be led by GFC's Dr. Fred Strieder. Strieder, along with Marla Oros of the Mosaic Group and Wes Moore, will be investigating existing housing/service models that have been developed to serve grandparents who are caregivers for their grandchildren and other caregivers caring for their relatives.
The goal of the grant is to design a plan for grand-family housing in Baltimore that would include the provision of specialized services for these families. The initiative would also develop services that would be available to caregivers throughout Baltimore City.
Foster Care Payment Report Released!
October 2007, Updated January 25, 2008 Hitting the M.A.R.C.: Establishing Foster Care Minimum Adequate Rates for Children Report Summary | Technical Report | Press Coverage | NASW Story 1/08 UMB News: Social Work Study Examines National Foster Care Payment Rates Baltimore Examiner: Maryland Rank Favorable on Foster Care Visit the Children's Rights web site for State Fact Sheets and additional information.
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