Press Releases
Advocates and Connecticut State Officials Agree to Streamlined Child Welfare Reform Plan
Contact: Wende Gozan Brown at 646-216-3329; wbrown@childrensrights.org New Plan Reduces Remaining Goals from 22 to 10; Lowers Caseload Limits; Protects Resources Required to ‘Achieve Sustained Compliance’ (Bridgeport, CT) – A federal court today approved a streamlined child welfare reform plan today that protects vulnerable children and puts Connecticut’s Department of Children and Families (DCF) closer […]
November 27, 2017Iowa ‘School’ Relies on Solitary, Restraints, Dangerous Drugs, Instead of Giving Boys Needed Mental Health Care, Lawsuit Alleges
Contact: Wende Gozan Brown, 646-216-3329, wbrown@childrensrights.org (national media); Nathan Kirstein, 515-278-2502 x25, nkirstein@driowa.org (Iowa media) (Des Moines, Iowa)—State officials are knowingly employing unconstitutional and illegal practices at the Boys State Training School in Eldora, Iowa, causing lasting harm to youth with significant mental illnesses, according to a federal class action lawsuit filed today in the U.S. District Court […]
November 3, 2017GOP Plan to Eliminate Adoption Tax Credit ‘Stands in Stark Contrast to a Purported Support of Family Values’
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Wende Gozan Brown: wbrown@childrensrights.org (New York, NY) – In response to the news that proposed GOP tax reform would eliminate the adoption tax credit, Sandy Santana, executive director of Children’s Rights, released the following statement: “As we enter National Adoption Month, when our federal government is bringing attention to the need […]
October 2, 2017Congress Must Act Now to Protect Healthcare Funding for Millions of Children, Says Children’s Rights
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Wende Gozan Brown at 646-216-3329; wbrown@childrensrights.org. In response to Congress’ failure to reauthorize the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Sandy Santana, executive director of Children’s Rights, released the following statement: “Congress placed young lives at risk over the weekend when it failed to reauthorize CHIP by the September 30 deadline. Nearly […]
September 13, 2017First Report from Independent Court Monitors Shows South Carolina DSS Has Made Progress, but Faces Many Challenges in Reforming Child Welfare
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Wende Gozan Brown at 646-216-3329; wbrown@childrensrights.org —- Agency Has ‘Demonstrated a Commitment to Reforming Its Foster Care System,’ but ‘In the Vast Majority of Areas…a Lot of Work Needs to Be Done,’ According to Report (Charleston, S.C.) — Independent monitors filed their first report today on South Carolina’s efforts to reform […]
September 5, 2017Congress Must Show ‘Strong Moral Leadership,’ Take Action to Support DACA, Says Children’s Rights
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Wende Gozan Brown at 646-216-3329; wbrown@childrensrights.org. In response to the Trump administration’s announcement regarding the formal end to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program, Sandy Santana, executive director of Children’s Rights, released the following statement: “Children’s Rights condemns the rescission of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. […]
July 18, 2017Federal Court Grants Tennessee Governor and Department of Children’s Services (DCS) Exit From 16-Year Lawsuit
Reporting Will Continue for 18 Months —– Legal advocacy can make government accountable and transform the way children are treated by public systems. Tennessee is a prime example,” says Children’s Rights. (Nashville, TN)—In a momentous ruling for children in foster care served by Tennessee’s Department of Children’s Services (DCS), a federal court today ordered that […]
July 5, 2017Latest Connecticut DCF Report Card ‘Reflects a Disappointing Downward Trend,’ Says Plaintiffs’ Counsel
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Wende Gozan Brown at 646-216-3329, wbrown@childrensrights.org Today an independent court monitor released the latest report in the case of Juan F. v. Malloy, which shows that the Department of Children and Families has experienced a decline in performance in several key areas. The suit, led by national advocacy organization Children’s Rights and […]
June 12, 2017Landmark Federal Lawsuit Charges Missouri with Pervasive Failure to Monitor Prescription and Administration of Powerful Psychotrophic Medications to Foster Youth
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS CONTACTS: Holly Aubry; haubry@childrensrights.org; 646.943.0541 Lewis Cohen; lcohen@youthlaw.org; 510.835.8098, ext 3045 Jessica Lillie Ciccone: lillieciccone@slu.edu; 314.977.7248 JUNE 12, 2017 – JEFFERSON CITY, MO. – Watchdogs Children’s Rights, National Center for Youth Law (NCYL) and Saint Louis University School of Law Legal Clinics have today filed a landmark, civil rights complaint against Jennifer […]
June 8, 2017New Report Provides Disturbing Details of Failure to Ensure Safety in Michigan’s Child Welfare System
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, June 8, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. EDT Contact: Wende Gozan Brown at 347-526-5520 or wbrown@childrensrights.org (DETROIT) — The latest report regarding the status of Michigan’s child welfare system reveals troubling details about failures to ensure the safety of children in its care—and also belies a lack of measurable data, several years after […]