12th May 2011
One of the greatest challenges facing agencies that provide services to high-risk children and families in community settings is the need to have a well defined Model of Care that is understood and implemented by all involved in service provision. The nee...
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04th May 2011
With school in session, there is always the concern that “it might happen here"; some kid may snap and go on a rampage shooting spree in our school. Educators ask themselves, “How can we know? How can we prevent it from happening here?" Senior Psychologis...
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03rd May 2011
Placing children and adolescents in foster homes is a complex process that requires skilled family resource specialists and case workers and program managers and a pool of available, well trained foster parents who are willing to welcome a child into thei...
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28th April 2011
By Gerald A. Zimmerman, Ph.D. Many children are placed in foster care as a continuing step in helping them and their families readjust and make changes so they are safe and protected in the home environment. The placement comes about because the Children ...
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28th April 2011
Foster care is certainly not a new concept; in fact, references can be found to caring for the children of others as far back as the New Testament and the Talmud. In the 1500s, children without families were served in the Almshouses in England. By the 180...
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28th April 2011
Natural disasters such as the one we are witnessing in Japan are disturbing to all of us as we watch helplessly as people lose their lives and their homes. The added threat of nuclear power plants releasing radiation is frightening and the topic of great ...
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28th April 2011
KidsPeace is delighted to announce the launch of its new website for parents, ParentCentral.Net from the creators of TeenCentral.Net. This new site is a response to the many emails received by KidsPeace on the corporate website, KidsPeace.org, and through...
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