A community school is a school with intentional, coordinated partnerships with other community resources1. Community schools use an evidence-based, collaborative strategy to build relationships between school student/learning supports and various community partners,...
Child sexual abuse (CSA; i.e., physical or nonphysical sexual acts with a child under the age of 18 in which there is no or limited capacity to provide true consent) can occur through online exploitation, child pornography, and the luring of children offline for...
A variety of actions can help increase the pool of adoptive parents: We can provide financial incentives, such as tax credits. However, low-income families are less likely to benefit from tax credits because they are nonrefundable. Thus, making tax-credits available...
How do NCPs’ financial and relational involvement impact children? Financial Involvement NCP’s financial involvement can benefit the child in various ways. Child support payments are related to the child’s school achievement, fewer behavior problems, and a lower...
An estimated 43% of children in the United States have at least one parent with a non-standard work schedule, which often include irregular shifts. Professional child care providers typically do not offer services outside of traditional weekday working hours or...
