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A Welcome Change in S.C. Foster Care Policy

South Carolina wins praise for new policy offering foster care services until age 21.

December 6, 2022 | Phillip H. Redmond Jr.

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The NC Home Visiting & Parenting Education System receives $1M from The Duke Endowment

The North Carolina Partnership for Children, which leads the statewide Smart Start Network and hosts the NC Home Visiting & Parenting Education System, was awarded a $1 million grant from The Duke Endowment to support HVPE advocacy and system-building goals over three years.

December 2, 2022 | The Richmond Observer

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NIH Announces MERIT Award to Improve Education Start for Children and Families

Duke University research is building on its leadership in child and family policy by evaluating a comprehensive system of primary care for early education to improve children’s readiness for kindergarten.

November 2, 2022 | Duke University Sanford School of Public Policy

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Christina DiSalvo Joins The Duke Endowment as a Program Officer with the Child & Family Well-Being Program Area

The Duke Endowment is pleased to announce that Christina DiSalvo has joined its staff as a program officer with the Child and Family Well-Being program area.

October 20, 2022 | The Duke Endowment

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Kinship Care: A Vital Part of the Child Welfare Safety Net

Some 84,000 children in North Carolina and 74,000 in South Carolina live with kin caregivers. These children often enjoy better outcomes than those placed in non-familial settings, but kin caregivers often receive less support from the child welfare system than foster families.

September 8, 2022 | Phillip H. Redmond Jr., Tamika D. Williams

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Video: The Importance of Kinship Care (Part I)

Kinship care is what happens when parents can't or won't meet their children's basic needs and grandparents, aunts, cousins or other adults close to the children assume responsibility.

September 7, 2022

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Video: The Importance of Kinship Care (Part II)

Kinship care is what happens when parents can't or won't meet their children's basic needs and grandparents, aunts, cousins or other adults close to the children assume responsibility.

September 6, 2022

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Video: The Importance of Kinship Care (Part III)

Kinship care is what happens when parents can't or won't meet their children's basic needs and grandparents, aunts, cousins or other adults close to the children assume responsibility.

September 6, 2022

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S.C. Children's Trust Launches Video Series Promoting the Positive Parenting Program

Children's Trust has launched the first interview in a new series highlighting practitioners in South Carolina who deliver the Positive Parenting Program (Triple P).

June 2, 2022 | S.C. Children's Trust

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A New Mom’s View of the Importance of Child Abuse Awareness Month

In honor of Child Abuse Prevention Month, a new mom urges greater empathy and support for struggling parents and caregivers.

April 18, 2022 | Kate A. Gaskin

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New S.C. Initiative Aims to Reduce the Need for Foster Care

S.C. leaders have announced Connected Families, a new public-private initiative to prevent child maltreatment, strengthen families, and improve mental health outcomes for families involved in child welfare services.

April 11, 2022 | S.C. First Steps

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A Key to Whether a Child Succeeds or Fails? Family Support

On a late Saturday afternoon in 1964 in a small North Carolina town, a teenager gave birth to a son. A recent high school graduate, she had dreams of a career that would take her away from rural North Carolina. Instead, she now had a baby, a husband not much older than she and no idea of the challenges ahead. All her hopes and love were poured into her son.

February 1, 2022 | Phillip H. Redmond Jr.