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Children Archive
Parents in Prison, Children in Foster Care (July 2009) Mothers who go to jail risk losing their children to the foster care system. Even if the families finally reunite, it can take years to repair the breach.
A Tangle of Problems Links Prison, Foster Care (April 2009) When a mother goes to jail, she may have to give up her child as well as her freedom. A look at the complicated interaction of the child welfare system and the criminal justice system.
Giving Foster Teens a Place to Call Home (August 2008) Teens present particular challenges for foster parents. What are city agencies and private organizations to help old youngsters in the foster care system stay with families and out of institutions?
Breaking Down Barriers to Mental Health Care (January 2008) Cultural and language barriers and a shortage of resources keep many troubled teens in poor and immigrant communities from getting the mental healthcare they need.
A Treatment that Follows Drug Users (December 2007) Traditional drug treatment for teens takes place far from the homes and streets where they got into trouble in the first place. A new program tries to change that.
Helping Abuse Victims Keep Their Children (November 2007) The city used to routinely take children away from parents who were themselves victim of spouse abuse, but a lawsuit and new attitudes are changing the way the city deals with this life and death issue.
Police Limit ‘Hanging Out’ (October 2007) Police in New York have essentially ended one of the cherished rituals of being a teenager: hanging out around school.
New York’s Family Treatment Court (September 2007) Half of kids in foster care have parents who abuse drugs or alcohol. A special court helps those adults stay clean and sober and get their children back.
A Report Card from Students (August 2007) The Department of Education has asked students to rate their schools, but as one high school participant writes, students were unsure as to how to view the exercise.
When Students Need 'Someone to Talk to' (July 2007) Facing the stress of growing up in New York City, many young people need someone to talk to, but few schools offer adequate mental health services.
Foster Care System Gives Parents a Bigger Role (June 2007) The foster care system has often treated birth parents as adversaries but now the Administration for Children’s Services is giving these parents a bigger role in the child welfare system.
Helping Foster Children Become Better Parents (April 2007) By educating teenage foster children on how to be better parents, several city programs hope to stop the cycle of abuse.
Juvenile Injustice (January 2007) The mayor’s announcement of “the most significant restructuring of our juvenile justice system in decades” gets a mixed response from some people who know the system best.
Cops In High Schools (December 2006) High school students have a mixed view of police presence, especially in the so-called Impact schools.
Teen Court Days (November 2006) New York City foster youth would like a great voice, and presence, in family court.
HIV 25 Years Later (September 2006) Jarel Melendez looks at how AIDS affected the city’s foster care system, and why it continues to affect our teens today
Asthma, Poverty and Pollution (September 2006) Asthma affects children in poor neighborhoods in New York City at a much higher rate than in the rest of the city, and the rest of the country. Why? Some attribute it to pollution.
Teen Activists (August 2006) Several thousand New York City teenagers spend their summers working to change the world, or at least their communities.
Helping Men Be Fathers (July 2006) With more than half of all black children growing up without their fathers, an East Harlem program tries to break the cycle of absent dads.
Childstat (June 2006) A new program called “Childstat” is just one of the reforms that the Administration for Children’s Services is putting in place after the death of seven-year-old Nixzmary Brown. A transcript of an online chat with ACS Deputy Commissioner Jan Flory, in charge of Childstat.
Cell Phone Ban Angers Students (May 2006) The city's decision to enforce its once largely ignored policy against electronic devices in schools has prompted students to circulate petitions and consider school walkouts.
Should 16-Year-Olds Have The Right To Vote? (May 2006) High school student (and current non-voter) Desiree Bailey weighs a City Council bill that would lower the voting age for local NYC elections to 16.
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (April 2006) The nation’s first public development exclusively for grandparents raising grandchildren, right here in the Bronx, shows the way towards solving the problems involved in a growing trend.
Teen Curfew? (March 2006) Some members of the New York City Council have proposed a city-wide curfew for New York’s teenagers. Eighteen-year-old Jennifer Morron (whose mother imposes a curfew) weighs in on the idea.
Honoring Nixzmary's Memory By Avoiding A Panicked Response (January 2006) Mike Arsham of the Child Welfare Organizing Project argues that "the best way to honor Nixzmary’s memory is not by going back to a time when the Administration for Children’s Services was just more threat to family life in poor communities, but by continuing to change the system for the better."
Daycare Workers (July 2004) Sasha Nyary lays out the case for a pay raise for the city's daycare workers, "one of the most undervalued jobs in our society.
Children and Insecticides (June 2004) Sasha Nyary looks at the effect on children of the banning of two popular insecticides. Also, a look at welfare sanctions; the commissioner of children's services resigns.
Immigrant Children’s Illnesses and Access To Health Care (May 2004) Immigrant children suffer from more illnesses than native-born children, and have fewer options for health care. Now, Sasha Nyary writes, the governor is proposing the elimination of a program that will make things even worse.
Child Care For Welfare Recipients (April 2004) The reauthorization of the 1996 welfare reform legislation is inevitable, with the U.S. Senate's vote to increase funding for child care. But, Sasha Nyary asks, will this make things better or worse for children?
Foster Children With Mothers In Jail (March 2004) Sasha Nyary details the first study of the foster children whose mothers are incarcerated.
Children and Pollution: School Buses, Second-Hand Smoke (February 2004) Air pollution, Sasha Nyary writes, “is particularly hard on children, whose lungs are fragile and still developing,” which is why a legal settlement on school bus idling is good news, and a report on second-hand smoke is not.
The Flu; Abuse; Lead Paint (January 2004) The flu this season is particularly dangerous for children; students at the Edwin Gould Academy charge abuse; City Council passes lead paint bill.
Domestic Violence and Family Homelessness; Also: Frightening Facts From Ferrer (December 2003) Sasha Nyary details two new reports, one describing a dramatic change in the way the city is treating domestic violence cases, placing fewer children in foster care; the other recommending ways to prevent "family homelessness." Also: How many NYC schools lack a full-time librarian? Ask Freddy Ferrer.
After School Programs (November 2003) Sasha Nyary looks at the nagging problem of after school programs – too few for too many.
Parents Last? Also: The Lower East Side, Poor But Not Broken (October 2003) In the new public school reforms, called "Children First," are parents last? A new report says parental rights are being violated by excluding them from decision-making. Also: more on school bus pollution; one reason why the Lower East Side is the poorest neighborhood in New York City, but not the worst for children's well-being -- social service programs like the Educational Alliance.
A Report On Violent Teen Relationships (September 2003) Lynda Crawford reports on the results of a 20-year study that shows that children who witness violence in their parents' relationship, or who are excessively punished, are at risk of forming violent relationships as teenagers.
School Lunch Lack; Fixing Diesel-Fueled School Buses (August 2003) Lynda Crawford explains the protest over the lack of school lunches in some summer schools, and proposed legislation to fix the lack of air-quality standards in diesel-fueled school buses.
Summer Youth Employment Program . . . Indicators of Child Well Being. . . Poverty Among Asian American Children (July 2003) Lynda Crawford updates the precarious state of NYC’s summer youth employment program. Also: how New York ranks in child well-being; one in four Asian-American children in NYC live in poverty.
School Buses Can Be Dangerous to Kids' Health (June 2003) Lynda Crawford reports how school buses can be dangerous to children’s health -– thanks to their diesel exhaust.
Asthma; Infant Mortality; Recruiting Foster Parents (May 2003) Lynda Crawford looks at the study that found asthma rates for children in New York four times higher than the national average. Also: infant mortality rates are said to have gone down, but that is not true of every city neighborhood; lack of mental health services for children; new campaign to recruit foster parents.
Talking To Kids About War (April 2003) Lynda Crawford goes over the various guidelines (for teachers, for parents) for talking to children about war. Also: new guidelines for recruiting children (teenagers) into the military.
Alternative Juvenile Court (April 2002)
Children's Services (November 2001)
Child Health Plus (October 2001)
Law Guardians for Children (July 2001)
Summer Jobs Threatened (June 2001)
Foster Children Still at Risk? (May 2001)
Child Care (April 2001)
Attorneys For The Parents (March 2001)
Fostering Writers (February 2001)
The Governor's Budget (January 2001)
National Survey on Child Poverty (November 2000)
Election Special--Support for Children . . . In Theory (October 2000)
The Teachers' Contract (September 2000)
The Party Platforms (August 2000)
NYC's New Budget and Kids (July 2000)
Family Court Fiasco (June 2000)
Elian Gonzalez: Whatever Happened to Legal Precedent? (May 2000)
Marisol Update: Prospects are Grim (April 2000)
Kids In Prison (March 2000)
State of the State (January 2000)
Private Child Welfare Agenices (December 1999)
Better Late Than Never (November 1999)
