Administration for Children and Families

“No Country for Lost Kids,” for context of this particular immigration crisis. In this case there are two main sources of push and pull factors which lead to immigrating: fleeing from violence in their country and family reunification. The article describes the violence these children meet, with the dangers they must overcome to even make it to the U.S. border, all with the hopes that they will be taken care of by our government. However, as they are either caught or turn themselves into border…

jobs that boosted family incomes. Programs like the National Youth Administration (NYA) gave young people a chance to work for pay to help their families (Doc. 1) . These jobs often helped students afford to continue going to school. Without programs like the NYA, many parents would not have been able to support their families, and their children would not be able to get the education they need. The New Deal also brought about programs such as the Works Progress Administration (WPA) that helped…

This essay will point out different laws and legislations available for safe practice of nursing in Australia focusing on Laws relevant in day to today practice of nursing in Australia such the Acts relevant to Poisons, laws pertaining to protecting Children, Acts related to mandatory reporting and privacy of the patients. Understanding the standards that the laws expects from a nurse will keep the nurse out of trouble. If a nurse understands those legal expectations then he/she can put in…

prosecuted we must recognize and understand child welfare and the laws and or policies associated with child welfare. According to the Child Welfare government website, child welfare “ promotes the safety, permanency, and well-being of children, youth, and families by connecting child welfare, adoption, and related professionals as well as the public to information, resources, and tools covering topics on child welfare, child abuse and neglect, out-of-home care, adoption, and more.” One major…

The number of Latino immigrants deported have bloom up since the mid- 90s. In 1996, the U.S. law changed expanding the number of deportation offenses and eliminating the ability of judges to exercise any possible option to avoid majority cases. In combination with a congressionally imposed quota, which states that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the interior enforcement agency of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) detains an average of 34,000 individuals daily. In his…

With the strict regulation on pharmaceuticals that the Food and Drug Administration enforces, an observer would assume that one of the biggest companies in the business, GlaxoSmithKline, would never be under scrutiny for unethical practices. Unfortunately, this producer of everyday drugs and products does not have such a squeaky clean record. GlaxoSmithKline has come under fire since the mid-nineties for their unethical medical trials and questionable human experimentation practices.…

integrity of self or others (DSM-V). Children are exposed to various experiences that can be traumatic for them. Childhood traumatic experiences may stem from experiences that were of a violent nature, physical, psychological or sexual. Children are often witnesses to physical violence in the homes, domestic violence against the parent. They are exposed to gun violence, drugs/substance abuse, and homelessness. Some children live in households where family members are incarcerated, mentally…

impact of physical trauma on the children and family. i. What are the short-term impacts of this trauma? Some short-term impacts of trauma can manifest themselves in behavioral reactions. Some of these reactions include development of new fears separation anxiety (particularly in young children), sleep disturbance, nightmares, sadness, loss of interest in normal activities, reduced concentration, decline in school work, anger, somatic complaints and irritability (Children and Trauma, 2008).…

The Great Intervention Just imagine one day waking up to an economy that was once fine and then have it all crash and go downhill in an instance. Having no idea how you are going to provide for yourself or your family because you’ve lost your job. When the American stock crashed, all banks failed and companies went bankrupt. After this major crisis, how did the economy get back on its feet? Development and Implement of the New Deal Around the year 1930 America’s economy had a major…

counterparts. Our African American children are often do not achieve as high as their white counterparts for an array of reasons, which need to be addressed and changed in our public. The African American…