Administration for Children and Families

but it still helped our society get back on it’s feet because it provided hot lunches for a million school children, it provided jobs for the unemployed, and it allowed Roosevelt to communicate with the public. One reason why the New Deal was a success was because it provided hot lunches for children. During the Great Depression, many people were dying from starvation and this included children. The…

The documentary, Bully, follows five children, from elementary school to high school, and offers an intimate viewpoint on the topic of bullying, and how it affects young children and their families. My overall reaction to this documentary was an initial feeling of sadness. Sadness for the children who have been affected by bullying in the documentary, and sadness for all of those who have been affected by bullying in their lives. This feeling soon turned into a concoction of disappointment,…

of bullying and takes a look at how bullying has affected the lives of children and their families. The families documented in this film were followed over the course of a full school year. This film sends a powerful message revealing how much of a problem bullying has become in society. Adults, including parents, teachers and school staff, need to be educated about bullying and its severity in today’s society on children. At the beginning of the documentary, the school administrators appear…

times access to health care can be limited by transportation. While only 66% of Maricopa residents reported having a primary care provider, that number is lower among minorities and may not be favorable among children. Telehealth has shown to be a cost effective tool in providing care to children when…

abuse and neglect. The networks made can prove to be invaluable to children and families. Had it not been for the collaboration between SCDSS and other agencies such as; the school district, law enforcement, and the children advocacy center, medical and dental offices, other state agencies such as the Department of Health and Human Services, The Department of Employment and Workforce, The United States Social Security Administration, and the list of agency collaborations can go on and on. These…

2012) From this week’s reading, I found the quote above very interesting. This quote reminds me of the recent news about Trump administration preparing to challenge admission policies which prefer minorities over white students in US higher education (Sanches, 2017). In this case, Trump administration is trying to shut the door on affirmative action in college administration. Affirmative action refers to giving opportunities, such as college acceptance, to minority groups over whites. Like…

the Farm Security Administration, embarked on a nationwide quest to document, collect and create a pictorial record of American life during the 1930s and 1940s. Spanning all fifty states, the photographers produced more than 175,000 black and white negatives, crafting one of the most immense and important photographic compositions in American history. Created by the federal government, the photography project spanned several government agencies, from the Resettlement Administration, the Farm…

patients. The second delivery mode of health services in this program is psychosocial interventions, which entail the use of various support groups. Some of the support groups that will be incorporated in the program include self-help groups and family-support groups. The use of psychosocial interventions is based on the need to empower patients to become self-sufficient and deal with difficult situations in life. Multidisciplinary Approach The other integral part of the comprehensive,…

are many options available to help the mental health of children, but the help of a single individual could change the life a child forever. Counseling provided in schools not only tends to help the mental health of children but helps their academic outcomes as well (Slaten). Mental health issues are extremely common among school children (Kid’s). While the mental health of students across the nation often gets overlooked, one in ten children will suffer from a mental illness in their…

residents live in a family with mixed status, which means that one or more of its members is an unauthorized immigrant. Throughout countless years and during many administrations, immigrants of all nationalities have struggled to achieve a law of just immigration that will help them and legalize their immigration status, but sadly all attempts have been unsuccessful; which has created feelings of fear and uncertainty since most immigrants are parents of families with children born in the USA.…