New York City is charging a growing number of families with abuse and neglect, leaving Family Court overwhelmed and more children spending longer periods in foster care. This edition of Child Welfare Watch reports on the difficulties of moving children out of foster care in a timely manner in the wake of Nixzmary Brown's murder, two years ago tomorrow.
Read MoreNew York City’s family support system is at a critical juncture. The city has increased its investment by more than $70 million per year in preventive family support services since 2005.
Read MoreThe Winter 2005/2006 edition of Child Welfare Watch reports on the city's Family Court, the beginnings of reform, and the chaotic upsurge in cases following the Nixzmary Brown murder.
Read MoreThis report documents changes in policy, practice and enforcement in the wake of the federal injunction imposed in the Nicholson v. Williams class action lawsuit.
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