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Child welfare services are intended to prevent the abuse or neglect
of children; ensure that children have safe, permanent homes; and
promote the well-being of children and their families. As the U.S.
Constitution has been interpreted, states bear the primary
responsibility for ensuring the welfare of children and their
families. At the state level, the child welfare "system" consists
of public child protection and child welfare workers, private child
welfare and social service workers, state and local judges,
prosecutors, and law enforcement personnel. These representatives
of various state and local entities assume interrelated roles while
carrying out child welfare activities, including investigating
allegations of child abuse and neglect; providing services to
families to ensure children's safety in the home; removing children
from their homes when that is necessary for their safety;
supervising and administering payments for children placed in
foster care; ensuring regular case review and permanency planning
for children in foster care; helping children leave foster care to
permanent families via reunification with parents or, when that is
not possible, via adoption or legal guardianship; offering
post-permanency services and supports; and helping older children
in foster care, and youth who leave care without placement in a
permanent family, to transition successfully to adulthood. This
book begins with a review of federal appropriations activity in
FY2015 as it relates to child welfare programs, including the
effect of the automatic spending cuts, known as sequestration. The
book provides a short description of each federal child welfare
program, including its purpose and recent funding levels. In
addition, funds appropriated for the PSSF program support grants to
state or tribal highest courts under the Court Improvement Program;
grants to regional partnerships to improve the outcomes of children
affected by their Child Welfare: Funding for Services Under Title
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parents' substance abuse; grants to states and territories for
monthly caseworker visits of children in foster care; and
program-related research, evaluation, training, or technical
assistance are also discussed in this book.
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Marriage On the Rocks (DVD)
Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Shirley MacLaine, Martha Hyer, Arthur Kennedy, …
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Classic comedy drama starring Frank Sinatra. When ad-agency
president Dan Edwards (Sinatra) goes to Mexico to celebrate his
19th wedding anniversary, he makes the terrible error of getting
divorced. In turn, his wife Valerie (Deborah Kerr) then mistakenly
marries Dan's best friend Ernie Brewer (Dean Martin).
All 29 episodes from the third season of Alfred Hitchcock's
thriller anthology series. The British film-maker returns with a
spin-off to his TV show 'Alfred Hitchcock Presents' with more
murderous and suspenseful tales of mystery. The episodes are: 'The
Return of Verge Likens', 'Change of Address', 'Water's Edge', 'The
Life Work of Juan Diaz', 'See the Monkey Dance', 'Lonely Place',
'The McGregor Affair', 'Misadventure', 'Triumph', 'Memo from
Purgatory', 'Consider Her Ways', 'The Crimson Witness', 'Where the
Woodbine Twineth', 'The Final Performance', 'Thanatos Palace
Hotel', 'One of the Family', 'An Unlocked Window', 'The Trap',
'Wally the Beard', 'Death Scene', 'The Photographer and the
Undertaker', 'Thou Still Unravished Bride', 'Completely Foolproof',
'Power of Attorney', 'The World's Oldest Motive', 'The Monkey's Paw
- A Retelling', 'The Second Wife', 'Night Fever' and 'Off Season'.
"CHASING THE ELEPHANT INTO THE BUSH" is an insider's account of how
the governing New Patriotic Party lost power in the closest
elections in Africa's history. The writer believes that providing
an accurate account will begin the process of correcting the
rumours, lies and myths that are out there about the 2008 elections
in Ghana. Throughout, the book is liberally sprinkled with quotes
and historical references that makes it very informative and
interesting. He begins with the state of the nation and the
governing party as Ghana approached 2008. He then takes the reader
through the NPP primary and his own experiences as a losing
candidate. There is candid discussion of the rivalries in the
campaign that undermined its effectiveness. He takes the reader
inside meetings and quotes some of the key players at key moments
in the campaign. There is candid discussion of the roles of the
media, the security forces and civil society. The identification of
issues and their use in the campaign is discussed thoroughly. While
his sympathies are never in doubt, he is very objective and
acknowledges the mistakes made by the campaign, the government and
the party. He credits the NDC Campaign for doing certain things
well. Amongst these are the deployment of President Mills and
former President Rawlings as well as Vice-President John Mahama. He
reveals the roles of key people, including the President, the
Presidential candidate and powerful groups, like the "Kyebi Mafia."
He offers candid assessments of all the key players. He suggests
reasons for the NPP defeat and the way to recapture power. This
will be a very significant first cut and reference point for an
account of the 2008 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections in
Ghana.
"CHASING THE ELEPHANT INTO THE BUSH" is an insider's account of how
the governing New Patriotic Party lost power in the closest
elections in Africa's history. The writer believes that providing
an accurate account will begin the process of correcting the
rumours, lies and myths that are out there about the 2008 elections
in Ghana. Throughout, the book is liberally sprinkled with quotes
and historical references that makes it very informative and
interesting. He begins with the state of the nation and the
governing party as Ghana approached 2008. He then takes the reader
through the NPP primary and his own experiences as a losing
candidate. There is candid discussion of the rivalries in the
campaign that undermined its effectiveness. He takes the reader
inside meetings and quotes some of the key players at key moments
in the campaign. There is candid discussion of the roles of the
media, the security forces and civil society. The identification of
issues and their use in the campaign is discussed thoroughly. While
his sympathies are never in doubt, he is very objective and
acknowledges the mistakes made by the campaign, the government and
the party. He credits the NDC Campaign for doing certain things
well. Amongst these are the deployment of President Mills and
former President Rawlings as well as Vice-President John Mahama. He
reveals the roles of key people, including the President, the
Presidential candidate and powerful groups, like the "Kyebi Mafia."
He offers candid assessments of all the key players. He suggests
reasons for the NPP defeat and the way to recapture power. This
will be a very significant first cut and reference point for an
account of the 2008 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections in
Ghana.
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