Child Welfare Watch — Center for New York City Affairs

School Food Matters: Hunger, Obesity and Reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Act

EventsAbigail KramerMarch 3, 2010Comment

A Transformative Moment? New York's New Vision for Juvenile Justice

EventsAbigail KramerFebruary 12, 2010Comment

A Need for Correction: Reforming New York's Juvenile Justice System

Half the children housed in New York State's juvenile correctional facilities suffer from mental illness, yet there is not one psychiatrist or psychiatric nurse on the staff of the state Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS), which runs the facilities.

Juvenile Justice, Mental Health, ReportsKristin MorseOctober 19, 2009juvenile corrections facilities, juvenile justice, policy recommendation, report Comments

Private Institutions, Public Costs: Juvenile incarceration has become increasingly privatized, yet costs keep rising. New York City wants judges to keep more delinquents out of institutions

Abigail KramerOctober 20, 2009 Comments

Child Welfare Watch Vol. 18: Recommendations and Solutions

Abigail KramerOctober 20, 2009 Comment

A Need for Correction: Reforming New York's Juvenile Justice System, A Child Welfare Watch Forum

EventsAbigail KramerOctober 20, 2009Comment

Where the Sick Get Sicker: As the juvenile correctional centers empty, the mentally ill remain

Abigail KramerOctober 20, 2009 Comment

Dozens of Young People Turned Away From Shelters

Childcare/Youth ServicesAbigail KramerJuly 30, 2009DYCD, economic turndown, homeless shelters, runaway youthComment

The Obama Agenda: Overcoming Poverty in New York and the Nation

EventsAbigail KramerApril 30, 2009Comment