NCCPR has issued reports and other material on child welfare in several states as well as in Los Angeles, New York City, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. We’ve also done a presentation on child welfare in the United Kingdom.  They are available in pdf format by clicking on the links below.

Arizona:

2018: False Premises, False Promises (an analysis of proposed child welfare legislation)

2012: Analysis of recommendations from the latest “Task Force” studying Arizona child welfare

2007: Perennial Panic and press release with summary of recommendations

California:

2016:  NCCPR 2015 California Rate-of-Removal Index

2010: UPDATED, FEB. 2011:  Foster-care panic in Los Angeles

2009: Briefing material on Los Angeles County child welfare

Connecticut:

2017: The DCF Revenge Machine

2016: Update: Connecticut in Context

2010: Legacy of Failure

District of Columbia:

2009: Presentation for News Conference on D.C. Child Welfare

Florida:

SEE OUR FLORIDA REPORTS INDEX PAGE

Georgia:

2008: UPDATED Georgia Rate-of-Removal Index and press release

2007: Who Watches the Watchdog? and Georgia Rate-of-Removal Index.

Kansas:

2009: Analysis of Legislature’s Performance Audit Report on Kansas child welfare issues

2007: Return of “The Cruelty” and press release about the report.

Kentucky:

2001: Misreading The Warning Signs

Maine:

2002: Safe at Home: An Action Agenda for Child Welfare in Maine.

2001: A Law Unto Itself

Massachusetts:

2021: Failing Job One: NCCPR’s analysis of the report of the state Mandated Reporter commission and  Curbing The Cruelty NCCPR’s written testimony submitted to the commission.

Michigan:

SEE OUR MICHIGAN REPORTS INDEX PAGE

Minnesota:

2018: UPDATED, 2023: The Outlier: How Minnesota’s take-the-child-and-run approach to child welfare makes all children less safe

Missouri:

2003: The Road Less Traveled By

Nebraska:

2012: Never Mind the Deck Chairs, Save the Ship; full report and supporting materials.

Nevada:

2011: Presentation to Greenspun College of Urban Affairs Scholar Series, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

New York City:

2006, updated 2019: Don’t Turn Back: Reform Has Made New York’s Children Safer

Ohio:

2010: HB 371: Ohio’s Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing Analysis of a bill that would overhaul Ohio’s definitions of child maltreatment.

2006: Second Chance: A Blueprint for Real Reform in Butler County and the State of Ohio

Pennsylvania:

2016: Remarks at forum on Philadelphia child welfare

2019: Written testimony for the Philadelphia City Council

Rhode Island:

2010: State of Denial; full report and supporting material.

Tennessee:

2001: A Matter of Principles

Texas:

2005: In Search of Middle Ground

2008: Update to statistics in the Texas report

United Kingdom:

2016: Unacceptable Risk (presentation on UK child welfare) and NCCPR United Kingdom Rate-of-Removal Index.

Utah:

2011: Analysis of Legislative Auditor’s report on Utah DCFS.

2007: No Way to Treat an Angel and press release about the report

Virginia:

2008: Half Way Home and press release about the report