Articles in the Child Welfare category

October 2, 2025

The Fostering Care in NC Act: Changes to Child Welfare Effective October 1, 2025, Part 2, and an On-Demand Webinar on the Legislative Changes (October 2, 2025)

Sara DePasquale

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Child Welfare | Social Services

August 20, 2025

The Fostering Care in NC Act: Changes to Child Welfare Effective October 1, 2025, Part 1 (August 20, 2025)

Kristi Nickodem

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Child Welfare | Social Services

June 30, 2025

The Fostering Care in NC Act: Changes to Child Welfare and DSS that Are Effective Now (June 30, 2025)

Kristi Nickodem

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Agency Administration | Child Welfare | Social Services

March 27, 2025

New Citizen Review Panels for North Carolina’s Child Welfare System (March 27, 2025)

Kristi Nickodem

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Child Welfare | Social Services

February 18, 2025

Big Changes Coming to North Carolina’s Child Fatality Prevention System (February 18, 2025)

Kristi Nickodem

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Child Welfare | Social Services

June 27, 2024

Child Advocacy Centers, Child Medical Evaluations, and Multidisciplinary Team Information Sharing: New Law Goes into Effect on July 1 (June 27, 2024)

Kristi Nickodem

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Child Welfare | Confidentiality | Social Services

April 15, 2024

Medical Appointments, Consents, and Children in DSS Custody (April 15, 2024)

Kirsten Leloudis and Sara DePasquale

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Child Welfare | Miscellaneous | Public Health | Social Services

January 18, 2024

Transportation of High-Risk Juveniles in DSS Custody: The New G.S. 7B-905.2 (January 18, 2024)

Sara DePasquale

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Child Welfare | Social Services

October 3, 2023

2023 Child Welfare Legislative Changes (October 3, 2023)

Sara DePasquale

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Agency Administration | Child Welfare | Social Services

September 5, 2023

S.L. 2023-106: Parents’ Rights, Who Is a Parent, and Juvenile Abuse, Neglect, and Dependency Cases (September 5, 2023)

Sara DePasquale

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Articles in the Child Welfare category

The Fostering Care in NC Act: Changes to Child Welfare Effective October 1, 2025, Part 2, and an On-Demand Webinar on the Legislative Changes (October 2, 2025)

Sara DePasquale

The Fostering Care in NC Act: Changes to Child Welfare Effective October 1, 2025, Part 1 (August 20, 2025)

Kristi Nickodem

The Fostering Care in NC Act: Changes to Child Welfare and DSS that Are Effective Now (June 30, 2025)

Kristi Nickodem

New Citizen Review Panels for North Carolina’s Child Welfare System (March 27, 2025)

Kristi Nickodem

Big Changes Coming to North Carolina’s Child Fatality Prevention System (February 18, 2025)

Kristi Nickodem

Child Advocacy Centers, Child Medical Evaluations, and Multidisciplinary Team Information Sharing: New Law Goes into Effect on July 1 (June 27, 2024)

Kristi Nickodem

Medical Appointments, Consents, and Children in DSS Custody (April 15, 2024)

Kirsten Leloudis and Sara DePasquale

Transportation of High-Risk Juveniles in DSS Custody: The New G.S. 7B-905.2 (January 18, 2024)

Sara DePasquale

2023 Child Welfare Legislative Changes (October 3, 2023)

Sara DePasquale

S.L. 2023-106: Parents’ Rights, Who Is a Parent, and Juvenile Abuse, Neglect, and Dependency Cases (September 5, 2023)

Sara DePasquale

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