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November 2012

Foster Care Fails Children When It Doesn't

Address The Effects of Trauma

Foster care systems are mandated

to provide children with “safety,

permanency, and well-

being.” Nationwide, the first two

goals have been largely achieved.

However, foster care systems have

failed to deliver on well-being, due

to the failure to address the history

of exposure to trauma, violence,

Bryan Samuels delivered

the 2012 Skolnik Lecture

sponsored by MFN.

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Betsy Krieger and

Karen Kreisberg of the

Krieger Fund Honored Read more>>

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APPLES for Children,

Western Maryland's Child Care

Resource Center, celebrates 10 years

and announces new Executive

Director, Annette Searfoss.

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and/or toxic stress that children bring with them into foster care,

says Commissioner Bryan Samuels, head of the U.S.

Administration on Children, Youth, and Families

(ACYF). Without access to trauma-informed therapy, well-being

cannot be achieved. Read more>>

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We count our blessings on

Thanksgiving. We shop on Black

Friday and Cyber Monday. Why

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This year, Maryland Family

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corporations, will mark November

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challenges Americans to “give as good as they get” during the

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Many children don't own a

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“Alone. Back. Crib. No Exceptions.”

Baltimore babies die at a rate that is among the worst in

America. But B’more for Healthy Babies is working to change

that. Since the launch of B’more for Healthy Babies in 2009,

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there has been a drop in infant

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A joint project of the Baltimore

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B’more for Healthy Babies has

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Foster Care Fails Children by Failing to Address Effects of Trauma

Foster care systems are mandated to provide children with “safety, permanency, and well-being.” Nationwide, the first two goals

have been largely achieved.

However, foster care systems have failed to deliver on well-being, due to the failure to address the history of exposure to trauma,

violence, and/or toxic stress that children bring with them into foster care, says Commissioner Bryan Samuels, head of the U.S.

Administration on Children, Youth, and Families (ACYF). Without access to trauma-informed therapy, well-being cannot be

achieved.

The failure to provide therapy to children who have suffered exposure to trauma, violence, and/or toxic stress, often for a long period

of time, is the greatest shortcoming of the child welfare system, says Commissioner Bryan Samuels, head of the U.S. Administration

on Children, Youth, and Families (ACYF).

In addition, these children are often missing out on the benefits of high quality early childhood education programs. Samuels cites the

fact that in 2003 when he started as Director of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, 70% of 3-year olds and 50%

of 5-year olds who came into contact with the child welfare system were not enrolled in early childhood education programs. So, they

were missing out on the programs designed to provide children with a low-stress environment, promote social/emotional and

cognitive development, and relieve the stress in households. “All the basic elements of an early childhood system and program were

being missed by the families that would have benefited from them the most,” says Samuels.

Recapping the recent history of the child welfare system, Samuels notes that there was a sea change in 1997 with passage of the

federal Adoptions and Safe Families Act. This act mandated that children not be left in the limbo of foster care indefinitely and

required that any child in foster care for 15 months be provided with a plan for his or her placement in a permanent home. The

mantra of child welfare became “Safety, Permanency, and Well-being.”

Commissioner Samuels says that the expertise and procedures to promote safety and permanency have generally been established by

state and local child welfare agencies, but well-being has been overlooked – often assumed to be a natural outcome of permanency.

In his tenure as Commissioner of ACYF, he is working to address this shortcoming.

Citing the work of Dr. Jack Shonkoff on toxic stress and Dr. Bruce Perry on trauma, Samuels says that children who have been

removed from their homes due to abuse or neglect have suffered significant social and emotional harm. They need therapy to help

them overcome the wounds and the maladaptive behaviors they have adopted as coping strategies.

Unfortunately, receiving needed therapy is not the norm for children in the child welfare system. Payment for therapeutic services is

part of the problem. Many state Medicaid programs require a mental health diagnosis in order to cover therapeutic services; and

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often, children’s maladaptive behaviors do not precisely align with a mental health diagnosis. This barrier is unnecessary, says

Samuels, because the federal law governing Medicaid only requires “medical necessity.” On this and other points, Samuels is using

every tool possible – discretionary dollars within his control, opportunities to comment on legislation, and the bully pulpit – to get the

child welfare field to recognize the need for therapeutic services and to seize the opportunities to provide them.

The Skolnik Lecture is held annually by Maryland Family Network to remember Sandra J. Skolnik and honor her work as a tireless

advocate for young children and their families.

Watch the video of Commissioner Samuels’s presentation at the 2012 Skolnik Lecture.


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Title I School Transitions Specialist

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Childhood Education or related field and experience in working with

Baltimore City Elementary Schools and/or community early child care

serving programs. Position is primarily field work; administrative and

organizational skills essential. Send cover letter and resume to

Transition Schools Specialist, Maryland Family Network, 1001 Eastern

Ave., 2nd Floor, Baltimore, MD 21202, by COB November 9, 2012.

EOE. No phone calls.

Program Monitor

This position will work to conduct monitoring visits to Family Support

Centers throughout Maryland. This is a part- time, exempt position. The

successful candidate will have a Master’s Degree and experience

working with children and families and in child serving

programs. Ability to be clear and objective is essential; excellent

organizational and administrative skills a must. Must have access to

reliable transportation. Send cover letter and resume to Program

Monitor, Maryland Family Network., 1001 Eastern Ave., 2nd Floor,

Baltimore, MD 21202 MFN, by COB November 9, 2012. EOE. No phone

calls.

Capacity Building Coordinator

Non-profit, State Coordinating Entity looking for early care and

education professional to coordinate the Race-to-the-Top Breakthrough

center concept for the State of Maryland. Masters degree preferred in

early childhood education or related field; Bachelors degree in same

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Maryland Family Network: #Giving Tuesday

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#Giving Tuesday

We count our blessings on Thanksgiving. We shop on Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Why not have a day for giving back?

This year, Maryland Family Network, along with many other small businesses, nonprofits, and corporations, will mark November

27 as “#Giving Tuesday” with the hash tag indicating the initiative’s reliance on social media. Initiated by 92 Street Y in New

York City, the new national day of giving hopes to inspire Americans to “give as good as they get” during the holiday season. The

creators of #GivingTuesday want people to improve their local communities by supporting the charities and causes they believe in.

Maryland Family Network has joined #GivingTuesday to ask people to invest in Maryland’s young children. There will be a variety

of ways to give through Maryland Family Network’s gift catalog, which includes:

Cost for young or disadvantaged parents to participate in a 12-session parenting education class;

New books for children in Family Support Centers and child care centers and homes that serve low-income children;

Registration fees for the GED exam on behalf of low-income parents who complete their GED preparation (free) at a MFNFamily Support Center but cannot afford the test registration fee;

Simple scientific tools, books, and supplies for experiments to be used by child care trainers who work in low-incomeneighborhoods to promote children’s scientific thinking;

Transportation costs for visits to the pediatrician, the dentist, and other essential services for parents of infants and toddlersparticipating in MFN’s Family Support Centers;

Registration fees for child care providers in low-income communities so that they can participate in specialized training thatfocuses on the importance of social and emotional development as a keystone in early learning; and

Books and other resources to be used by mental health professionals to help young children understand their own experiencesand emotions and appropriately interact with adults and other children.

You’ll receive a reminder from us the day before, asking you to participate in #GivingTuesday!

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Maryland Family Network: Baltimore Healthy Babies



B’more for Healthy Babies Started with Focus on Sleep Safety

“We knew we had to take on sleep practices as our first priority,” explained Gena O’Keefe, Director of Healthy Community

Initiatives at the Family League of Baltimore City. “Healthy babies were dying because they were sleeping in unsafe environments,

such as in a bed with other children or adults.”

B’more for Healthy Babies used a comprehensive approach involving all levels – policy, services, communities and families – to

disseminate the SLEEP SAFE message: “Alone. Back. Crib. No Exceptions.” B’more for Healthy Babies conducted extensive

education for service providers and collaborated with birthing hospitals to create new policy for standardizing the safe sleep

education provided at discharge. A mass media campaign of television, radio, and outdoor media conducted in 2010 centered on the

testimonies of three Baltimore mothers whose babies had died in sleeping in adult beds. These stories are also told in a compelling

video that continues to be shown at birthing hospitals, the jury room at City Hall, and community and outreach venues.

The number of sleep-related infant deaths in Baltimore City has dropped dramatically, from 27 in 2009 to 16 in 2010 and 15 in 2011.

This decline has contributed to a decrease in Baltimore City’s overall infant mortality rate (number of deaths per 1000 live births),

which has dropped from 13.5 in 2009 to 10.5 in 2011.

In addition to the safe sleep initiative, BHB offers a wide array of programs to serve women and families, including:

Know What U Want – an education campaign geared towards young teens that focuses on birth control options andavailable resources. The Know What U Want website has information to help young people make good choices about birthcontrol –KnowWhatUWant.org.Reading for Health - a family pre-literacy and literacy program for women and men with children 0-3 years of age. Theprogram helps clients of WIC, Baltimore Infants and Toddlers, and city home visiting services learn how to interact with theiryoung children to improve learning and ultimately, school readiness.Baby Basics – a prenatal education program that explains what to expect each month of pregnancy, when to call the doctorand much more. Baby Basics Moms Clubs are weekly group meetings where pregnant women (and their partners) meet withother parents and a facilitator to share information and support. Home visiting programs –free in-home support to women in Baltimore City experiencing high-risk pregnancies during andafter the baby is born. Trained home visitors help women problem-solve, sign up for programs and educate women about thebaby’s development and needed medical care.B’more Fit for Healthy Babies program – a fitness program that focuses on getting mothers back into shape after the babyarrives to keep them healthy. This program includes supportive classes, exercise sessions, child care and more.Preventing substance-exposed pregnancies collaborative - an initiative to raise awareness of risky substance use inpregnancy with a focus on reduction of second and third hand smoke exposure.Healthy Beginnings for Babies – a program to raise awareness of the importance of well-baby visits and vaccinations duringa baby's first year of life.

For more information on the B’more for Healthy Babies campaign, visit their website.

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