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Report: PA in ‘crisis’ with shortage of juvenile detention beds
May 24, 2024 – Danielle Smith, Public News Service (PA) A new report is sounding the alarm on Pennsylvania’s juvenile-detention capacity challenges, citing understaffing and long wait times for the young ...
PCCYFS Report Proposes Solutions to Advance the Current Landscape of Detention Services
Press Release
STEM model may offer hope for PA child welfare workforce crisis
Keystone State News Connection (KSNC) recently published a story regarding Terry Clark’s (President and CEO of PCCYFS) testimony during the PA Senate Aging & Youth Hearing-Challenges in the Child Welfare ...
Foster Care Providers See Liability Insurance Rates Increase
PCCYFS President/CEO Terry Clark quoted
High turnover in County Children and Youth Agencies is directly impacting families in the system
Staffing within the child welfare system can have direct impacts on the children and families within it.
Report examines strengths, challenges of PA congregate-care settings for teens
November 8, 2023 – Danielle Smith, Public News Service (PA) For young people with serious behavioral health challenges, a new report showed Pennsylvania’s congregate-care settings may be the best option. ...
PCCYFS Press Release: Congregate Care for Youth: A Review of its Benefits,Principles and Use in Pennsylvania
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 16, 2023 PENNSYLVANIA REPORT EVALUATES THE NEEDS ADDRESSED BY CHILDREN’S CONGREGATE CARE SETTINGS (HARRISBURG, PA) The Pennsylvania Council of Children, Youth, & Family Services (PCCYFS) released ...
Salary Survey Highlights Compensation Trends, Pandemic Impact on Child-Welfare Workforce
PCCFYS Quoted
Restorative Practices Strengthening Relationships with Pennsylvania Students, Communities
Monday, June 26, 2023 Pennsylvania schools have been utilizing restorative practices to help reduce suspensions and improve school climate. PCCYFS member, Dr. Craig Adamson, Community Service Foundation and Buxmont Academy, ...
PCCYFS CALLS FOR GREATER SUPPORT FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES WORKFORCE
PCCYFS' Call to Arms Regarding the Workforce Crisis in PA's Human Services
