Under Local Law 18 of 2018, ACS was required to complete a workload and caseload study regarding child protective specialists. ACS worked with the Chapin Hall Center for State Child Welfare Data to conduct the research study, and we published the attached report with accompanying executive summary.
In compliance with Local Law 142 passed by the New York City Council in 2017, ACS submits an annual report on educational continuity and school attendance rates of children in foster care.
Following World Children’s Day, Commissioner Penny Abeywardena of the Mayor’s Office for International Affairs ushered in the 5th year of the NYC Junior Ambassadors program.
NYC Child Welfare Indicators Report: These reports, in compliance with Local Law 20 of 2006 passed by the New York City Council in 2006, includes data on 12 child welfare indicators, such as staff caseloads, investigations, and reunifications, for the most recent quarter and calendar year.
In compliance with Local Law 11 passed by the New York City Council in 2018, ACS submits quarterly reports on preventive services utilization to the Council.
Mayor de Blasio was joined by Schools Chancellor Richard A and other city officials today in fighting back against the Trump Administration’s proposed changes to SNAP.
The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) provides standardized data for monitoring; 2015 changes in coding present challenges. This report asseses the impact on pediatric mental health ED visit monitoring.
Pursuant to Local Law 1 of 2004, the New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene reports annually to the New York City Council on the City's progress toward reducing elevated blood lead levels among children and increasing blood lead testing in New York City.
As required by Local Law 174 of 2017, ACS developed an Equity Action Plan as part of our commitment to confront and address inequities identified in our Equity Assessment.
The Comptroller’s investigation, examining the City’s response to lead in the period between January 1, 2013 and October 10, 2018, includes a number of findings that demonstrate the need for increased coordination in the City’s fight against lead exposure.
This investigative report by Comptroller Scott M. Stringer examines how City agencies charged with eradicating childhood lead poisoning for years missed crucial opportunities to protect children from the immense harms associated with lead exposure.
Pursuant to Local Law 143 of 2016, a report incorporating the March 2018 recommendations of the Interagency Foster Care Task Force in its initial report, to improve services and outcomes for youth in and aging out of foster care.
In compliance with Local Law 11 passed by the New York City Council in 2018, ACS submits quarterly reports on preventive services utilization to the Council.
NYC Child Welfare Indicators Report: These reports, in compliance with Local Law 20 of 2006 passed by the New York City Council in 2006, includes data on 12 child welfare indicators, such as staff caseloads, investigations, and reunifications, for the most recent quarter and calendar year.
Published as per Local Law 19, 2018, this report focuses on the work of NYC's Accountability Review Panel. The Panel reviews fatalities of children whose families were the subject of a child protective investigation or otherwise received services from ACS within the last ten years or at the time of
Using data from the 2015 Child Health, Emotional Wellness and Development Survey (CHEWDS), the authors describe the social environments of children ages 3 to 12, by race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status.
The de Blasio Administration today announced it submitted formal comments to the federal government in opposition to a proposed rule that would evict thousands of New Yorkers from federally-assisted housing based on immigration status.
In response to Local Law 37 of 2018, ACS conducted a study regarding language needs of children in foster care. This report describes the language study that ACS conducted, and it provides a summary of key findings from that study. It also outlines ACS's continuing work to respond to language needs.