Recent Stories
New York Law Journal
Plan for Juvenile Delinquents Would Place Them Close to Home (January 25, 2012)
Video: NBC Report on Commissioner Richter's Priorities (December 19, 2011)
Children’s Services Leader Leaving After 7 Years (July 26, 2011)
ACS Commissioner John Mattingly did a fine job protecting city kids in a thankless, tough position (PDF) (July 31, 2011)
Juvenile Justice Initiative Program helps Queens Teen Christopher Noria Turn Life Around (PDF) (July 19, 2011)
Commissioner Mattingly’s Legacy from a Parent’s Perspective (August 25, 2011)
Mattingly Resigns as ACS Commissioner (August 25, 2011)
New York Law Journal
City Ramps Up Intervention for New PINS Diversion Effort (PDF) (July 19, 2011)
Previous Coverage
Save the Children (April 19, 2008)
Troubled teen gets second chance through new tough-love program (March 30, 2008)
BMCC News:
“It’s Not About You…” (PDF) (July 1, 2010)
LaVerne Parker, Executive Director of Family Support/Client Services for ACS, is featured in hit s article. You can also watch Ms Parker video on BMCC Website
Video: 'Transformative Moment' in Juvenile Justice Focus of Forum
Jailed Bronx Teens Find a Muse in Music (mp3) (July 19, 2011)
Juvenile Justice: City Looks to Expand Use of Home Monitoring (PDF) (March 8, 2010)
Retired Cops Now Swell Ranks of Child Welfare System (January 25, 2008)
Children’s Services Leader Leaving After 7 Years (July 26, 2011)
For Juveniles in Family Court, Judges Seek Safer Alternatives to Prison (PDF) (March 7, 2010)
City Seeks to Close 15 Day Care Centers in Budget Cut (PDF) (February 3, 2010)
City Signals Intent to Put Fewer Teenagers in Jail (PDF) (January 10, 2010)
Enlisting the Aid of Hairstylists as Sentinels for Domestic Abuse (PDF) (November 19, 2008)
The Faces of Those Who Knock on Difficult Doors (April 20, 2008)
A Home Remedy for Juvenile Offenders (February 20, 2008)
A Marketing Campaign From One Heart to Another (August 22, 2007)
Ranks of Child Welfare Caseworkers Swell (Feb. 28, 2006)
Churches 'Foster' New Family Ties (PDF) (December 22, 2008)
Contracting For Change: ACS Challenges Providers (December 10, 2007)
Embattled Kids' Commish Promotes Change at ACS (August 20, 2007)
Nonprofit Executives Praise the New ACS Scorecard (PDF) (March 01, 2010)
Family Team Conferencing (PDF) (January 10, 2010)
Linking Thousands of Human Service Agencies (PDF - May 8, 2008)
En Español: Despierta America - Children’s Services Child Protective Specialist Recruitment Campaign (March 18, 2008)
Queens Chronicle
LGBT Foster Parents Sought (PDF) (July 19, 2011)
New York Law Journal
City Ramps Up Intervention for New PINS Diversion Effort (PDF) (July 19, 2011)
E-Filing of Abuse and Neglect Petitions Reaches Family Court (PDF) (February 18, 2010)
LoHud.com
New emphasis on family shifts focus of children's agencies (February 25, 2008)
Videos on Domestic Violence Awareness in Beauty Salons
CBS News - Cutting Hair And Fighting Domestic Abuse (February 24, 2008)
En Español: Telemundo 47 - Al Rojo Vivo con Condella Ferro
Videos on Adoption:
News 12 Brooklyn (December 23, 2007)
En Español: Univision Noticias 41 (December 13, 2007)
En Español: Telemundo Noticiero 47 (December 27, 2007)
Beauty Salons Take on Domestic Violence (December 23, 2007)
En Español: Cara a Cara with Ricardo Espinoza: Adoption (Audio in MP3) (November 20, 2007)
Completed Training: Add 448 Child Protectors (October 26, 2007)
A day of family reunion (September 20, 2007)
Op-Ed by Commissioner John B. Mattingly:
The Administration for Children's Services and Hispanic Families (PDF)
En Español: La Administración de Servicios Infantiles y las familias hispanas (PDF)
