Discussion one 300 words (Part 1) Discuss problems or issues in providing services to abused and neglected children. Discuss current attempts and possible solutions to address these issues. Defend your reasoning. (Part 2) Identify and discuss what you believe to be the most important policy issue facing children today. Why do you think this policy issue is so important? Reply 1 grady 60 words Americans value individual responsibility along with the privacy of families, making it difficult to not only detect but be able to effectively respond to cases of child abuse and neglect. Many, if not most, cases go unreported. In spite of this, there have been many policy attempts to correct these issues. Federal policy on child abuse and neglect began in 1974 with the passage of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, which established mandated reporters in every state, which would include “health care providers, teachers, social workers, police officers, and foster care providers” (Segal, 2016, p. 309), that would serve as first responders to cases of child abuse. While this made for a systematic process to reporting and the gathering of statistics, intervening through foster care and adoption on cases of abuse and neglect was still imperfect. Foster care, which was meant to be a temporary solution, became a permanent intervention strategy, with “little effort… made to keep children in their own homes” and “disproportionate numbers of children of color (being placed) in foster care, and poverty… often (serving as) a precursor to foster care placement” (Segal, 2016, p. 311). In response to these issues, the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 was passed, which created the strategy of permanency planning to ensure that foster care was simply a first step towards children returning to their families or being put up for adoption. More of the imperfections in the system were addressed in the ‘90s with passage of the Adoption and Safe Families Act and then the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act in 2003. While this did drastically drop the number of children in the foster care system, there are still plenty of critics to the current system and it continues to be a residual program instead of preventative, thus more attention and policy is required for the needs of abused and neglected children to be effectively addressed. I personally view the lack of public policy addressing climate change to be the most important policy issue facing children today. Almost everyday there are new stories about the impacts climate change is already having, and scientists predict it will only get worse as more time passes, particularly if drastic action is not changed. For example, just today there were the news headlines that “more people are being killed by pollution globally than by the Covid-19 pandemic,” and the drought being experienced in the American West is the “worst in 12 centuries” (Democracy Now). This problem is only to get worse as ch ...

1. Discussion one 300 words
(Part 1) Discuss problems or issues in providing services to
abused and neglected children. Discuss current attempts and
possible solutions to address these issues. Defend your
reasoning.
(Part 2) Identify and discuss what you believe to be the most
important policy issue facing children today. Why do you think
this policy issue is so important?
Reply 1 grady 60 words
Americans value individual responsibility along with the
privacy of families, making it difficult to not only detect but be
able to effectively respond to cases of child abuse and neglect.
Many, if not most, cases go unreported. In spite of this, there
have been many policy attempts to correct these issues. Federal
policy on child abuse and neglect began in 1974 with the
passage of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act,
which established mandated reporters in every state, which
would include “health care providers, teachers, social workers,
police officers, and foster care providers” (Segal, 2016, p. 309),
that would serve as first responders to cases of child abuse.
While this made for a systematic process to reporting and the
gathering of statistics, intervening through foster care and
adoption on cases of abuse and neglect was still imperfect.
Foster care, which was meant to be a temporary solution,
became a permanent intervention strategy, with “little effort…
made to keep children in their own homes” and
“disproportionate numbers of children of color (being placed) in
foster care, and poverty… often (serving as) a precursor to
foster care placement” (Segal, 2016, p. 311). In response to
these issues, the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of
1980 was passed, which created the strategy of permanency

2. planning to ensure that foster care was simply a first step
towards children returning to their families or being put up for
adoption. More of the imperfections in the system were
addressed in the ‘90s with passage of the Adoption and Safe
Families Act and then the Keeping Children and Families Safe
Act in 2003. While this did drastically drop the number of
children in the foster care system, there are still plenty of
critics to the current system and it continues to be a residual
program instead of preventative, thus more attention and policy
is required for the needs of abused and neglected children to be
effectively addressed.
I personally view the lack of public policy addressing climate
change to be the most important policy issue facing children
today. Almost everyday there are new stories about the impacts
climate change is already having, and scientists predict it will
only get worse as more time passes, particularly if drastic action
is not changed. For example, just today there were the news
headlines that “more people are being killed by pollution
globally than by the Covid-19 pandemic,” and the drought being
experienced in the American West is the “worst in 12 centuries”
(Democracy Now). This problem is only to get worse as
children continue to grow up, thus it is vital that policies
addressing climate change are implemented as soon as possible.
Reply2 Ashley 60 words
Working with abused and neglected children can be very hard at
times, one runs into obstacles that seem impossible but it’s just
going to take time and effort to resolve the issue or problem
that is thrown at them. One of the first problems one will run
into with abused and neglected children in many to all cases is
getting the child to trust you. This is because “The family is
still seen as the main caregiver for children”(Segal,20 15,291)
has broken that area of them. There is no way to solve this

3. problem but there are ways to open up the child such as being
caring and patient with them. Don’t push them to talk and watch
for signs that they are getting uncomfortable. An issue that one
might also run into is malnutrition, to skinny of kids, kids only
eating small portions or trying to eat whatever they can get their
hands on. A current attempt right now is food stamps and WIC,
these give low-income families the ability to provide food for
their families if they qualify. Finally, one might run into the
issue of the child being in poor health. Medicaid and CHIP or
Children’s Health Insurance Program help with cost expenses
for children to get the care they need for little to no cost. The se
are just three problems or issues one might run into when
working with abused and neglected children, it is also just a few
programs out there that help families in need.
In my honest opinion, I think the policy issue that is most
affecting children nowadays is drug and alcohol usage. I think
this policy issue is important to because its growing by the day
due to social environments, and social media. This policy issue
is killing kids and injuring others.
Discussion 2 300 words
Is health care a social justice issue? Why or why not? Should
the U.S. adopt a national health care policy? Discuss.
(Part 2) Discuss the tensions and controversies surrounding
involuntary commitment of the mentally ill. What
solutions/recommendations can you suggest? What are some of
the social costs associated with poor mental health? Who should
be responsible to pay for the costs of mental health care?
Reply 1 grady 60 words
Access to affordable and effective health care is vital for
individuals to live fulfilled lives, and the fact that there
millions of Americans still without health insurance makes it a
social justice issue. Not having health insurance can lead to
more serious, long term health issues as the cost to receive

4. preventative care will seem prohibitive to those without
insurance. This can lead to a lifelong burden of crushing
medical debt, adding an additional cost to those already
suffering without health insurance. With all of this in mind, I do
believe that the U.S. should adopt a national health care policy.
No other country has health insurance that is as expensive and
complicated as here, and this is a fact that seems to be
universally agreed upon by Americans of all political thought.
When I took a trip to Costa Rica I talked to another tourist who
consistently traveled there to get dental work as it was cheaper
for them to travel out of the country to go to the dentist. This
was an individual with the resources to travel internationally to
get the medical care that they needed. Most Americans don’t
have that privilege and as such are either paying too much for
care or foregoing it all together, accepting the risk of future
medical emergencies because the financial burden of care is
seen as too great. Healthcare in America needs to be completely
changed in order to make it more accessible for everyone.
Similar to the issues with dealing with child abuse and neglect,
the individualism of America, with its priorities on individual
responsibility and privacy, is the primary issue when dealing
with the involuntary commitment of mentally ill individuals.
Particularly following the shift towards deinstitutionalization in
the 1970s, many of the mentally ill are forced to deal with their
illnesses on their own due to “inadequate resources and a lack
of community mental health centers (causing) many people to
be left with little or no care” (Segal, 2016, p. 331). This can
lead to grave consequences of individuals with mental illnesses
as it can leave them unable to work or take care of themselves,
leading to further health issues and worsening of their mental
illness. A higher number of effective community mental health
centers need to be built throughout the country to address this
unmet need. On top of this, the cost of mental health care needs
to be more effectively covered by health insurance companies to
ensure that it is accessible to more people. If accessing mental
health resources is seen as too expensive, then individuals

5. won’t seek it out and continue to suffer without treatment.
Reply 2 Ashley 60 words
I dont belive that health care is a social justice issue becuase
there is rules and regulations and if you don;t meet those rules
and regulations then you dont get it. So, health care is equal and
there is no need to justice it. If the system didn’t fallow thos e
rules then yes it would be a social justice issue but they are
required so they can’t. I don’t believe though that the U.S.
shouldn’t because it dosen’t work. For health care to work there
needs to be three things quality of care, doctor to pacinet ratio
and money. And if you have a national policy or equal across
the borad you can only meet two of them. So, to have a system
that works you have to meet all three quotas.
“As of 2014, all state marketplace health insurance plans must
have parity and people cannot be denied coverage because they
live with a mental illness. This means all plans must cover
mental health and substance use treatments on fair and equal
terms to services offered for other medical conditions, and no
one can be turned down.”(Segal,2015,332) Before this was
passed there was tentions and controversies becuase only
private insurances were paying for people’s treatment for thier
mental illness. And before that it was the lie of
deinstitutionalization within treatment centers. I really don’t
have any recommendations or soultions now that things are
better, all I can say is let time roll its course. I will say though
it should be the responsibility of the medical insurances to be
paying for these mental health care costs.

6. HCM 205 Discussion Rubric
The discussions in this course might be new and very different
from discussions you have had in other courses. This discussion
offers you the opportunity to
express your own thoughts, ask questions for clarification, and
gain insight from your classmates’ responses and instructor’s
guidance. This discussion format
should not be viewed as a short paper with citations. APA
formatting, including the use of citations, is not required.
Imagine yourself sitting around a conference table with your
instructor and classmates. This discussion board will be similar.
It is a place to have lively
conversations on the course content with your instructor and
peers. These discussions will help you internalize the course
content and become more
comfortable with it. You should provide thoughtful responses
using the course content to support your statements. Although
these discussions are informal, be
aware of how you are presenting yourself professionally. Do not
use slang and be aware of your spelling.
You are required to post one initial post and to follow up with
at least two response posts for each discussion board
assignment. You will need to submit your
initial post before you can see your peers’ posts.
For your initial post (1), you must do the following:
11:59 p.m.
Eastern Time.

7. Thursday at
11:59 p.m. of your local time zone.
such as course content and
other
discussion forums from the current module and previous
modules,
when appropriate.
For your response posts (2), you must do the following:
initial
post thread.
at
11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.
by Sunday
at 11:59 p.m. of your local time zone.
simply stating “I
agree” or
“You are wrong.” Guidance is provided for you in each
discussion prompt.
Rubric
Note: To receive credit for this assignment, you must score
“Evident” in two of the three critical elements listed below.

8. Your instructor will encourage you to
repost or clarify as needed to ensure you receive credit.
Critical Elements Evident (100%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Clarity of Communication Initial post clearly communicates key
ideas and thoughts
related to the prompt
Does not clearly communicate key ideas and thoughts in an
initial posting related to the prompt
45
Timeliness Submits initial post on time Initial post is not
submitted or is submitted late 25
Response Engagement Posts responses that build off the initial
post and
incorporate course concepts
Response posts are missing or do not build from initial posts
and incorporate course concepts
30
Total 100%