South Carolina's social services agency repeatedly placed a young girl and her brother together in the same foster homes, even though officials knew for years that one was sexually abusing the other, according to a lawsuit filed against the state Department of Social Services and others.
Saturday, July 12, 2014
Union County DSS fires 2 more workers, demotes a top manager
Union County DSS fires 2 more workers, demotes a top manager
Two more Union County Division of Social Services workers have been fired and a top manager has been demoted, recently released public records show.
CPS Across The Nation Fails The Children They’re Tasked To Protect
CPS Across The Nation Fails The Children They’re Tasked To Protect
Any interested party is compelled to ask: Qui bono? Who really benefits when Child Protective Services (CPS) is in such a state of disarray. Truly, that question must be addressed if the solutions are to be found to this ever-worsening predicament.
Any interested party is compelled to ask: Qui bono? Who really benefits when Child Protective Services (CPS) is in such a state of disarray. Truly, that question must be addressed if the solutions are to be found to this ever-worsening predicament.
Foster parent arrested after boy left in car in Publix parking lot, Apopka police say
Foster parent arrested after boy left in car in Publix parking lot, Apopka police say
Foster children were removed from a woman's home after she left a 15-month-old boy alone in a hot car, according to Apopka police.
Foster children were removed from a woman's home after she left a 15-month-old boy alone in a hot car, according to Apopka police.
Friday, July 11, 2014
Man jailed for abusing girl while she was in foster care
Man jailed for abusing girl while she was in foster care
Having preyed on a young girl from the age of 13 when she was living in foster care, a man told his victim years later during a secretly recorded phone conversation: ‘‘I've been worried for many years about bloody cops knocking on my door’’.
Having preyed on a young girl from the age of 13 when she was living in foster care, a man told his victim years later during a secretly recorded phone conversation: ‘‘I've been worried for many years about bloody cops knocking on my door’’.
Disabled foster child dies at Maryland group home
Disabled foster child dies at Maryland group home
A 10-year-old disabled foster child died last week while under the care of a group home in Anne Arundel County that Maryland health regulators were in the process of closing down, state Health Secretary Dr. Joshua M. Sharfstein confirmed Thursday.
A 10-year-old disabled foster child died last week while under the care of a group home in Anne Arundel County that Maryland health regulators were in the process of closing down, state Health Secretary Dr. Joshua M. Sharfstein confirmed Thursday.
Putnam foster mom accused of forcing child’s head in toilet
Putnam County woman abused foster children, police say
A Putnam County woman was arrested Tuesday for allegedly abusing her foster children.
Kids Crossing Border Risk Losing Legal Protections, Rights Groups Say
Kids Crossing Border Risk Losing Legal Protections, Rights Groups Say
The surge of unaccompanied youth crossing from Mexico into the United States has become a political issue, with the White House facing pressure to expedite the return of kids to their home countries.
The surge of unaccompanied youth crossing from Mexico into the United States has become a political issue, with the White House facing pressure to expedite the return of kids to their home countries.
Proof that Social Workers have Mental Issues
Excessive workloads take toll on social workers' health
Taiwanese study finds anxiety and insomnia common among social workers
Thursday, July 10, 2014
Superman logo OKed for Wilmot sculptor's Jeffrey Baldwin memorial statue
Superman logo OKed for Wilmot sculptor's Jeffrey Baldwin memorial statue
DC Entertainment has reversed an unpopular decision that generated a "maelstrom" of backlash, agreeing Wednesday to allow the Superman logo to be used on a memorial statue of a Toronto boy who was starved to death.
DC Entertainment has reversed an unpopular decision that generated a "maelstrom" of backlash, agreeing Wednesday to allow the Superman logo to be used on a memorial statue of a Toronto boy who was starved to death.
Nixon signs off on giving caseworkers more time on cases
Nixon signs off on giving caseworkers more time on cases
Last year, a Children's Division caseworker approached Rep. Bill Lant, telling him workers need more time to investigate claims of child abuse and neglect.
Children Screaming to be Heard
Children Screaming to be Heard
This is a site that was just shared with me. It's worth taking a look at.
This is a site that was just shared with me. It's worth taking a look at.
Wednesday, July 09, 2014
British woman held for detaining 5 kids tried to put up foster home
British woman held for detaining 5 kids tried to put up foster home
A British woman arrested last week for allegedly detaining five children in her house tried to put up a foster home for neglected children here, said an official of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Central Luzon region.
A British woman arrested last week for allegedly detaining five children in her house tried to put up a foster home for neglected children here, said an official of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Central Luzon region.
DCF hires 230 new workers, but caseload remains high
DCF hires 230 new workers, but caseload remains high
The Department of Children and Families, after months of controversy and the deaths of several children on its watch, has hired more than 230 new employees, but the agency has yet to cut into the high caseloads frustrating many child-care workers.
The Department of Children and Families, after months of controversy and the deaths of several children on its watch, has hired more than 230 new employees, but the agency has yet to cut into the high caseloads frustrating many child-care workers.
Advocates for adopted children decry 'private re-homing'
Advocates for adopted children decry 'private re-homing'
Child-care advocates asked Congress on Tuesday to do more to protect adopted children — often foreign-born and suffering from behavioral problems — who are being given away to people solicited over the Internet by adoptive parents who no longer want them.
Child-care advocates asked Congress on Tuesday to do more to protect adopted children — often foreign-born and suffering from behavioral problems — who are being given away to people solicited over the Internet by adoptive parents who no longer want them.
Indigenous Australians Are Fighting the Government to Keep Their Children
Indigenous Australians Are Fighting the Government to Keep Their Children
In February 2008, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd issued a public apology to the country's Indigenous peoples. The apology acknowledged the policies of successive federal and state governments that led to the Stolen Generation — tens of thousands of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children forcibly removed from their homes and placed in out-of-home care from the late 1800s right up to the 1970s.
In February 2008, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd issued a public apology to the country's Indigenous peoples. The apology acknowledged the policies of successive federal and state governments that led to the Stolen Generation — tens of thousands of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children forcibly removed from their homes and placed in out-of-home care from the late 1800s right up to the 1970s.
Tuesday, July 08, 2014
U.S. senators say federal action may be needed to curb 're-homing'
U.S. senators say federal action may be needed to curb 're-homing'
U.S. lawmakers said on Tuesday that the federal government may have to take a stronger role to stop parents from transferring custody of their adopted children to strangers they meet on the Internet.
Teen gets 10 years for killing San Patricio foster mother
Teen gets 10 years for killing San Patricio foster mother
A 17-year-old girl who pleaded guilty in the killing of her foster mother in her southern New Mexico home now faces roughly 10 years in prison.
A 17-year-old girl who pleaded guilty in the killing of her foster mother in her southern New Mexico home now faces roughly 10 years in prison.
Three kids in state care who allegedly went on crime spree with a tomahawk to stay in custody
Three kids in state care who allegedly went on crime spree with a tomahawk to stay in custody
Three children in state care who allegedly went on a violent crime spree at the weekend will be held in custody until the Department of Child Protection can figure out where to house them.
Arkansas foster family payments to be delayed
Arkansas foster family payments to be delayed
State money for Arkansas foster families and adoptive parents will be delayed because of a change in how the Arkansas Department of Human Services makes the payments.
State money for Arkansas foster families and adoptive parents will be delayed because of a change in how the Arkansas Department of Human Services makes the payments.
Rising foster care numbers make it hard to help kids in need
Rising foster care numbers make it hard to help kids in need
Note: Yes, because when the take too many kids, they have to lower their standards in order to house them all.
Note: Yes, because when the take too many kids, they have to lower their standards in order to house them all.
Two hours before 18-year-old Anna Redmon was supposed to graduate from high school, she said she was "freaking out," not because of typical graduation jitters, but because she still had online classes to finish before she could call herself a graduate.
Siblings who drowned in lake were in foster care
Siblings who drowned in lake were in foster care
Two foster children who drowned near Austin over the July 4th weekend were placed in their home by the same Arizona-based company hired by the state to redesign the foster care system in Texas.
Two foster children who drowned near Austin over the July 4th weekend were placed in their home by the same Arizona-based company hired by the state to redesign the foster care system in Texas.
- State Halts Foster Care Placements With Contractor
- Waco Girl, Brother Who Drowned In Area Lake Were In Foster Care
- Foster child placement agency draws scrutiny after Georgetown drowning
- 2 foster children drown, reigniting safety concerns
Claims of child abuse cover-up heighten tensions in Westminster
Claims of child abuse cover-up heighten tensions in Westminster
An independent, transparent and comprehensive inquiry into the Home Office’s handling of historic child abuse allegations is imminent, said Home Secretary Theresa May.
An independent, transparent and comprehensive inquiry into the Home Office’s handling of historic child abuse allegations is imminent, said Home Secretary Theresa May.
Police Confiscate Healthy Baby Because It Was Born At Home
Police Confiscate Healthy Baby Because It Was Born At Home
A Pennsylvania woman claims doctors took her seven-day-old healthy baby and called police and social workers simply because she gave birth at home. She also says that doctors at St. Joseph’s Hospital transferred her baby to another hospital without her permission.
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