Texas CPS kills plan to give hefty raises to top managers

State leaders have killed a plan to give $268,000 in raises to 10 top managers at Child Protective Services, saying none of them will get a pay boost until the flailing agency improves.

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Child protection agency fails inspection, gets 4th provisional license

The commonwealth has hit York County's Office of Children, Youth & Families with its fourth provisional license, bringing it to the brink of being taken over by the state.

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Richard Wexler: Family First Act Institutionalizes Institutions, Sets Up Prevention to Fail

Now that there finally is a bill, it is clear who has the greatest reason to oppose the so-called Family First Prevention Services Act: environmentalists.

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California Bill would Outlaw “Rehoming” of Adopted Children

California may soon enact legislation to protect children from being moved from one adoptive family to another without legal oversight. The practice, known as “rehoming,” has been found to expose adopted children to abuse and has highlighted loopholes in the U.S.’ child welfare system.

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Broward sheriff's child protection unit now 'a shamble,' former employee says

Broward County is No. 1 in a category nobody wants to win, topping the state in the number of reported child abuse cases. With more than 15,000 cases a year, serious allegations are being made against the agency that handles those abuse complaints -- the Broward Sheriff's Office Child Protective Investigations Section, or CPIS, which many past and present investigators said is in a state of crisis.

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Child says adopted father beat him with switch for wasting water

A man was arrested Monday after police said he beat his adopted 10-year-old son with a switch.

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Some Parents Relinquish Custody To State To Get Children Better Care, Lawmakers Reviewing

Youth services advocates say parents who are desperate to get expensive or hard-to-get support for their children end up giving the kids over to the state to get them the help they need. A group of lawmakers say they want to fix that issue. Statehouse reporter Andy Chow has more.

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Inspection found that a Welsh police force kept too many children in custody

An independent report into a Welsh police force’s child protection work has found that too many children have been unnecessarily kept in custody.

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Panel member quits 'doomed' Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry

A key member of the Scottish government's child abuse inquiry has resigned, saying it is "doomed" by government interference.

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• Academic resigns from Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry

Councils failing to protect at-risk children, says Ofsted

Too many vulnerable children face “clear and present risk of harm” because of serious failings in council child protection departments, Ofsted has said.

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Report states tribal child custody laws neglected on statewide level

A coalition of Native American tribes from across California are calling on the state’s top law enforcement office to begin investigating what it says are be systematic shortfalls and violations of tribal civil rights relating to the Indian Child Welfare Act.


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Schwab lawsuit claims DCF, other agencies engaged in "Kids for Cash" enterprise

An amended civil complaint filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for Kansas alleges that the Kansas Department for Children and Families, as well as other agencies and individuals, are engaged in a “Kids for Cash type unlawful enterprise.”

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Social worker removed from professional register after series of allegations

A SOCIAL worker from Lancashire facing a series of allegations regarding her conduct has been removed from a professional register.


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Georgia foster mom pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter in death of toddler

A North Georgia foster mom pleaded guilty Monday to a charge of voluntary manslaughter.

Clara Louise Edwards faced a charge of felony murder but pleaded guilty to a lesser offense. A jury had already convicted her of first degree cruelty to children earlier this year, and on Monday Judge Ralph Van Pelt Jr. sentenced Edwards to a total of 20 years in prison for both of her charges.

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• Former Ringgold foster mom pleads guilty to killing baby, sentenced to 20 years

Japan Rewamps Child Welfare, Pushes for Increased Foster Care

A baby lies in a metal-bar cot drinking from a bottle perched on his pillow in a Tokyo orphanage. There’s no one to hold and feed him or offer words of comfort.

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CPS worker may face punishment for accidentally locking child in hot car

Child Protective Services is deciding Tuesday whether or not to punish one of its employees for accidentally locking a child in a hot car.

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Note: She should be punished, any real parent would be.

• Leaving Your Kid in the Car: How Dangerous is it? Can Turning on the Air Conditioning Make A Difference?

Man sexually abused as child suing Hancock County DHS

A Louisiana man has filed a lawsuit against the Mississippi Department of Human Services, his former foster parents and a Hancock County DHS case worker, alleging negligence after he was sexually abused as a child while in DHS custody.

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Raymond and Amelia Schwab are asking a federal judge to amend their child custody lawsuit

13 NEWS has learned Raymond and Amelia Schwab are asking a federal judge to amend their lawsuit in a child custody dispute.

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CPS worker accidentally locks child in hot vehicle

Terrifying moments for a toddler accidentally locked in a hot car by a Child Protective Services worker.

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• Child Accidentally Locked in Hot Car at CPS

Couple's hell over foster-care kids

A KwaZulu-Natal couple are embroiled in a desperate battle to stop social welfare officials from removing their adopted and foster children because of “untrue and subjective” allegations that they are involved in child trafficking.

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Foster Parents Under Investigation For Abuse

Certified foster parents for dozens of children are now facing several charges for abusing their four adopted children.

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Foster parent charged with molesting children

Authorities say a Lafayette foster parent molested three children over a 12-year period.

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• Sheriff's Department: Child molestation suspect a foster parent

Anger at delay over commission into foster home abuse

A commission of investigation into abuse in a foster home in the southeast, promised by the last government, will not be established before the Dail summer recess, as the HSE has requested more time to respond to a preliminary report.

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Louisiana officials praise mom accused of whipping sons who allegedly burglarized home

A Louisiana mother accused of whipping her sons for allegedly burglarizing a home is being lauded by state officials.

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Authorities say a Lafayette foster parent molested three children over a 12-year period

Authorities say a Lafayette foster parent molested three children over a 12-year period.

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