Hearings open for judge accused of dating prosecutor
A lawyer characterized a Clark County Family Court judge as fighting for his professional life before a state panel considering whether the judge mishandled a romantic relationship with a female prosecutor.
Wednesday, December 04, 2013
Mother accused of kidnapping 10-year-old son from foster home
Mother accused of kidnapping 10-year-old son from foster home
Law enforcement authorities Tuesday night were looking for 39-year-old woman suspected of kidnapping her 10-year-old boy outside his Palmdale foster home.
Law enforcement authorities Tuesday night were looking for 39-year-old woman suspected of kidnapping her 10-year-old boy outside his Palmdale foster home.
Foster care class action lawsuit
Foster care class action lawsuit
Raynette Nalani Ah Chong is passionate about helping foster children and parents. That's why she is bringing a class action lawsuit against the state of Hawaii for failing to pay foster parents enough for them to care for the children in their homes.
Raynette Nalani Ah Chong is passionate about helping foster children and parents. That's why she is bringing a class action lawsuit against the state of Hawaii for failing to pay foster parents enough for them to care for the children in their homes.
Psychiatric Drug Therapy Among U.S. Teenagers Levels Off at 6%
Psychiatric Drug Therapy Among U.S. Teenagers Levels Off at 6%
About 6 percent of U.S. teenagers report using a psychiatric medicine, such as an antidepressant or attention-deficit treatment, as drug therapy for the conditions remains steady, a government survey found.
About 6 percent of U.S. teenagers report using a psychiatric medicine, such as an antidepressant or attention-deficit treatment, as drug therapy for the conditions remains steady, a government survey found.
Tuesday, December 03, 2013
Denise Richards To Meet With Child Protective Services Over Abuse Allegations
Denise Richards To Meet With Child Protective Services Over Abuse Allegations
Denise Richards will meet with social workers from the Los Angeles County Department of Children & Family Services as soon as this week, after Charlie Sheen‘s ex-wife Brooke Mueller called police and alleged that the actress had abused her three daughters.
Federal audit: Background checks of foster families 'inadequate'
Federal audit: Background checks of foster families 'inadequate'
A federal audit of the state's child welfare agency has found that nearly 3,000 high needs children may have been put at risk, as the Connecticut Department of Children and Families couldn't prove it conducted background checks on the majority of foster and adoptive families where children were sent to live.
A federal audit of the state's child welfare agency has found that nearly 3,000 high needs children may have been put at risk, as the Connecticut Department of Children and Families couldn't prove it conducted background checks on the majority of foster and adoptive families where children were sent to live.
LA's social workers protest to demand lighter caseloads written into their labor contract
LA's social workers protest to demand lighter caseloads written into their labor contract
Child welfare workers staged a protest outside the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors a day before the social workers' union returns to contract talks with the county.
Child welfare workers staged a protest outside the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors a day before the social workers' union returns to contract talks with the county.
DFCS workers accused of falsifying documents back on the job
DFCS workers accused of falsifying documents back on the job
Two workers for the Georgia Division of Family and Children Services are back on the job after being arrested for falsifying documents at the Muscogee County DFCS Office in September 2012
Newfoundland child advocate blasts government
Newfoundland child advocate blasts government
Social workers missed multiple chances to help a 16-year-old boy before he started a fatal rooming house fire in St. John’s, N.L., says a report released Tuesday.
Social workers missed multiple chances to help a 16-year-old boy before he started a fatal rooming house fire in St. John’s, N.L., says a report released Tuesday.
Panel doesn't make recommendations in report
Panel doesn't make recommendations in report
A panel reviewing child deaths and severe abuse cases has approved its first annual report without including recommendations on how to improve Kentucky's child protection system.
A panel reviewing child deaths and severe abuse cases has approved its first annual report without including recommendations on how to improve Kentucky's child protection system.
Father to-be seeks protection of fetus from run-away wife
Father to-be seeks protection of fetus from run-away wife
Child Welfare Committee, a quasi-judicial body, on Tuesday encountered a strange case, wherein a father to-be sought its intervention to protect his four-month-old fetus.
Child Welfare Committee, a quasi-judicial body, on Tuesday encountered a strange case, wherein a father to-be sought its intervention to protect his four-month-old fetus.
White Teen Placed In Child Protective Services After Traveling With Two Black Men
White Teen Placed In Child Protective Services After Traveling With Two Black Men
A dance troupe has claimed to be victims of racial profiling while traveling in Texas. Houston police reportedly stopped the troupe when they saw a white female and two black males sharing a vehicle. Landry Thompson, the white female who is 13 years old, told KHOU-TV she and her dance partner along with their instructor were approached by policemen at 3 a.m. when they stopped at a Houston gas station.
A dance troupe has claimed to be victims of racial profiling while traveling in Texas. Houston police reportedly stopped the troupe when they saw a white female and two black males sharing a vehicle. Landry Thompson, the white female who is 13 years old, told KHOU-TV she and her dance partner along with their instructor were approached by policemen at 3 a.m. when they stopped at a Houston gas station.
Baltimore can do better for its foster youth
Baltimore can do better for its foster youth
Your report about Baltimore City foster care youth sent to earn high school diplomas at Philadelphia's Crooked Places Christian academy "made straight" a dilemma that the City Council's Education Committee and its partners have long anticipated and struggled to resolve ("Baltimore foster care youths get diploma in a day in Philadelphia," Nov. 23).
Northeast Ohio man accused of plotting with foster daughter to kill wife challenges evidence
Northeast Ohio man accused of plotting with foster daughter to kill wife challenges evidence
A Northeast Ohio man accused of plotting with a romantically involved teenage foster daughter to kill his wife is claiming that police improperly obtained evidence against him.
A Northeast Ohio man accused of plotting with a romantically involved teenage foster daughter to kill his wife is claiming that police improperly obtained evidence against him.
Report: 249 Mass. children abused in state custody, the largest percentage in foster care
Report: 249 Mass. children abused in state custody, the largest percentage in foster care
State officials found evidence supporting 249 allegations of physical and sexual abuse or poor care involving children in state-monitored settings last year.
State officials found evidence supporting 249 allegations of physical and sexual abuse or poor care involving children in state-monitored settings last year.
State of Hawaii Sued for Short-Changing Foster Parents and Children
State of Hawaii Sued for Short-Changing Foster Parents and Children
A class-action lawsuit was filed today against the state of Hawai‘i for violating federal law by failing to pay foster parents enough to adequately care for the foster children in their homes. Long-time foster parent Raynette Nalani Ah Chong filed the suit on behalf of all foster parents in the state who have been short-changed because the state has failed to increase the payments since 1990. The federal Child Welfare Act requires that reimbursements cover the expenses of children in foster care, but the $529 per month payment — set by the state more than 20 years ago — does not come close. Had the payment been adjusted for inflation, it would be over $950.
A class-action lawsuit was filed today against the state of Hawai‘i for violating federal law by failing to pay foster parents enough to adequately care for the foster children in their homes. Long-time foster parent Raynette Nalani Ah Chong filed the suit on behalf of all foster parents in the state who have been short-changed because the state has failed to increase the payments since 1990. The federal Child Welfare Act requires that reimbursements cover the expenses of children in foster care, but the $529 per month payment — set by the state more than 20 years ago — does not come close. Had the payment been adjusted for inflation, it would be over $950.
Legal Battle Ensues After UK Social Services Obtains Court Order to Remove Baby From Womb
Legal Battle Ensues After UK Social Services Obtains Court Order to Remove Baby From Womb
A legal battle is continuing to rage in the United Kingdom after Essex social services obtained a court order to forcibly remove the unborn child of an Italian woman who was on medication for mental health issues.
A legal battle is continuing to rage in the United Kingdom after Essex social services obtained a court order to forcibly remove the unborn child of an Italian woman who was on medication for mental health issues.
Sentencing postponed for foster mother convicted of killing girl
Sentencing postponed for foster mother convicted of killing girl
A judge on Monday postponed sentencing a foster mother convicted in the beating death of a 2-year-old girl under her care while her defense attorney considers filing motions with the court.
Grandmother suing NJ child welfare agency for father's beating of four-month-old boy
Grandmother suing NJ child welfare agency for father's beating of four-month-old boy
In the weeks before Jadiel Velesquez was viciously beaten by his father when he was just four months old, there were signs of trouble to come.
In the weeks before Jadiel Velesquez was viciously beaten by his father when he was just four months old, there were signs of trouble to come.
5 CPS supervisors are put on leave
5 CPS supervisors are put on leave
Five higher-level staffers at the state’s child-welfare agency were put on administrative leave Monday, hours after Gov. Jan Brewer named an independent team to oversee an investigation into why thousands of cases of child abuse and neglect were shelved without checking on the children’s welfare.
Five higher-level staffers at the state’s child-welfare agency were put on administrative leave Monday, hours after Gov. Jan Brewer named an independent team to oversee an investigation into why thousands of cases of child abuse and neglect were shelved without checking on the children’s welfare.
North Carolina's DHHS wrongly feels no need to explain contracts
North Carolina's DHHS wrongly feels no need to explain contracts
Aldona Wos has seemed to march to her own drummer since becoming Gov. Pat McCrory’s secretary of the state Department of Health and Human Services. The problem is, she doesn’t like to let anyone else, including the taxpayers, in on the tune.
Aldona Wos has seemed to march to her own drummer since becoming Gov. Pat McCrory’s secretary of the state Department of Health and Human Services. The problem is, she doesn’t like to let anyone else, including the taxpayers, in on the tune.
Audit Reveals Nearly Half of Calls to Santa Clara County Child-Abuse Hotline Went Unanswered
Audit Reveals Nearly Half of Calls to Santa Clara County Child-Abuse Hotline Went Unanswered
An audit of Santa Clara County's child-abuse hotline reveals anywhere from 40 to 50 percent of calls for help went unanswered.
An audit of Santa Clara County's child-abuse hotline reveals anywhere from 40 to 50 percent of calls for help went unanswered.
Idiots Want to Take Comedian’s Baby Away for Hilarious ‘How to Fight a Baby’ Video
Idiots Want to Take Comedian’s Baby Away for Hilarious ‘How to Fight a Baby’ Video
Comedian Gavin McInnes has gotten himself in a bit of hot water with the tight undies crowd who are braying for Children and Family Services to take the man’s children away for his hilarious roughhousing video titled “How to Fight a Baby.”
Comedian Gavin McInnes has gotten himself in a bit of hot water with the tight undies crowd who are braying for Children and Family Services to take the man’s children away for his hilarious roughhousing video titled “How to Fight a Baby.”
Watch LIVE: Gov. Brewer announcement regarding CPS
Dominating the news feeds today is the official knee jerk reaction to a silly exaggerated report in Arizona.
Watch LIVE: Gov. Brewer announcement regarding CPS
About 6,000 cases of suspected child abuse or neglect that were reported to a statewide Arizona hotline over the past four years were never investigated, officials disclosed Thursday, calling it reason for "grave alarm."
And here are several more links to this.
Watch LIVE: Gov. Brewer announcement regarding CPS
About 6,000 cases of suspected child abuse or neglect that were reported to a statewide Arizona hotline over the past four years were never investigated, officials disclosed Thursday, calling it reason for "grave alarm."
And here are several more links to this.
- Governor Jan Brewer Creates Independent Team to Oversee Investigation of CPS Cases
- Arizona child advocacy groups set forum on CPS
- Brewer Selects Committee To Oversee Child Protective Services
- Brewer creates independent team to oversee investigation of Ariz. child-welfare cases
- Brewer: Panel will oversee CPS review of 6k cases
- Brewer creates committee to probe CPS abuse cases
- Brewer creates panel for CPS investigation
- Brewer: Panel to review reports to CPS that were not investigated
Blame game rippling through social work fails kids at risk
Blame game rippling through social work fails kids at risk
Child protection social workers appear in the media for all the wrong reasons. Most of the time, after a child abuse inquiry, they’re blamed for not doing enough or for acting too hastily and removing children without real cause. The pressure leaves many social workers feeling they’re damned if they do, damned if they don’t.
Child protection social workers appear in the media for all the wrong reasons. Most of the time, after a child abuse inquiry, they’re blamed for not doing enough or for acting too hastily and removing children without real cause. The pressure leaves many social workers feeling they’re damned if they do, damned if they don’t.
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