Social workers in the job centers have gone from being the citizens' advocates to being agents of the state. New research shows that many social workers are positive towards this new role that they have been given.
Tuesday, May 06, 2014
Danish social workers have become the moral agents of the state
Danish social workers have become the moral agents of the state
Social workers in the job centers have gone from being the citizens' advocates to being agents of the state. New research shows that many social workers are positive towards this new role that they have been given.
Social workers in the job centers have gone from being the citizens' advocates to being agents of the state. New research shows that many social workers are positive towards this new role that they have been given.
What happens to children when parents are detained or deported?
What happens to children when parents are detained or deported?
Often left out of the immigration debate is what happens to children when their undocumented parents are detained or deported.
Man accused of sexually abusing teens at group home bound over for trial
Man accused of sexually abusing teens at group home bound over for trial
A man accused of sexually abusing two teens at a group home for troubled youth in Spanish Fork has been bound over for trial.
A man accused of sexually abusing two teens at a group home for troubled youth in Spanish Fork has been bound over for trial.
Happy National Foster Care Month - Waukesha foster father sentenced for possessing child porn
Waukesha foster father sentenced for possessing child porn
A 45-year-old Waukesha man accused last summer of possessing hundreds of images and videos of child pornography was sentenced April 24 to three years prison.
A 45-year-old Waukesha man accused last summer of possessing hundreds of images and videos of child pornography was sentenced April 24 to three years prison.
Monday, May 05, 2014
DCF announces plan to return Justina Pelletier to Connecticut, parents unhappy with plan
DCF announces plan to return Justina Pelletier to Connecticut, parents unhappy with plan
A teenager caught in a custody dispute across state lines will be returned to her home state of Connecticut next week according to a Massachusetts official.
A teenager caught in a custody dispute across state lines will be returned to her home state of Connecticut next week according to a Massachusetts official.
New DCF chief promises to keep agency’s child death reports “as open as can be’’
New DCF chief promises to keep agency’s child death reports “as open as can be’’
Mike Carroll pledges a greater emphasis on preventing child deaths and backs off agency’s recent clamp down on information.
Mike Carroll pledges a greater emphasis on preventing child deaths and backs off agency’s recent clamp down on information.
Justina Pelletier Closer to Her Family After a Year in Psych Hospital
Justina Pelletier Closer to Her Family After a Year in Psych Hospital
Justina Pelletier, the sick teen who for the past year has been in state custody under psychiatric care at Boston Children's Hospital, will be moved to a therapeutic facility in Connecticut under a plan to reunite her with her family, according to the Massachusetts Department of Health and Human Services.
Justina Pelletier, the sick teen who for the past year has been in state custody under psychiatric care at Boston Children's Hospital, will be moved to a therapeutic facility in Connecticut under a plan to reunite her with her family, according to the Massachusetts Department of Health and Human Services.
Secrecy cloaks foster care investigations by S.D. social services
Secrecy cloaks foster care investigations by S.D. social services
Foster children are some of the most vulnerable South Dakotans.
DCF clamps down on child death information — despite promises to be more open
DCF clamps down on child death information — despite promises to be more open
Florida’s child welfare agency is reneging on its pledge to be more open about child death records.
Neglect Of Child Abuse
Neglect Of Child Abuse
A new flurry of revelations is now swirling around the scandal-ridden Child Protective Services, including the Legislature’s balk on reforms, a spate of high-level firings, a critical investigation and an inexorable rise in the backlog of uninvestigated cases.
Note: A Scandal with CPS. How exciting.
First Grades For OK DHS Foster Care Reform Released
First Grades For OK DHS Foster Care Reform Released
The first formal grades for the Oklahoma Department of Human Services' court-approved foster care reform program are out -- and they're not what DHS had hoped for.
The first formal grades for the Oklahoma Department of Human Services' court-approved foster care reform program are out -- and they're not what DHS had hoped for.
Sunday, May 04, 2014
Minor raped by 27-year-old foster father
Minor raped by 27-year-old foster father
A 27-year-old man entered into a physical relationship with a minor inmate of an orphanage on promise of marrying her. The girl had earlier lived with the man as his foster daughter. Nandanvan police have now booked Rajesh Meshram of Shravan Nagar for rape and under Protection of Children From Sexual Offences Act 2012.
A 27-year-old man entered into a physical relationship with a minor inmate of an orphanage on promise of marrying her. The girl had earlier lived with the man as his foster daughter. Nandanvan police have now booked Rajesh Meshram of Shravan Nagar for rape and under Protection of Children From Sexual Offences Act 2012.
Happy National Foster Care Month - Police: Foster mom arrested for child abuse
Police: Foster mom arrested for child abuse
A Lompoc woman has been arrested for child abuse after police say she abused a 9-year-old boy.
A Lompoc woman has been arrested for child abuse after police say she abused a 9-year-old boy.
Man to serve eight weeks jail for torment and sexual abuse of foster daughter
Man to serve eight weeks jail for torment and sexual abuse of foster daughter
A FOSTER father, who betrayed the trust of the child who called him ‘Dad’, by repeatedly sexually assaulting her over a long period, has been jailed for two months.
A FOSTER father, who betrayed the trust of the child who called him ‘Dad’, by repeatedly sexually assaulting her over a long period, has been jailed for two months.
Saturday, May 03, 2014
What the ignorant are taught about CPS
I'm sorry for posting this link, but you must learn what's being said.
Littlest victims: One simple phone call could save child abuse victims
Local experts question why more people don't call child protective services when they suspect a child is being abused.
Littlest victims: One simple phone call could save child abuse victims
Local experts question why more people don't call child protective services when they suspect a child is being abused.
Rapes in prisons, foster care and residential facilities go unreported
Rapes in prisons, foster care and residential facilities go unreported
The same thing happens in foster care, residential institutions and juvenile delinquent facilities. The only difference between the youth and adults who are under the authority of the state is the States do not keep numbers of the sexual abuses of youth.
The same thing happens in foster care, residential institutions and juvenile delinquent facilities. The only difference between the youth and adults who are under the authority of the state is the States do not keep numbers of the sexual abuses of youth.
Vincent Sheheen accuses Gov. Nikki Haley of interfering with child-death panel (update)
Vincent Sheheen accuses Gov. Nikki Haley of interfering with child-death panel (update)
State Sen. Vincent Sheheen, the Democratic challenger for governor, has called for a special committee to investigate allegations that Republican Gov. Nikki Haley and her staff tried to obstruct a Senate probe into child deaths related to the S.C. Department of Social Services.
State Sen. Vincent Sheheen, the Democratic challenger for governor, has called for a special committee to investigate allegations that Republican Gov. Nikki Haley and her staff tried to obstruct a Senate probe into child deaths related to the S.C. Department of Social Services.
Man Questions $48,000 Child Support Bill
Man Questions $48,000 Child Support Bill
A Nashville man says it's just not fair.
The state is trying to collect child support from him some 20 years after the fact, plus tens of thousands of dollars in interest.
A Nashville man says it's just not fair.
The state is trying to collect child support from him some 20 years after the fact, plus tens of thousands of dollars in interest.
Judge calls mistrial over Facebook posts in ‘Boy in a box’ case
Judge calls mistrial over Facebook posts in ‘Boy in a box’ case
District Judge Lonnie Cox granted the defense’s motion for a mistrial after Judge Michelle Slaughter was recused from the case for posting about the trial on a public Facebook page.
District Judge Lonnie Cox granted the defense’s motion for a mistrial after Judge Michelle Slaughter was recused from the case for posting about the trial on a public Facebook page.
Anger as French judge blocks lesbian couple's adoption
Anger as French judge blocks lesbian couple's adoption
Gay rights groups in France have voiced anger after a judge prevented a French lesbian couple from adopting an infant.
Note: Real parents have their own babies.
Gay rights groups in France have voiced anger after a judge prevented a French lesbian couple from adopting an infant.
Note: Real parents have their own babies.
Family: Justina Pelletier harassed by staffer while taking shower
Family: Justina Pelletier harassed by staffer while taking shower
The parents of a Connecticut teenager caught in a high profile custody battle in Massachusetts called police during a meeting with their daughter Friday.
The parents of a Connecticut teenager caught in a high profile custody battle in Massachusetts called police during a meeting with their daughter Friday.
DCF failed to protect Lynn baby, report says
DCF failed to protect Lynn baby, report says
The state’s embattled child welfare agency failed a Lynn infant by leaving him in a chaotic home where he was fatally beaten last year, allegedly by his mother’s drug-addled boyfriend, according to a scathing report released Friday by the Massachusetts child advocate office.
The state’s embattled child welfare agency failed a Lynn infant by leaving him in a chaotic home where he was fatally beaten last year, allegedly by his mother’s drug-addled boyfriend, according to a scathing report released Friday by the Massachusetts child advocate office.
Oregon DHS taking steps to reduce foster home placements
Oregon DHS taking steps to reduce foster home placements
There are currently about 250 kids in Klamath County living in foster homes.
There are currently about 250 kids in Klamath County living in foster homes.
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