The legislation gives social workers more freedom to keep children in foster care rather than reunite them with their biological parents. Current law enables officials to deny reunification only in cases of torture, chronic abuse, sexual abuse, or chronic and life-threatening neglect.
Sunday, April 05, 2015
Bill crafted after Frederick County toddler's death clears state Legislature
Bill crafted after Frederick County toddler's death clears state Legislature
The legislation gives social workers more freedom to keep children in foster care rather than reunite them with their biological parents. Current law enables officials to deny reunification only in cases of torture, chronic abuse, sexual abuse, or chronic and life-threatening neglect.
The legislation gives social workers more freedom to keep children in foster care rather than reunite them with their biological parents. Current law enables officials to deny reunification only in cases of torture, chronic abuse, sexual abuse, or chronic and life-threatening neglect.
Saturday, April 04, 2015
Children in care – the scandal that this election will ignore
Children in care – the scandal that this election will ignore
Over the coming weeks, I hope to explore some of the huge political issues that will scarcely be mentioned in this claustrophobically unreal election campaign. This week it is what I have often described here as one of the most disturbing scandals in Britain today, the catastrophic state of our highly secretive “child protection” system.
Over the coming weeks, I hope to explore some of the huge political issues that will scarcely be mentioned in this claustrophobically unreal election campaign. This week it is what I have often described here as one of the most disturbing scandals in Britain today, the catastrophic state of our highly secretive “child protection” system.
HSLDA Takes Prosecution of Arizona CPS Worker to Supreme Court
HSLDA Takes Prosecution of Arizona CPS Worker to Supreme Court
Note: Good luck, I lost faith in the Supreme Court after the Baby Veronica case.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit excused two Arizona social workers from liability for threatening to take John and Tiffany Loudermilk’s children into state custody if they didn’t immediately consent to a search of their home.
Note: Good luck, I lost faith in the Supreme Court after the Baby Veronica case.
Child protection agency must turn over abuse report
Child protection agency must turn over abuse report
Luzerne County Children and Youth Services must provide a confidential report on child abuse to attorneys representing a Scranton boy suing Lackawanna County’s child protective agency for failing to protect him from sexual abuse.
Luzerne County Children and Youth Services must provide a confidential report on child abuse to attorneys representing a Scranton boy suing Lackawanna County’s child protective agency for failing to protect him from sexual abuse.
Letters: Beware false accusations of child abuse
Letters: Beware false accusations of child abuse
False accusations, charges and prosecutions of child abuse can destroy not only individuals but also families, neighborhoods and entire communities. Such charges, whether made by private individuals, health care workers, police or prosecutors make people lose faith in the entire justice system.
False accusations, charges and prosecutions of child abuse can destroy not only individuals but also families, neighborhoods and entire communities. Such charges, whether made by private individuals, health care workers, police or prosecutors make people lose faith in the entire justice system.
Ontario urged to ban use of hotels, motels for foster children
Ontario urged to ban use of hotels, motels for foster children
Ontario needs a policy to prohibit youngsters’s aid societies from placing kids in hotels and motels when foster and group properties aren’t accessible, the province’s child advocate says.
Ontario needs a policy to prohibit youngsters’s aid societies from placing kids in hotels and motels when foster and group properties aren’t accessible, the province’s child advocate says.
Friday, April 03, 2015
Boy, 15, charged in vicious attack on teen girl in Winnipeg
Boy, 15, charged in vicious attack on teen girl in Winnipeg
A 15-year-old boy has been charged in the vicious beating of a teen girl in downtown Winnipeg near a hotel where both were living in the care of children's services.
A 15-year-old boy has been charged in the vicious beating of a teen girl in downtown Winnipeg near a hotel where both were living in the care of children's services.
Foster care child abuse case headed to grand jury
Foster care child abuse case headed to grand jury
Graphic pictures show black and blue bruises that covered Justin Cook's body.
Graphic pictures show black and blue bruises that covered Justin Cook's body.
Appeals court gives counties more power to remove kids from homes
Appeals court gives counties more power to remove kids from homes
Wading into a sensitive area of child welfare, a California appeals court panel has ruled that county officials can remove a dangerously incorrigible child from the home even if the parent has responded appropriately to the behavior problems.
Wading into a sensitive area of child welfare, a California appeals court panel has ruled that county officials can remove a dangerously incorrigible child from the home even if the parent has responded appropriately to the behavior problems.
Teen girl and her alleged attacker both foster children at Winnipeg hotel
Teen girl and her alleged attacker both foster children at Winnipeg hotel
The victim of a violent sexual assault and her alleged attacker are both foster children who had been placed at the same Winnipeg hotel – the latest revelation in a case that native leaders say proves the child-welfare system is damaging to the vulnerable people it is supposed to protect.
Thursday, April 02, 2015
DCFS late in probing more than 300 child abuse, neglect claims: audit
DCFS late in probing more than 300 child abuse, neglect claims: audit
A new report released Thursday detailed additional problems at the state's troubled Department of Children and Family Services that could "result in further endangerment" of the children the agency is charged with protecting.
A new report released Thursday detailed additional problems at the state's troubled Department of Children and Family Services that could "result in further endangerment" of the children the agency is charged with protecting.
Manitoba vows to stop housing foster children in hotels but other provinces engage in same practice
Manitoba vows to stop housing foster children in hotels but other provinces engage in same practice
A day after Manitoba said it would abandon the placement of foster children in hotels, several other provinces confirmed they, too, engage in the practice, though it appears to happen with much less frequency.
A day after Manitoba said it would abandon the placement of foster children in hotels, several other provinces confirmed they, too, engage in the practice, though it appears to happen with much less frequency.
Fears for children as research shows the average child in Wales spends just five hours a week playing outside
Fears for children as research shows the average child in Wales spends just five hours a week playing outside
Research found the average child in Wales spends just five hours a week playing outside – more than half the 12 hours a week their parents did..
Research found the average child in Wales spends just five hours a week playing outside – more than half the 12 hours a week their parents did..
Audit finds deficiencies in DHHS oversight performance
Audit finds deficiencies in DHHS oversight performance
The latest state audit of the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services, released Wednesday, found a series of direct and material deficiencies and errors in the department’s oversight performance.
The latest state audit of the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services, released Wednesday, found a series of direct and material deficiencies and errors in the department’s oversight performance.
California court: State can take custody of out-of-control kids even if parents not to blame
California court: State can take custody of out-of-control kids even if parents not to blame
The state can remove an out-of-control child from the custody of a parent even if the mother or father is not to blame for the child's behavior, a California appeals court said Thursday.
The state can remove an out-of-control child from the custody of a parent even if the mother or father is not to blame for the child's behavior, a California appeals court said Thursday.
Waco woman accused of injuring foster child while "disciplining" the child
Waco woman accused of injuring foster child while "disciplining" the child
A 29-year-old Waco woman has been booked into the McLennan County Jail after a school nurse reported injuries to a child who was being fostered by the woman.
House panel approves “conscience protection” adoption bill
House panel approves “conscience protection” adoption bill
A House committee approved a “conscience protection” adoption bill Thursday despite warnings that it will lead to discrimination against gay couples, an economic backlash and subject the state to ridicule by a TV comic who loves to lampoon Florida.
DCF responds to former child protection worker’s lawsuit
DCF responds to former child protection worker’s lawsuit
The Kansas Department for Children and Families has responded to a “whistleblower” lawsuit filed by a former child protection worker who accused the agency of firing her after she called her supervisor’s attention to false reports filed by a social worker.
The Kansas Department for Children and Families has responded to a “whistleblower” lawsuit filed by a former child protection worker who accused the agency of firing her after she called her supervisor’s attention to false reports filed by a social worker.
Mean Old Judge won't allow Connecticut teen to go home as she nears end of forced chemo
Judge won't allow Connecticut teen to go home as she nears end of forced chemo
A Connecticut teen who has been forced to have chemotherapy to treat Hodgkin lymphoma will remain in temporary custody of the state for the time being, according to her attorney, Josh Michtom.
Morale low at troubled DCF
Morale low at troubled DCF
If employees of the Department of Children and Families are this miserable, imagine what it’s like to be the kids in their care.
If employees of the Department of Children and Families are this miserable, imagine what it’s like to be the kids in their care.
Mum of 'tomboy' girl accused of child abuse for letting her pick boys' outfit for Easter
Mum of 'tomboy' girl accused of child abuse for letting her pick boys' outfit for Easter
A mum who let her five-year-old 'tomboy' daughter pick out an outfit designed for boys has been accused of child abuse.
A mum who let her five-year-old 'tomboy' daughter pick out an outfit designed for boys has been accused of child abuse.
Note: We really gotta deal with these Self-Righteous Hypocrites...
Caseworker Loads Skyrocket Under New DSS System
Caseworker Loads Skyrocket Under New DSS System
South Carolina's new system to determine whether children need services from the Department of Social Services is working so well that caseworkers at the social services agency are being overwhelmed.
South Carolina's new system to determine whether children need services from the Department of Social Services is working so well that caseworkers at the social services agency are being overwhelmed.
Manitoba foster care questioned after girl's vicious attack
Manitoba foster care questioned after girl's vicious attack
This week's serious attack on a teenage girl who was in the care of Manitoba's child-welfare system has again raised questions about the government's longtime use of hotels to house children and youth in care — a practice the province is now promising to end this year.
This week's serious attack on a teenage girl who was in the care of Manitoba's child-welfare system has again raised questions about the government's longtime use of hotels to house children and youth in care — a practice the province is now promising to end this year.
Ex-guardian of boy shackled to porch to be released from jail
Ex-guardian of boy shackled to porch to be released from jail
A former Union County social worker will be walking out of jail in a matter of days after she was sentenced up to 17 months for allowing a foster child to be severely abused while in her custody.
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