The Fostering Network is calling on all governments of the UK to enable children and young people who move within, or out of, the care system to be able to maintain their most important relationships, following the release of their new research report.
Friday, February 05, 2016
Quarter of foster carers rarely or never keep in contact with former foster children
Quarter of foster carers rarely or never keep in contact with former foster children
The Fostering Network is calling on all governments of the UK to enable children and young people who move within, or out of, the care system to be able to maintain their most important relationships, following the release of their new research report.
The Fostering Network is calling on all governments of the UK to enable children and young people who move within, or out of, the care system to be able to maintain their most important relationships, following the release of their new research report.
Man arrested in rape was foster parent, youth leader
Man arrested in rape was foster parent, youth leader
A church youth leader arrested Tuesday in connection with the rape of a minor girl was also a licensed foster parent, officials confirmed Friday
A church youth leader arrested Tuesday in connection with the rape of a minor girl was also a licensed foster parent, officials confirmed Friday
Jeb Brings Mom to Rally, Cracks Jokes: We Were Glad She Never Had a ‘Child Abuse Hotline’
Jeb Brings Mom to Rally, Cracks Jokes: We Were Glad She Never Had a ‘Child Abuse Hotline’
Jeb Bush brought his mother Barbara Bush to a campaign rally in New Hampshire tonight and made things just a teensy bit awkward.
Jeb Bush brought his mother Barbara Bush to a campaign rally in New Hampshire tonight and made things just a teensy bit awkward.
Philmont woman accused of going to work and leaving two young children home alone
Philmont woman accused of going to work and leaving two young children home alone
The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Philmont woman on two counts of endangering the welfare of a child for going to work in the morning of February 1 and leaving two children under the age of 10 home alone.
Note: This is terrible. There are better ways to help kids than to criminalize the struggling parents!
But that's not the best part about this article. Nope, the best part is where the Sheriff talks about what a wonderful thing it is to be a CPS rat!
“This is a great example of someone getting involved to make a difference,” said Sheriff David Bartlett. “This was a tragedy in the making, but thankfully an alert citizen noticed that something wasn’t right and acted on their suspicion. I encourage all residents of the county to do the same. If see something, say something.”
And you Sheriff David Bartlett are an asshole. Perhaps you could direct this parent to resources or something that could actually help the family. But no! You would rather call CPS.
Thursday, February 04, 2016
Brothers accused of ‘Jungle’ homeless shooting were runaways from DSHS care
Brothers accused of ‘Jungle’ homeless shooting were runaways from DSHS care
Two of the three teenagers accused in a homeless encampment shooting will now be prosecuted as adults.
Two of the three teenagers accused in a homeless encampment shooting will now be prosecuted as adults.
Foster care scandal: Bill requiring public reports on abuse clears Senate panel
Foster care scandal: Bill requiring public reports on abuse clears Senate panel
Oregon's foster care officials would have to produce public reports listing confirmed findings of abuse and neglect every three months under proposed legislation that emerged from a Senate panel Wednesday.
Oregon's foster care officials would have to produce public reports listing confirmed findings of abuse and neglect every three months under proposed legislation that emerged from a Senate panel Wednesday.
Youth pastor arrested; foster child described 3 years of abuse
Youth pastor arrested; foster child described 3 years of abuse
Joseph Niemeyer,Jr. runs the youth ministry at New Banklick Baptist Church in Walton.
EXCLUSIVE: Lee Co. couple indicted for child abuse
EXCLUSIVE: Lee Co. couple indicted for child abuse
A Lee county couple has been arrested and charged with aggravated child abuse of a child in their care.
A Lee county couple has been arrested and charged with aggravated child abuse of a child in their care.
Legislators press DCF on errors in child-risk assessment
Legislators press DCF on errors in child-risk assessment
The Department of Children and Families faced intense scrutiny from state legislators Thursday morning for not identifying a number of high-risk child abuse cases, and several top officials acknowledged the department's shortcomings.
The Department of Children and Families faced intense scrutiny from state legislators Thursday morning for not identifying a number of high-risk child abuse cases, and several top officials acknowledged the department's shortcomings.
Avalena Conway-Coxon Death: State medical examiner can't determine cause of toddler's death
Avalena Conway-Coxon Death: State medical examiner can't determine cause of toddler's death
The state's medical examiner cannot determine what caused the death of 2-year-old Avalena Conway-Coxon, the child who was found unresponsive in her Auburn foster care home on August 15, according to the Worcester County District Attorney's Office.
Note: She was left in the foster mothers hot SUV.
The state's medical examiner cannot determine what caused the death of 2-year-old Avalena Conway-Coxon, the child who was found unresponsive in her Auburn foster care home on August 15, according to the Worcester County District Attorney's Office.
Note: She was left in the foster mothers hot SUV.
Time to shine light on child protection services
Time to shine light on child protection services
The Department of Public Health and Human Services, the largest state agency, has a budget of almost $4 billion. DPHHS is in charge of everything from welfare programs to child protective services. Last fall’s audit of Child and Family Services did not paint a rosy picture and pointed out several standards which needed implementing if we are going to truly protect our neediest children.
The Department of Public Health and Human Services, the largest state agency, has a budget of almost $4 billion. DPHHS is in charge of everything from welfare programs to child protective services. Last fall’s audit of Child and Family Services did not paint a rosy picture and pointed out several standards which needed implementing if we are going to truly protect our neediest children.
The Maine Wabanaki-State TRC: Healing from historic trauma to create a better future
The Maine Wabanaki-State TRC: Healing from historic trauma to create a better future
Denise Altvater is a Passamaquoddy Tribal citizen and coordinator of AFSC’s Wabanaki Youth Program in Maine. In 1978, the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) was passed to re-establish tribal authority over Native children, due to high rates of state removal of children. In spite of ICWA’s passing, Native children were placed into foster care at high rates in Maine. Concerns about the contemporary relationship between the state welfare system and the tribes, as well as the lasting effects of foster care trauma on tribal communities, brought about the Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the first Truth and Reconciliation Commission between Native peoples and child welfare.Below is part of our conversation.
Denise Altvater is a Passamaquoddy Tribal citizen and coordinator of AFSC’s Wabanaki Youth Program in Maine. In 1978, the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) was passed to re-establish tribal authority over Native children, due to high rates of state removal of children. In spite of ICWA’s passing, Native children were placed into foster care at high rates in Maine. Concerns about the contemporary relationship between the state welfare system and the tribes, as well as the lasting effects of foster care trauma on tribal communities, brought about the Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the first Truth and Reconciliation Commission between Native peoples and child welfare.Below is part of our conversation.
Georgia child abuse workers now required to check on children
Georgia child abuse workers now required to check on children
Georgia’s child protection agency already had investigated four reports alleging abuse of a little girl named Emani Moss. The most recent had led to her stepmother’s conviction on a child cruelty charge. Yet in 2012, when the Division of Family and Children Services received another allegation that Emani had been beaten with a belt, the agency’s caseworkers didn’t question the girl’s parents. They didn’t talk to Emani or check her for injuries. They made no in-person contact at all with Emani’s demonstrably dangerous family.
Georgia’s child protection agency already had investigated four reports alleging abuse of a little girl named Emani Moss. The most recent had led to her stepmother’s conviction on a child cruelty charge. Yet in 2012, when the Division of Family and Children Services received another allegation that Emani had been beaten with a belt, the agency’s caseworkers didn’t question the girl’s parents. They didn’t talk to Emani or check her for injuries. They made no in-person contact at all with Emani’s demonstrably dangerous family.
Parents again: Local grandparents raising their children's children
Parents again: Local grandparents raising their children's children
Seven years ago, Debby Blush and her longtime partner, Clark Cooper, had the lives most couples in their mid-50s dream of: the heavy lifting of child-rearing over, they were free to come and go as they pleased – visiting clubs when they wanted, taking short getaways and enjoying each other’s company.
Seven years ago, Debby Blush and her longtime partner, Clark Cooper, had the lives most couples in their mid-50s dream of: the heavy lifting of child-rearing over, they were free to come and go as they pleased – visiting clubs when they wanted, taking short getaways and enjoying each other’s company.
Motherisk is causing fresh pain: Editorial
Motherisk is causing fresh pain: Editorial
Its findings shattered families, changed lives and ruined reputations, but the impact of Motherisk doesn’t end there. Despite being closed down last spring, the Hospital for Sick Children’s deeply flawed program, testing hair for traces of drug or alcohol abuse, is causing fresh pain.
Its findings shattered families, changed lives and ruined reputations, but the impact of Motherisk doesn’t end there. Despite being closed down last spring, the Hospital for Sick Children’s deeply flawed program, testing hair for traces of drug or alcohol abuse, is causing fresh pain.
Veteran Loses Custody Of 5 Kids In Kansas For Treating PTSD With Marijuana
Veteran Loses Custody Of 5 Kids In Kansas For Treating PTSD With Marijuana
In Kansas, a U.S. military veteran is fighting to regain custody of five of his children, after Kansas took them into child custody last year over his use of medical marijuana.
In Kansas, a U.S. military veteran is fighting to regain custody of five of his children, after Kansas took them into child custody last year over his use of medical marijuana.
Seth Ireland investigation released
Seth Ireland investigation released
At a press conference Wednesday Fresno County officials released the full report regarding the death of 10-year-old Seth Ireland.
At a press conference Wednesday Fresno County officials released the full report regarding the death of 10-year-old Seth Ireland.
Lawmakers eye DCF protections
Lawmakers eye DCF protections
Court officials are divided over a proposed law that would enhance the penalties for assaulting a worker with the Department for Children and Families, and would criminalize the act of making threats.
Court officials are divided over a proposed law that would enhance the penalties for assaulting a worker with the Department for Children and Families, and would criminalize the act of making threats.
Wednesday, February 03, 2016
Daughter 'so happy' after Melbourne father wrongly considered homeless wins back custody
Daughter 'so happy' after Melbourne father wrongly considered homeless wins back custody
A six-year-old girl who was removed from her father by authorities after police thought he was homeless says she is "so happy" to be back in his care.
A six-year-old girl who was removed from her father by authorities after police thought he was homeless says she is "so happy" to be back in his care.
Father in B.C. child abuse case says judge relied on faulty expert evidence
Father in B.C. child abuse case says judge relied on faulty expert evidence
A father at the centre of a child abuse case that sparked intense criticism of the British Columbia government says a judge who ruled he molested his toddler was biased and relied on faulty expert evidence.
Foster kids at Children's Hope receive new placement amid state investigation
Foster kids at Children's Hope receive new placement amid state investigation
A moving truck was parked outside the barren Lubbock campus of Children’s Hope on Tuesday afternoon after foster children staying there were moved to other placements amid a state investigation.
A moving truck was parked outside the barren Lubbock campus of Children’s Hope on Tuesday afternoon after foster children staying there were moved to other placements amid a state investigation.
Thunder Bay Children’s Aid Society says no adoptions at risk due to flawed drug tests
Thunder Bay Children’s Aid Society says no adoptions at risk due to flawed drug tests
The executive director of the Children's Aid Society in Thunder Bay says there are no adoptions at risk in the city, after CBC News learned the Ontario government has ordered hundreds of cases to be put on hold.
The executive director of the Children's Aid Society in Thunder Bay says there are no adoptions at risk in the city, after CBC News learned the Ontario government has ordered hundreds of cases to be put on hold.
Toddler slips out of foster home, found in stranger's car
Toddler slips out of foster home, found in stranger's car
The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a two-and-a-half-year old foster child was found in a stranger's empty vehicle in Royal Palm Beach early Saturday morning.
The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a two-and-a-half-year old foster child was found in a stranger's empty vehicle in Royal Palm Beach early Saturday morning.
State has fewer goals to end child welfare system oversight
State has fewer goals to end child welfare system oversight
A judge in Detroit has approved an agreement that cuts some goals the state must meet to end federal court oversight of Michigan’s child welfare system.
A judge in Detroit has approved an agreement that cuts some goals the state must meet to end federal court oversight of Michigan’s child welfare system.
Committee fails to endorse GOP child abuse reporting bill
Committee fails to endorse GOP child abuse reporting bill
A Wisconsin Assembly panel deadlocked on legislation Tuesday that would require doctors and nurses to report to child protective services when they learn one of their child patients is sexually active, a rare instance of Republicans failing to pass one of their own bills at the last minute.
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