Review: Physical restraint used at Illinois youth home

A review of three years of police reports involving an Illinois youth facility where a teen died after being put in a chokehold shows staff physically restrained children dozens of times.

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Japanese thwart Canadian parents' struggle to access abducted children

A Canadian father is hoping a mountain hike will help ease his distress and draw attention to the insurmountable roadblocks countless parents like him face in trying to access their children in Japan after their marriages fall apart.

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• ‘Whoever abducts the child first is going to get custody’: Canadian man fights Japan for access to son

Jennifer Watkins extradition hearing set for Thursday in Massachusetts

Cass County authorities said Friday that Jennifer Watkins has declined to sign a waiver after her arrest in Massachusetts that would have allowed for her extradition back to Illinois, where she is wanted for contempt of court.

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Parents battle DCFS for help with troubled children

Sue Antolik and Tristan Toohill have never met, but for the past several years they have been engaged in a common battle with the state’s child welfare agency over the care of children who became dangerously violent after they were adopted.

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Social work team slammed over murder of toddler Liam Fee send vulnerable child's details to wrong address

The social work team slammed for handling the case of tragic murdered infant Liam Fee have been caught sending sensitive details about a vulnerable child to the wrong address.

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Foster families struggle with reactive attachment disorder

Sue Antolik and Tristan Toohill have never met, but for the past several years they have been engaged in a common battle with the state’s child welfare agency over the care of children who became dangerously violent after they were adopted.

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The Fleecing of America’s Poor: Dan Hatcher’s The Poverty Industry

Having written about and represented many poor fathers in child support cases, I am familiar with the way federal and state child support policy undermines families. I understand how laws requiring recipients of public benefits to identify the fathers of their children and “cooperate” in child support enforcement hurts fragile family relationships. And I am aware that aspects of public functions like child support enforcement have been privatized in many states; I know this development has often resulted in prioritizing “revenue-maximization” over sound family policy.

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First look at test scores for foster youth reveals underachievement

Stuck in what has been called an invisible achievement gap, California’s foster youth finally have a place in school, district and state report cards.

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New Proposed CPS Law Could Take Away Even More Rights Of Children And Parents

Three days ago, a proposed new welfare law was sent to the Norwegian Government.

The new proposals are not only ridiculous but they also breach the Human Rights of the family (parents and children).

A separate provision in the Child Welfare Act states that it is entitled to deny the parties access to documents if this can cause injury or danger to a child or others.

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Hunt County Greenville Texas Family court judge Keeping my granddaughter and telling me she will never leave the state of texas Greenville Texas

Been trying to get my granddaughter out of Texas since she was born. My daughter was on drugs when she was born. This is my first and most probably only grandchild I will have. Judge said at first court hearing that it was to much paperwork and he would have no control so he was keeping her in Texas

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Foster child arrested for assault

A 14-year-old girl was arrested after she assaulted a woman in the early hours of Saturday morning. Brandon police were called at 4:36 a.m. from a foster home in the 100 block of First Street. The foster child had assaulted a staff member.

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WATCHDOG: Louisiana children sent out of state for psychiatric care

Due to a lack of facilities that can meet mental and behavioral needs of children, Louisiana is sending her children to out-of-state facilities

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Travelers question legality over DSS investigation

DSS says they can interview children alone if they believe there is abuse. This comes after the agency removed six girls and are trying to question more. However, parents can tell DSS no. A mother did that on Thursday when a case worker told her she wanted to question her 11-year old daughter, alone.

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Bill to save foster kids and families faces uphill battle: Guest commentary

I spent a good part of my youth in California’s foster care and juvenile system. I entered the foster care system after becoming involved with the juvenile justice system, which is more common than people might think.

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The foster father charged over Tiahleigh Palmer’s murder

THE foster family at the centre of allegations into the death of Tiahleigh Palmer buried the Brisbane schoolgirl in a heartfelt ceremony attended by more than 600 people last November.

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EXCLUSIVE: Zymere Perkins' abuse caseworker was subject of phony-reports probe — but still got promoted

A city child welfare worker involved in the tragic case of 6-year-old Zymere Perkins was once the subject of an official misconduct investigation, sources told the Daily News.

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Sold as salvation, Sixties Scoop placed children in abusive system and abusive families

Boozhoo Zawa Muzghkota Bizikee Ikwe Indiginicuz  Pizew Totem.  Hello, my name is Brown Buffalo Woman from the Lynx Clan. My family is from Grassy Narrows, Ont.

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Lemn Sissay: ‘My foster parents were good people who did bad things’

I have a very happy childhood memory of being in Scotland on holiday when I was about four. I remember the smell of wet heather, bracken and fern. My grandad had a cottage in Lochinver we would visit in the summer holidays and at Easter. My grandad and foster parents and I used to go down to the bay to get salmon, trout and mussels. I’ve loved mussels ever since.

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Aboriginal women applaud Quebec's proposed changes to Youth Protection Act

Three groups led by aboriginal women have told National Assembly hearings they strongly support the government’s proposed changes to the Youth Protection Act, which aim to preserve the cultural identity of indigenous foster children. 

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The Ubering of Foster Care has Begun

Earlier this month, I wrote a story about how Los Angeles County was considering using ridesharing services like Uber to improve “family visitation.”

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Ministry-funded CAS report urges overhaul to keep black kids out of care

A system that “undermines the stability of African Canadian families and can, in fact, destroy them” needs sweeping reforms, says a hard-hitting report on reducing the number of black kids in the care of children’s aid.

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Scott Stringer to investigate ACS in wake of 6-year-old’s death

Comptroller Scott Stringer on Friday said he plans to investigate the city’s child welfare agency following the senseless death of 6-year-old to learn whether it made good on promises to initiate key reforms following a scathing audit he released in June.f

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New law aims to curb psychiatric drugs prescribed to foster youth

On Thursday, Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill that prevents doctors from recklessly prescribing psychotropic medication to foster children. This is medication which targets psychiatric problems.

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Kansas leaders approve settlement in boy's 2013 death

Kansas officials on Friday approved the state's share of a settlement in a federal lawsuit over the death of a 4-year-old northeast Kansas boy that contributed to scrutiny of the state's foster care agency.

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Angelina Jolie: Brad Pitt Shouldn’t Be Prosecuted For Child Abuse

Angelina Jolie doesn’t want estranged husband Brad Pitt prosecuted for child abuse. That’s even though they have differing accounts of what went down during the infamous plane fight.

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