Parents take daughter after losing custody; Police trying to locate child

On September 16, Department of Human Services Child Welfare took protective custody of Emma Long (7), holding a shelter hearing to determine the best options for the child.

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Former Foster Mother Charged This Week With The Death Of A Toddler In 2001

A 15 year unresolved death case of a toddler is finally coming to an end.

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Head of D.C. child welfare agency departs as problems investigating neglect persist

The head of the District’s long-scrutinized child-welfare agency abruptly resigned last week, leaving behind an organization under fire for failing to investigate reports of potential abuse and promptly place children in foster homes.

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CPS came under fire in Klapheke case

Child Protective Services came under scrutiny in Abilene in 2012 following the death of 22-month-old Tamryn Klapheke.

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DCF caseworker remained unchanged for months after toddler nearly starved to death

The Department of Children and Families caseworker assigned to protect a toddler who nearly starved to death in a Groton foster home remained unchanged for more than two months after the child was hospitalized, emails and an investigative report show.

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80% of missing persons in Manitoba are in child welfare system, police say

Police in Winnipeg say four out of five missing persons reports they receive every month involve kids in the care of Manitoba Child and Family Services.

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CPS admits 20 percent of kids at high risk of abuse aren't seen by caseworkers in timely manner

When someone calls Child Protective Services to report suspected child abuse the first thing that agency does is prioritize the call.

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Child advocates talk reform, following report on sexualized violence in care

This week, calls to overhaul Canada's foster program re-emerged after a report revealed at least 233 cases of sexualized violence against young people under government care in British Columbia were reported since 2011. 

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• The British Columbia government is failing its most vulnerable citizens

A Warning to the Families in Texas!!!

Child Protective Services leaders have been forced to call in workers on overtime to check on endangered children this weekend, including in Dallas County.

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Manitoba child services won't return toddler to social worker grandmother

 supervisor with a Manitoba indigenous child-welfare agency says her grandson has been apprehended by another agency and authorities won't give her temporary custody despite her 15-year career in social work.

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Safety concerns arise as more Texas foster kids sleep in state offices

Two foster kids stole a car. Another one threatened to hurt herself. Another broke a girl’s nose and gave a Child Protective Services worker a concussion.

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• Armed guards monitor foster kids sleeping in Texas state offices

DCF Commissioner: 'I Have No Plans to Resign'

The Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Children and Families vowed Thursday to stay on in her current role, and not give in to criticism coming from the political right.

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• Mother of child at center of DCF investigation speaks out

Following near-death of child, people call for DCF commissioner to step down

There are renewed calls this week for the state Department of Children and Families Commissioner to step down or be removed after the release of a report saying DCF was at fault for the near death of a toddler from Groton.

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Arizona Department of Child Safety rejects key provisions of audit

An audit outlines 15 steps for DCS to take to get kids into permanent homes; DCS rejects 11, says many of the ideas won't help.

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Before Baby Justice's death, CPS report had red flags

Justice Rees was only 20 days old when his body was found in a cold, remote slough in February 2015 near Knights Landing, but there may have been red flags before his death, according the Yolo County CPS investigation released Thursday.

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Children's Court judge reacts to troubling CPS report

Findings released Tuesday by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services show that thousands of children at risk of further abuse or neglect are not being checked on as required by the agency.

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Foster Care or Foster Fraud?

Our Foster Care System needs reform. The life of liberty and luxury is taken for granted. There are children in the United States who have never had a chance at experiencing the things we individuals take for granted.

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Sperm donor fathers '100 children' in four years by offering his services for free on FACEBOOK

A sperm donor claims he could have fathered up to 100 children in four years by offering his services for free on FACEBOOK.

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Mother of Child in DCF Abuse Case Planning to Sue

The birth mother of a baby boy in the center of a Department of Children and Families investigation is planning to sue the state agency. The state’s Office of the Child Advocate said the child nearly died after DCF put him in foster care.

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• Senate minority leader calls for firing of DCF commissioner

Social worker turnover damaged understanding of boy’s case, finds serious case review

Rapid turnover of social workers contributed to the breakdown of a council’s understanding of the circumstances facing a fostered child who died, a serious case review has found.

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The Pulse: Outgoing DCYF Director On Overhauling An Agency In Crisis

The search is underway for a new director of the state’s Department of Children, Youth, and Families. For this week’s The Pulse, Rhode Island Public Radio’s Kristin Gourlay sits down with outgoing director Jamia McDonald to learn what’s changed for children and staff since she took the reins a year and a half ago

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Prosecutors to review case for possible felonies

Prosecutors will confer before making a decision if any charges will be filed against the foster parents accused of abusing a 22-year-old developmentally disabled man.

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Rotterdam calls for compulsory contraception for ‘incompetent’ mothers

Rotterdam city council has called for mothers who are judged incapable of raising children to be given compulsory contraception by court order.

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Mississippi Cop who Left Toddler in Patrol Car to Die Lost Custody Last Year for Doing Same Thing

The Mississippi cop who left her 3-year-old daughter in her patrol car for four hours while visiting another cop at his home last week, resulting in the toddler’s death, was temporarily stripped of custody last year after leaving her daughter in the car in a previous incident.

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CPS suffers from shortage of case workers statewide

Thousands of kids in Texas at risk for abuse, all because of a shortage of child case workers. We wanted to know how it affects children here.

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