A hearing is expected to be held early next year to help determine if a woman charged with killing a social worker and three relatives in Vermont is fit to stand trial.
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Sunday, December 04, 2016
Glynn an anomaly in Georgia foster-care crisis
Child foster care issues are well-known in Georgia. Now Georgia’s foster-care problems are known nationwide.
The Associated Press published an article Nov. 13 reporting five states account for almost two-thirds of the national increase of children in foster care. Leading those five is Georgia, which according to the report went from 7,600 foster-care children during September 2013 to 13,266 in October of this year.
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The Associated Press published an article Nov. 13 reporting five states account for almost two-thirds of the national increase of children in foster care. Leading those five is Georgia, which according to the report went from 7,600 foster-care children during September 2013 to 13,266 in October of this year.
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State cannot issue child care licenses for family detention centers, judgment finds
A judge issued a final judgment Friday to prevent the state from issuing a child care license for family detention centers, such as the 2,400-bed immigration detention center in Dilley or a 1,000-bed center in Karnes County, according to the Austin-based advocacy group Grassroots Leadership.
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More >> State cannot issue child care licenses for family detention centers, judgment finds
Saturday, December 03, 2016
Indigenous youth share stories of displacement in child welfare system
Documentary film sheds light on the similarities between the residential school system and child welfare placements
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More >> Indigenous youth share stories of displacement in child welfare system
A Present for Pimps? New Loophole in Family First Act Would Bring Predators Closer to Prey
No one should be surprised. Predators go where the prey are.
But that doesn’t mean Congress should make it easier for the predators. And they will do just that, offering up a Christmas present for pimps, if it passes the latest version of the so-called Family First Act. (As this is written, such passage is unlikely, but the bill’s fortunes seem to change by the day.)
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But that doesn’t mean Congress should make it easier for the predators. And they will do just that, offering up a Christmas present for pimps, if it passes the latest version of the so-called Family First Act. (As this is written, such passage is unlikely, but the bill’s fortunes seem to change by the day.)
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N.J. adoption records will open in January
Parents who gave up children for adoption and who want to remain anonymous must register their wishes by Dec. 31.
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More >> N.J. adoption records will open in January
DfE report proposes 'forced privatisation' of child protection services
Councils should be compelled to outsource children's services including child protection work as part of efforts to improve standards, a government-commissioned report has suggested.
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More >> DfE report proposes 'forced privatisation' of child protection services
State Government blasted by dissatisfied foster carers who claim to have been bullied by department staff
FOSTER carers have blasted the State Government, with almost half saying they had been bullied by department staff.
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More >> State Government blasted by dissatisfied foster carers who claim to have been bullied by department staff
Staffing issues created DCF abuse report backlog
Child abuse and neglect reports piled up in Kansas because of “a severe staffing issue,” a high-ranking state Department for Children and Families official said in a September email.
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More >> Staffing issues created DCF abuse report backlog
Canadian mom claims lesbian wife, sperm donor ran off with baby
A Canadian mom is offering $10,000 to be reunited with the daughter, who was snatched by her lesbian wife and their sperm donor.
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More >> Canadian mom claims lesbian wife, sperm donor ran off with baby
Officials: $142 million in emergency CPS funding comes with strings
The approval by legislative leaders of more than $142 million in emergency funding to curb chronic operational issues at the state's beleaguered Child Protective Services program comes with strings attached to ensure the problems are getting fixed, officials said Friday.
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More >> Officials: $142 million in emergency CPS funding comes with strings
Kansas Agency Denies Backlog At Child Abuse Reporting Center
A spokeswoman for the Kansas Department for Children and Families confirmed this week that a call center for child abuse reports had trouble keeping up with the volume of calls it received in September but denied the center had a “backlog.”
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More >> Kansas Agency Denies Backlog At Child Abuse Reporting Center
Couple who were suspected of abusing their baby receive apology from hospital after her 'injuries' turned out to be a BIRTHMARK
A couple quizzed under suspicion of abusing their eight-week-old baby have had an apology from a hospital after her 'injuries' turned out to be a birthmark.
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More >> Couple who were suspected of abusing their baby receive apology from hospital after her 'injuries' turned out to be a BIRTHMARK
Handcuffed boy with dead chicken around neck reunited with rescuers
It was a case that received national attention in 2013 when an 11-year-old boy was found handcuffed to his porch with a dead chicken around his neck. The boy was rescued by a Union County sheriff's deputy.
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More >> Handcuffed boy with dead chicken around neck reunited with rescuers
Man convicted of shooting foster father over vape charger
A teenager pleaded guilty Friday to first-degree murder after acknowledging that he killed his foster father two years ago because the man had taken away his vapor cigarette charger.
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More >> Man convicted of shooting foster father over vape charger
Friday, December 02, 2016
Foster son pleads guilty to 2014 murder of longtime public radio host
Peter John Henry pleaded guilty Friday in Anchorage Superior Court to murdering his foster father, the public-radio disc jockey and personality Marvell Johnson, over a charger for an electronic cigarette.
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More >> Foster son pleads guilty to 2014 murder of longtime public radio host
Texas Lawmakers OK millions for raises, new staff for CPS
The state will hire more than 800 workers and give pay raises to 7,000 employees within its beleaguered Child Protective Services program as part of an emergency plan to address a manpower crisis that has impaired the state's ability to protect hundreds of vulnerable and abused children.
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More >> Lawmakers OK millions for raises, new staff for CPS
Tulsa foster parent charged, accused of raping child in September
A Tulsa man was charged Wednesday on an allegation that he raped a child who was under his care as a foster parent in September.
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More >> Tulsa foster parent charged, accused of raping child in September
Number of foster kids in Georgia nearly doubles since 2013
The number of children in foster care in the State of Georgia is seeing explosive growth.
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More >> Number of foster kids in Georgia nearly doubles since 2013
State spent three months trying to find CPS memo leak to Statesman
Child Protective Services is under siege.
The agency is failing to see thousands of endangered children. Underappreciated and underpaid caseworkers are fleeing in droves. State lawmakers are demanding immediate action.
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The agency is failing to see thousands of endangered children. Underappreciated and underpaid caseworkers are fleeing in droves. State lawmakers are demanding immediate action.
More >> State spent three months trying to find CPS memo leak to Statesman
Mother’s suit alleging DCS caseworker abuses proceeds
An Indiana Department of Child Services case manager who allegedly pursued meritless child-abuse allegations against an Indianapolis mother must face a federal civil lawsuit, though her DCS supervisors will not, a judge has ruled.
The suit alleges DCS family case manager Nola Hunt conducted an illegal warrantless search, threatened to take the mother’s two children from her, and made false claims against her.
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The suit alleges DCS family case manager Nola Hunt conducted an illegal warrantless search, threatened to take the mother’s two children from her, and made false claims against her.
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Manitoba children's advocate concerned about pepper-spraying kids in custody
The Manitoba government says a review is underway into reports that some teens in youth jails are being punished excessively with pepper-spray and other methods.
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More >> Manitoba children's advocate concerned about pepper-spraying kids in custody
They want more money - Ga. child welfare programs go underfunded while foster care population skyrockets
In the past three years, Georgia’s foster-care population has skyrocketed from about 7,600 in September 2013 to 13,266 last month. According to Casey Family Programs, about 31 percent of children brought into foster care are coming from parents with drug and alcohol addictions.
ACS took three days to find correct Brooklyn address of child abuse tip — where a 3-year-old boy was beat into coma that same day
Child welfare investigators chasing a tip about a battered Brooklyn boy needed three days to find the right address — finally locating it on the same day the 3-year-old was hospitalized with a fractured skull and in a coma.
More >> ACS took three days to find correct Brooklyn address of child abuse tip — where a 3-year-old boy was beat into coma that same day
More >> ACS took three days to find correct Brooklyn address of child abuse tip — where a 3-year-old boy was beat into coma that same day
Thursday, December 01, 2016
More charges expected against Bossier foster parent accused of rape
That's how Bossier Parish Sheriff Julian Whittington describes the case against a foster parent now in jail, charged with raping multiple children while in his care.
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