A social worker tasked with handling the Baby X case was taken to task at the Durban High Court for not being aware that one of the murdered child’s siblings had been involved in an “abuse” incident at a home where she was supposed to be safe.
Judge Mohini Moodley lambasted Mahashni Naidoo for not knowing that one of Baby X’s siblings, who was put in a home, was involved in an incident of abuse at the facility.
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Saturday, November 03, 2018
Saskatchewan minister hopes government gives '60s Scoop apology by year’s end
Saskatchewan’s social services minister says the province hopes to apologize to ’60s Scoop survivors by year’s end.
Paul Merriman says he’s working with survivors to make sure that timeline works for them.
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Paul Merriman says he’s working with survivors to make sure that timeline works for them.
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‘This has been the worst mistake of my career’ – GP suspended for misleading court over custody case
A doctor who was suspended for six months after he falsely advised a family court about a parent’s history of drug abuse has said it was “the worst mistake” of his career.
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Trump falsely blames Obama for family separations at border: ANALYSIS
President Donald Trump mangled the facts Thursday when addressing immigration and falsely claiming - more than once - that former President Barack Obama was responsible for family separations at the border.
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Friday, November 02, 2018
SUPREME COURT RULING BOLSTERS ABUSED FOSTER KIDS’ LAWSUITS AGAINST STATE
In what may prove a watershed moment for the state’s foster care system, Washington’s Supreme Court found the state has a broad duty to protect foster children from abuse.
By a 5-4 majority, the high court on Thursday sided with five former foster children subjected to more than a decade of abuse at the hands of a Pierce County couple. The decision, which affirms an appeals court ruling, gives the young women a second chance to hold the state liable for failing to protect them and provides a stronger legal footing for other foster children suing the state.
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By a 5-4 majority, the high court on Thursday sided with five former foster children subjected to more than a decade of abuse at the hands of a Pierce County couple. The decision, which affirms an appeals court ruling, gives the young women a second chance to hold the state liable for failing to protect them and provides a stronger legal footing for other foster children suing the state.
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Potential Plea Deal Made in Foster Mother Killing Case
A Vermont man accused of shooting and killing his foster mother may avoid trial and take a plea deal.
The Caledonian-Record reports a pending plea agreement has been made between 34-year-old Scott Favreau's lawyer and Caledonia County prosecutors. Favreau was charged with murder a second time after a judge threw out his second-degree murder conviction because a trial judge never asked Favreau if he admitted to the facts of his guilty plea.
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The Caledonian-Record reports a pending plea agreement has been made between 34-year-old Scott Favreau's lawyer and Caledonia County prosecutors. Favreau was charged with murder a second time after a judge threw out his second-degree murder conviction because a trial judge never asked Favreau if he admitted to the facts of his guilty plea.
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Ninth Circuit Says Parental Consent Needed For Medical Exams Of Children In Protective Custody
The unanimous decision comes in a case from San Diego, where the county for years routinely conducted exams on kids who had been removed from the care of their parents because of suspected abuse or neglect.
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Manson man accused of child rapes carried out while in foster care
A former resident of foster care in Cashmere is now charged with raping one child while in his foster home, and was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of a second offense.
Bernardino Dwite Hamilton, 23, has been jailed in the Chelan County Regional Justice Center since June, charged with first-degree child rape and first-degree child molestation. Chelan County sheriff's deputies say he sexually assaulted a 10-year-old girl in fall 2012, while both were being cared for in a Cashmere foster home. Hamilton was 17 at the time of the alleged assaults.
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Bernardino Dwite Hamilton, 23, has been jailed in the Chelan County Regional Justice Center since June, charged with first-degree child rape and first-degree child molestation. Chelan County sheriff's deputies say he sexually assaulted a 10-year-old girl in fall 2012, while both were being cared for in a Cashmere foster home. Hamilton was 17 at the time of the alleged assaults.
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The painful story of one of Maine’s darkest chapters
Less than fifty years ago, one in four Native American children lived away from their families. They were in boarding schools or foster care or adoptive homes, all because the government had removed those kids from their relatives.
Sound like the type of horror story that happens somewhere else? Unfortunately, it isn’t. It happened in Maine, and the new documentary “Dawnland” examines the deep wounds the policy inflicted and the state’s effort to begin to bring some healing through the creation of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The film will air nationwide on public television on November 5 and be screened at the University of Southern Maine on November 16. Ben Pender-Cudlip co-directed “Dawnland” and talked to 207 about the story it tells.
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State is liable for children’s safety with foster parents, Washington Supreme Court rules
The Washington State Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the state is responsible for protecting children from abusive foster parents.
In a 5-4 decision, the court ruled that the state Department of Social and Health Services “owes a duty of reasonable care to protect foster children from abuse at the hands of their foster parents,” according to the opinion.
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In a 5-4 decision, the court ruled that the state Department of Social and Health Services “owes a duty of reasonable care to protect foster children from abuse at the hands of their foster parents,” according to the opinion.
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McLean County Judge Faces Threats After Ruling In Viral Custody Case
McLean County has heightened security for a judge who has received more than a dozen threats following her ruling in a child custody case.
Associate Judge Lee Ann Hill awarded custody of 4-year-old Mikey Cadena to his mother in June in a case that has sparked lots of attention on various social media, blogs and YouTube.
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Associate Judge Lee Ann Hill awarded custody of 4-year-old Mikey Cadena to his mother in June in a case that has sparked lots of attention on various social media, blogs and YouTube.
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Computer Issues At Colorado's Child Protection Services Are Putting Kids At Risk
roblems with Colorado's $25.3 million overhaul of its child protection computer system are putting children at risk and the state is not acting urgently enough to fix it, county workers said.
Members of the Colorado Human Services Directors Association told state officials in an Oct. 19 letter that problems with the system "are crippling our work."
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Members of the Colorado Human Services Directors Association told state officials in an Oct. 19 letter that problems with the system "are crippling our work."
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Children ‘subject to unnecessary social work processes’ as Ofsted deems council ‘inadequate’
Children needing help and protection in Bradford are made to wait while others are “subject to unnecessary and disproportionate social work processes,” Ofsted has said in an ‘inadequate’ judgment of the council’s children’s services.
Inspectors who visited the West Yorkshire authority last month found services had “rapidly deteriorated” over the past 12 months, with “serious failures in social work practice” leaving children at risk of significant harm.
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Inspectors who visited the West Yorkshire authority last month found services had “rapidly deteriorated” over the past 12 months, with “serious failures in social work practice” leaving children at risk of significant harm.
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Years before crash, Hart family planned to have another child after adopting Texas six
As young parents raising six newly adopted children, Jennifer and Sarah Hart tried to conceive a biological child and showed signs they had grown apart, according to records released Wednesday by the Clark County Sheriff’s Office.
Jennifer Hart felt as if Sarah Hart was so checked out that she was raising their kids on her own, she confessed to a friend in an August 2010 email.
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Jennifer Hart felt as if Sarah Hart was so checked out that she was raising their kids on her own, she confessed to a friend in an August 2010 email.
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Another Catholic Adoption Agency Faces Closure as It Battles Philadelphia Law on Same-Sex Foster Care
Next week, an appellate court will hear oral arguments regarding Catholic Social Services (CSS)’s claim that Philadelphia discriminated on the basis of religion when it forced the agency to provide services to same-sex couples.
Foster families brought the case — Sharonell Fulton, et al. v. City of Philadelphia — and faced an uphill battle as courts continually ruled against their plea to maintain those services. The conflict arose after a same-sex couple requested another adoption agency provide a home study that would certify them to foster children, leading to piqued interest in CSS’s policy on same-sex foster care.
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Foster families brought the case — Sharonell Fulton, et al. v. City of Philadelphia — and faced an uphill battle as courts continually ruled against their plea to maintain those services. The conflict arose after a same-sex couple requested another adoption agency provide a home study that would certify them to foster children, leading to piqued interest in CSS’s policy on same-sex foster care.
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US calls for transparency from Irish State on child abuse and forced adoptions
Towards Transitional Justice: Recognition, Truth-telling, and Institutional Abuse in Ireland, a conference at Boston College this week, starts a conversation about the need for greater transparency on the part of the Irish State in its response to historic abuse in Child Residential Institutions, Magdalene Laundries, Mother and Baby Homes, and the nation’s closed, secret and forced adoption system.
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Thursday, November 01, 2018
Frustrations rise over child abuse reporting hotline with one hotline caller kept on hold for more than four hours
A CALLER to the Northern Territory Government’s child abuse hotline waited on hold for more than four hours while trying to report suspected child abuse before hanging up, parliament has heard.
Figures tabled in parliament showed more than one in five calls to the child abuse hotline ended with the caller hanging up before speaking to an operator.
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Figures tabled in parliament showed more than one in five calls to the child abuse hotline ended with the caller hanging up before speaking to an operator.
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New Allegations Of Sexual Abuse, Neglect Of Children In State Care Surface At Psychiatric Hospital In Chicago
Federal authorities have told the Aurora Chicago Lakeshore Hospital it will cut off funding vital to staying open if it doesn't implement immediate changes. Other hospital news comes from Texas, Virginia, Arizona and Georgia.
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More >> New Allegations Of Sexual Abuse, Neglect Of Children In State Care Surface At Psychiatric Hospital In Chicago
Christian Parents in Canada See Foster Application Rejected Over Beliefs on Homosexuality, Spanking
A Canadian Christian couple says they've been barred from being foster parents because of their religious beliefs on raising children.
Ontario's Levi denBok explained in a series of Facebook posts, in which he also shared the rejection letter from Children's Aid Services, that they were asked what church they attend, and what they believe about the Bible.
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Ontario's Levi denBok explained in a series of Facebook posts, in which he also shared the rejection letter from Children's Aid Services, that they were asked what church they attend, and what they believe about the Bible.
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Foster carer, 31, accused of duct-taping and raping a teenage boy who lived with him for years is charged
A carer has been accused of repeatedly molesting a teenager in his care over the course of several years.
The 31-year-old man, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, was arrested and charged with multiple child sex offences on Tuesday.
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The 31-year-old man, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, was arrested and charged with multiple child sex offences on Tuesday.
More >> Foster carer, 31, accused of duct-taping and raping a teenage boy who lived with him for years is charged
CPS caseworker, 2 foster children die in wreck in East Texas
An employee with Texas Child Protective Services and two foster children died in a crash at around 7 p.m. Tuesday.
The wreck happened in Van Zandt County on SH-19, one mile northwest of the city of Edgewood.
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The wreck happened in Van Zandt County on SH-19, one mile northwest of the city of Edgewood.
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Thousands Of Immigrant Children Held In Texas Tent Cities, Detention Centers
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reports about 1,500 unaccompanied minors between the ages of 13 and 17 are being held in temporary shelters in Tornillo, Texas. There are more children in detention centers across the country.
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More >> Thousands Of Immigrant Children Held In Texas Tent Cities, Detention Centers
Ofsted finds Bradford Council children's services 'inadequate'
Children in need of protection in Bradford have been left "at risk of serious harm", an Ofsted report has found.
Children's Services at the Bradford Council have been judged inadequate by the inspection last month.
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Children's Services at the Bradford Council have been judged inadequate by the inspection last month.
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From Growing Up In Care To Becoming A Social Worker – With The Right Support The Future For Care Leavers Can Be Bright
Today, there are around 38,000 care leavers in England under the age of 22, and sadly they often have much poorer outcomes than other people their age.
Shockingly, just 6% of young people with experience of the care system go to university, compared to almost 50% of the general population. What’s more, 40% of care leavers aged 19-21 are not in employment, education or training, compared with 13% of all young people.
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Shockingly, just 6% of young people with experience of the care system go to university, compared to almost 50% of the general population. What’s more, 40% of care leavers aged 19-21 are not in employment, education or training, compared with 13% of all young people.
More >> From Growing Up In Care To Becoming A Social Worker – With The Right Support The Future For Care Leavers Can Be Bright
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Louisiana must do more to get foster children ready to be on their own
For years foster children in Louisiana had to fend for themselves after they turned 18. The state essentially dumped them out of the system with no help.
Many of them have ended up homeless or in prison, the Louisiana State Task Force on Youth Aging Out of Foster Care reported in 2017. Within a year after leaving the foster care system, one in five young people are homeless. Within two years, one in four are in prison, the task force found.
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Many of them have ended up homeless or in prison, the Louisiana State Task Force on Youth Aging Out of Foster Care reported in 2017. Within a year after leaving the foster care system, one in five young people are homeless. Within two years, one in four are in prison, the task force found.
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