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Saturday, January 05, 2019
State police arrest suspended lawyer accused of threatening R.I. judge
A suspended lawyer was released on personal recognizance Friday after a state police detective told a judge that the man had sent threatening emails to the Supreme Court’s chief disciplinary counsel, writing that he should have “bombed that place” and that a Supreme Court justice should “just be shot in the face.”
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Editorial: Florida’s foster care system needs money, attention
One child said she bounced between so many homes "you don't even want to unpack." Others carted their belongings in trash bags, not sure from week to week or month to month where they would bunk for the night. This has been the reality for thousands of Florida children, who were brought into foster care as a temporary protection from an unsafe home. But many of these children were further traumatized by a safety net that didn't serve them or society. Florida's foster care system needs more money, more attention and more accountability - a priority the incoming governor, Ron DeSantis, should set for his new administration.
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More >> Editorial: Florida’s foster care system needs money, attention
Mum reunites with daughter 17 years after putting her up for adoption
In the midst of the backstage madness, 13-year-old Evie turned to her mum Gina and remarked that the girl sitting in the front row of the dress rehearsal looked a lot like her biological sister.
The US mum hardly looked up – she was crazy busy and it wasn’t the first time one of her kids thought they spotted the daughter she had given up for adoption17 years earlier.
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The US mum hardly looked up – she was crazy busy and it wasn’t the first time one of her kids thought they spotted the daughter she had given up for adoption17 years earlier.
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Friday, January 04, 2019
Authorities failed to notice brutal abuse of 3-yr-old despite visiting house three times just days before her death
Five whole years after three-year-old toddler Kayleigh Slusher was tortured and then murdered by her mother and her mother's boyfriend, the child's relatives will be receiving $5 million in a wrongful death lawsuit. The settlement was announced on January 2 and it calls for the city as well as the county of Napa, California, to each shell out $2.5 million to Jason Slusher, the toddler's father, and Robin and Benny Slusher, her grandparents.
The city wrote in a statement: "Kayleigh Slusher’s death was a terrible tragedy. The City and County of Napa have committed to doing everything in their power to prevent and protect other children from suffering child abuse and neglect."
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The city wrote in a statement: "Kayleigh Slusher’s death was a terrible tragedy. The City and County of Napa have committed to doing everything in their power to prevent and protect other children from suffering child abuse and neglect."
More >> Authorities failed to notice brutal abuse of 3-yr-old despite visiting house three times just days before her death
Parents Give Up Custody of Their Son So He Can Receive Costly Medical Treatment
When Jim and Toni Hoy’s adopted son Daniel began showing signs of severe mental illness, they were willing to do anything to get him help. And in their case, that meant relinquishing custody of the then-12-year-old so he could receive the necessary medical treatment that was too expensive for the Hoys to afford, even with insurance.
“To this day, it’s the most gut-wrenching thing I’ve ever had to do in my life,” dad Jim says of the day he told Daniel that they were turning him over to the state. “I was crying terribly. But it was the only way we figured we could keep the family safe.”
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“To this day, it’s the most gut-wrenching thing I’ve ever had to do in my life,” dad Jim says of the day he told Daniel that they were turning him over to the state. “I was crying terribly. But it was the only way we figured we could keep the family safe.”
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More homeschool oversight hurts families, does nothing to protect kids, says national advocate
As one of 11 states that does not require homeschooling parents and their children to have any contact with state or local education officials, Michigan’s approach to homeschool oversight is one of the most relaxed in the nation.
On yesterday's show, we talked about concerns that lax regulation allows some parents to conceal abuse and neglect at home.
More >> More homeschool oversight hurts families, does nothing to protect kids, says national advocate
On yesterday's show, we talked about concerns that lax regulation allows some parents to conceal abuse and neglect at home.
More >> More homeschool oversight hurts families, does nothing to protect kids, says national advocate
Child porn charges for man living where CPS foster child died
One adult is in custody tonight on charges of possession of child pornography from a home in Forney where an infant foster child died unexpectedly December 29.
Christian S. Richmond, 19, was booked into the Kaufman County jail this morning on possession of child pornography where he awaits arraignment according to jail records. Law enforcement officials confirm to inForney.com that his address is the same home where an infant in CPS foster care died unexpectedly early Saturday morning.
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Thursday, January 03, 2019
Toddler separated from father by US officials after mother is killed in Tijuana
After he lost his green card following a felony conviction and was deported to Mexico, Sergio Angel Martinez Lopez thought he would never come back to the U.S.
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Report: Oklahoma DHS Shows Improvements, But Still Failing To Protect Children
The new report says DHS shows improvement in reforming the state's foster care system. However, the Co-Neutral report also says DHS is still failing in a number of areas, including protecting children in their care.
The reports are issued every six months as part of settlement of a federal lawsuit. The Co-Neutrals are charged with overseeing reforms mandated in the settlement.
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The reports are issued every six months as part of settlement of a federal lawsuit. The Co-Neutrals are charged with overseeing reforms mandated in the settlement.
More >> Report: Oklahoma DHS Shows Improvements, But Still Failing To Protect Children
'STOP THAT KID YELLING' Mum of autistic boy, 7, finds furious note from neighbour threatening to report her to social services
THE mother of an autistic boy woke up in the New Year to find a furious note from her neighbour threatening to report her to social services if her son didn't stop yelling.
Solo mum-of-three Ana Gray, 28, found the note in the letter box of her home in Napier, New Zealand.
More >> 'STOP THAT KID YELLING' Mum of autistic boy, 7, finds furious note from neighbour threatening to report her to social services
Solo mum-of-three Ana Gray, 28, found the note in the letter box of her home in Napier, New Zealand.
More >> 'STOP THAT KID YELLING' Mum of autistic boy, 7, finds furious note from neighbour threatening to report her to social services
To Get Mental Health Help For A Child, Desperate Parents Relinquish Custody
When Toni and Jim Hoy adopted their son Daniel through the foster care system, he was an affectionate toddler. They did not plan to give him back to the state of Illinois, ever.
"Danny was this cute, lovable little blond-haired, blue-eyed baby," Jim says.
More >> To Get Mental Health Help For A Child, Desperate Parents Relinquish Custody
"Danny was this cute, lovable little blond-haired, blue-eyed baby," Jim says.
More >> To Get Mental Health Help For A Child, Desperate Parents Relinquish Custody
6-year-old girl hit by car on KC highway strayed from foster home at least twice
A 6-year-old girl had run from a state foster home for at least the second time shortly before Christmas when she was hit by a car at night on U.S. 40 and suffered life-threatening injuries, Kansas City police said.
Just 10 days before the accident off Phelps Road, patrons at a biker bar on the same corner called police to come get the girl, whom they had found wandering in the dark along the four-lane highway.
More >> 6-year-old girl hit by car on KC highway strayed from foster home at least twice
Just 10 days before the accident off Phelps Road, patrons at a biker bar on the same corner called police to come get the girl, whom they had found wandering in the dark along the four-lane highway.
More >> 6-year-old girl hit by car on KC highway strayed from foster home at least twice
NEW AGREEMENT SIGNED TO AID CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS
Georgia’s child welfare chief announced a new agreement Wednesday with the Consulate General of Mexico to help protect children whose parents get detained or deported due to immigration issues.
Children of those immigrants sometimes end up in Georgia’s foster care system. The Mexican consulate in Atlanta had pushed for an agreement to make sure that the consulate is made aware of the cases and can help facilitate reuniting parents and children when that’s deemed appropriate.
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Children of those immigrants sometimes end up in Georgia’s foster care system. The Mexican consulate in Atlanta had pushed for an agreement to make sure that the consulate is made aware of the cases and can help facilitate reuniting parents and children when that’s deemed appropriate.
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Editorial: Crisis in Virginia's foster care system
VIRGINIA’S FOSTER care system is failing many of the vulnerable children it is supposed to be protecting.
A scathing report from state auditors finds that too many of the approximately 5,300 Virginia children in foster care face what should be avoidable risks to their health and safety. Virginia is one of the worst states in the nation for a child to wind up in foster care.
Fortunately, the report also includes specific recommendations for improvement — recommendations that should be high on the General Assembly’s priority list when it gets to work in January.
There are valid reasons why it’s difficult for governmental agencies to remove children from their families. When, for whatever reason, a child is placed in the care of social services, the state has the responsibility to make sure that child is safe, secure and receiving all appropriate physical and mental health services.
More >> Editorial: Crisis in Virginia's foster care system
A scathing report from state auditors finds that too many of the approximately 5,300 Virginia children in foster care face what should be avoidable risks to their health and safety. Virginia is one of the worst states in the nation for a child to wind up in foster care.
Fortunately, the report also includes specific recommendations for improvement — recommendations that should be high on the General Assembly’s priority list when it gets to work in January.
There are valid reasons why it’s difficult for governmental agencies to remove children from their families. When, for whatever reason, a child is placed in the care of social services, the state has the responsibility to make sure that child is safe, secure and receiving all appropriate physical and mental health services.
More >> Editorial: Crisis in Virginia's foster care system
Wednesday, January 02, 2019
Ex-teacher accused of contacting her foster child after alleged rape
A former middle school teacher in North Carolina accused of having a sexual relationship with her foster child is facing new charges after allegedly reaching out to the boy again on social media, sheriff officials said.
Christina Davis Jolly, 43, of Statesville, was arrested Thursday after violating pretrial release conditions in connection with the five counts of statutory rape of a child she faces following her arrest in August, the Statesville Record & Landmark reports.
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The stolen children: 'Hundreds' of babies were taken from their mothers to be adopted in Sweden...
Hundreds of the at least 8,000 children that the Chilean government fear were stolen from their parents and trafficked out of the country to be adopted in Western nations during the Pinochet dictatorship were taken to Sweden.
They have grown up in well-heeled suburbs outside the Swedish capital, in big cities and small towns all over the country, believing that they were abandoned by their mothers in infancy.
More >> The stolen children: 'Hundreds' of babies were taken from their mothers to be adopted in Sweden...
They have grown up in well-heeled suburbs outside the Swedish capital, in big cities and small towns all over the country, believing that they were abandoned by their mothers in infancy.
More >> The stolen children: 'Hundreds' of babies were taken from their mothers to be adopted in Sweden...
Lapses by child welfare body blamed for sexual abuse of 13-yr-old girl by foster father in Assam
India’s apex agency for adoptions has faulted the child welfare committee (CWC) of Assam’s Cachar district for the continued sexual abuse of a 13-year-old girl, allegedly at the hands of her foster father, a government employee.
CWCs are autonomous district-wise bodies mandated with overseeing the welfare of children in their jurisdiction.
More >> Lapses by child welfare body blamed for sexual abuse of 13-yr-old girl by foster father in Assam
CWCs are autonomous district-wise bodies mandated with overseeing the welfare of children in their jurisdiction.
More >> Lapses by child welfare body blamed for sexual abuse of 13-yr-old girl by foster father in Assam
Presidential Proclamation on National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, 2019
Human trafficking is a modern form of slavery. It is not enough merely to denounce this horrific assault on human dignity; we must actively work to prevent and end this barbaric exploitation of innocent victims. During National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, we pledge to continue the battle to abolish modern slavery and restore the lives of those affected by human trafficking.
Human trafficking harms adults and children of all ages and demographics. Through force, fraud, and coercion, traffickers push their victims into demeaning forms of abuse, including domestic servitude and commercial sexual exploitation. These crimes often remain hidden because victims are reluctant to seek help for a variety of reasons, including language barriers, fear of traffickers and law enforcement, and lack of trust. Human trafficking destroys precious lives and threatens our Nation’s security, public health, and the rule of law. It is a scourge on the global community.
More >> Presidential Proclamation on National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, 2019
Human trafficking harms adults and children of all ages and demographics. Through force, fraud, and coercion, traffickers push their victims into demeaning forms of abuse, including domestic servitude and commercial sexual exploitation. These crimes often remain hidden because victims are reluctant to seek help for a variety of reasons, including language barriers, fear of traffickers and law enforcement, and lack of trust. Human trafficking destroys precious lives and threatens our Nation’s security, public health, and the rule of law. It is a scourge on the global community.
More >> Presidential Proclamation on National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, 2019
How Facebook Has Become One Of The World’s Largest Suicide Screening And Alert Programs
The company ramped up monitoring of its users' posts after several people live-screened their suicides in 2017. But the proactive steps the tech giant is taking to help address the mental health crisis also puts it in a tricky spot as Facebook faces scrutiny about its privacy practices. In other public health news: evacuating the elderly, virtual reality and medicine, flu season, contact lenses, marijuana, Ebola, hearing loss and more.
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More >> How Facebook Has Become One Of The World’s Largest Suicide Screening And Alert Programs
This money could keep kids out of foster care. Why hasn't the state used it?
Child-welfare advocates, as well as the state agency that administers the child care program, recognize that access to affordable and high-quality care are keys to not only keeping kids safe and families together, but also a good start in school.
More >> This money could keep kids out of foster care. Why hasn't the state used it?
More >> This money could keep kids out of foster care. Why hasn't the state used it?
Tuesday, January 01, 2019
Steven Tyler's Janie's Fund donates more than a half-million dollars in Support of Foster Youth Across the U.S.
Iconic music legend and humanitarian Steven Tyler, through his philanthropic initiative Janie's Fund, announced a year-end donation of $532,000 to support young women who have aged out of foster care in Boston, New York City, Nashville and the state of North Carolina.
Funds in all markets will be used to support public/private partnerships for YVLifeSet and will be matched directly with public funding and private donations. In New York City, funds will support a new pilot program and in Nashville, help ensure that every girl that ages out of foster care has access to the program.
More >> Steven Tyler's Janie's Fund donates more than a half-million dollars in Support of Foster Youth Across the U.S.
Immigrant Children Are Being Detained For Months. Their Families Decided To Sue.
On Tuesday night, lawyers on behalf of seven immigrant youth and their families who claim the Trump administration is for an egregious amount of time.
Most of the young plaintiffs, who range from ages 11 to 17, have been stuck in children’s shelters or foster care facilities for between four and six months, despite having family members who have applied to be their sponsors.
More >> Immigrant Children Are Being Detained For Months. Their Families Decided To Sue.
Most of the young plaintiffs, who range from ages 11 to 17, have been stuck in children’s shelters or foster care facilities for between four and six months, despite having family members who have applied to be their sponsors.
More >> Immigrant Children Are Being Detained For Months. Their Families Decided To Sue.
Maryland courts will allow immigrant parents who are concerned about deportation to designate guardians for their children
mmigrant parents in Maryland concerned about being deported may now designate someone to care for their children under an expansion of emergency guardianship measures that take effect Tuesday.
It’s the latest move by state legislators to push back against the immigration policies of President Donald Trump. Attorneys behind the effort say it will reassure parents and prevent their children from becoming wards of the state.
More >> Maryland courts will allow immigrant parents who are concerned about deportation to designate guardians for their children
It’s the latest move by state legislators to push back against the immigration policies of President Donald Trump. Attorneys behind the effort say it will reassure parents and prevent their children from becoming wards of the state.
More >> Maryland courts will allow immigrant parents who are concerned about deportation to designate guardians for their children
NYS agency director charged with DWI, fleeing crash.
Colonie police have arrested a woman in connection with a rollover crash Sunday evening.
Police say 56-year-old Sheila McBain rolled her vehicle onto its side on Lincoln Avenue, near the railroad tracks at First Street, and then fled on foot.
More >> NYS agency director charged with DWI, fleeing crash.
Kinship foster care saves states billions, but leaves grandparents struggling
Today should be a day Alesia Cannady luxuriates on Maui’s shores. The 65-year-old’s feet should dangle from a banana-hued lounge chair. The sun should smooch her ebony face. Moderate pressure should be applied during a foot massage.
Instead, as the full-time caregiver of her 4-year-old granddaughter, Aleiyah, today finds her in a frenzy evading Disney figurines littered on the floor, whipping up a breakfast of peanut-butter oatmeal, and overseeing three hair and outfit changes after oats detour from spoon to heart-dotted black skirt.
More >> Kinship foster care saves states billions, but leaves grandparents struggling
Instead, as the full-time caregiver of her 4-year-old granddaughter, Aleiyah, today finds her in a frenzy evading Disney figurines littered on the floor, whipping up a breakfast of peanut-butter oatmeal, and overseeing three hair and outfit changes after oats detour from spoon to heart-dotted black skirt.
More >> Kinship foster care saves states billions, but leaves grandparents struggling
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