Connecticut Officials Push Washington to Offer Free Diapers to Poor Mothers
Call it a baby stimulus.
Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy has declared Thursday “Diaper Need Awareness Day” as part of a campaign by The Nutmeg State to pressure Washington into providing free diapers to low-income families.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Ombudsman accuses child protection of distorting figures
Ombudsman accuses child protection of distorting figures
The Victorian ombudsman says child protection workers in central Victoria have deliberately ignored dozens of cases of child neglect and abuse in order to meet performance targets.
The Victorian ombudsman says child protection workers in central Victoria have deliberately ignored dozens of cases of child neglect and abuse in order to meet performance targets.
DHS commissioners tell Oklahoma lawmakers they are working to improve agency
DHS commissioners tell Oklahoma lawmakers they are working to improve agency
The new chairman of the Department of Human Services pledged to a small group of lawmakers Tuesday that the agency director's performance would be reviewed and the sprawling agency's organizational chart would be reviewed within a year.
Note: "You can't fix stupid." ~ Ron White.
The new chairman of the Department of Human Services pledged to a small group of lawmakers Tuesday that the agency director's performance would be reviewed and the sprawling agency's organizational chart would be reviewed within a year.
Note: "You can't fix stupid." ~ Ron White.
Reps to investigate seizure of Nigerian children from parents by British police
Reps to investigate seizure of Nigerian children from parents by British police
The House of Representatives yesterday mandated its Committees on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora Matters to investigate the circumstances leading to the decision of the British police to take custody of six children of a Nigerian family on the allegation that the mother of the children was a sex worker.
The House of Representatives yesterday mandated its Committees on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora Matters to investigate the circumstances leading to the decision of the British police to take custody of six children of a Nigerian family on the allegation that the mother of the children was a sex worker.
Parents of Adolf Hitler, Aryan Nation, Want Kids Back
Parents of Adolf Hitler, Aryan Nation, Want Kids Back
Stuck in a New Jersey foster home due to allegations of child abuse, two of the worst-named kids on the planet play the part of Eastern Europe in a feud between parents and the state.
Stuck in a New Jersey foster home due to allegations of child abuse, two of the worst-named kids on the planet play the part of Eastern Europe in a feud between parents and the state.
999 call handler sacked for ignoring 140 calls including rape and child abuse reports
999 call handler sacked for ignoring 140 calls including rape and child abuse reports
A police officer who ignored dozens of 999 calls including reports of rape, child abuse and a break-in by a gunman as non–emergencies has been sacked.
A police officer who ignored dozens of 999 calls including reports of rape, child abuse and a break-in by a gunman as non–emergencies has been sacked.
Baby P lessons are STILL not learned: Medical staff failing to spot signs of child abuse
Baby P lessons are STILL not learned: Medical staff failing to spot signs of child abuse
Hundreds of babies have died at the hands of drunken, drugged or violent parents because medical staff did too little to save them, a damning report said yesterday.
Hundreds of babies have died at the hands of drunken, drugged or violent parents because medical staff did too little to save them, a damning report said yesterday.
Recruitment Model Proves Success in Substantially Increasing Adoption Rates from Foster Care
Recruitment Model Proves Success in Substantially Increasing Adoption Rates from Foster Care
The most comprehensive evaluation ever conducted on family recruitment practices for children in foster care was released today from the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption (DTFA). The five-year study, led by Child Trends, found children served by a child-focused recruitment model experienced substantially higher rates of adoption than children not served by this model.
Note: Boycott Wendy's for Helping To Sell Your Children.
The most comprehensive evaluation ever conducted on family recruitment practices for children in foster care was released today from the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption (DTFA). The five-year study, led by Child Trends, found children served by a child-focused recruitment model experienced substantially higher rates of adoption than children not served by this model.
Note: Boycott Wendy's for Helping To Sell Your Children.
Girl who gave birth at 14 loses right to keep her baby after judge hears she is 'barely able to care for herself'
Girl who gave birth at 14 loses right to keep her baby after judge hears she is 'barely able to care for herself'
One-year-old child will be put up for adoption.
Judge turned down grandmother's plea to be allowed to care for the baby.
One-year-old child will be put up for adoption.
Judge turned down grandmother's plea to be allowed to care for the baby.
Oklahoma Department of Human Services to pay part of $1.1 million settlement to young man sexually molested in foster care
Oklahoma Department of Human Services to pay part of $1.1 million settlement to young man sexually molested in foster care
Oklahoma DHS officials declined to reveal the state's share after they voted to pay part of the settlement.
Oklahoma DHS officials declined to reveal the state's share after they voted to pay part of the settlement.
Woman, 23, conned childless couple out of their £2,000 savings by posing as surrogate mother
Woman, 23, conned childless couple out of their £2,000 savings by posing as surrogate mother
A woman who conned a childless couple out of almost £2000 by posing as a surrogate mother escaped jail after a judge heard how she lost her own baby to cot death.
A woman who conned a childless couple out of almost £2000 by posing as a surrogate mother escaped jail after a judge heard how she lost her own baby to cot death.
Hitler's Parents Claim Judge Found No Abuse of Little Adolf, Aryan Nation
Hitler's Parents Claim Judge Found No Abuse of Little Adolf, Aryan Nation
Heath and Deborah Campbell, who named two of their children Adolf Hitler and JoyceLynn Aryan Nation, are claiming that a court vindicated them of all abuse allegations last month. But after 33 months in foster care, the children are still not home.
Heath and Deborah Campbell, who named two of their children Adolf Hitler and JoyceLynn Aryan Nation, are claiming that a court vindicated them of all abuse allegations last month. But after 33 months in foster care, the children are still not home.
DHS finds funding for benefits, legal defense
DHS finds funding for benefits, legal defense
About $10 million in one-time funding has been found in the budget for the Oklahoma Department of Human Services to avoid cutting benefits in two low-income programs and to add $1 million to defend a class-action lawsuit.
About $10 million in one-time funding has been found in the budget for the Oklahoma Department of Human Services to avoid cutting benefits in two low-income programs and to add $1 million to defend a class-action lawsuit.
DHS Faces Criticism From Lawmakers
The investigation comes after some high profile cases of children dying while in DHS custody or under the agency's supervision
DHS Conference Continues in OKC
Lawmakers looking into DHS
Lawmakers met at state capitol to discuss DHS leadership.
Children’s welfare bodies are ‘failing in Wales’, health watchdog says
Children’s welfare bodies are ‘failing in Wales’, health watchdog says
THE bodies charged with ensuring child welfare in Wales are failing, according to a report by the Healthcare Inspectorate for Wales and other watchdogs.
THE bodies charged with ensuring child welfare in Wales are failing, according to a report by the Healthcare Inspectorate for Wales and other watchdogs.
One-time funding of $10 million found in budget for Oklahoma DHS
One-time funding of $10 million found in budget for Oklahoma DHS
About $10 million in one-time funding has been found in the budget for the Oklahoma Department of Human Services to avoid cutting benefits in two low-income programs and add $1 million to defend a class-action lawsuit.
About $10 million in one-time funding has been found in the budget for the Oklahoma Department of Human Services to avoid cutting benefits in two low-income programs and add $1 million to defend a class-action lawsuit.
Native Foster Care: Lost Children, Shattered Families
Native Foster Care: Lost Children, Shattered Families
Nearly 700 Native American children in South Dakota are being removed from their homes every year, sometimes in questionable circumstances. An NPR News investigation has found that the state is largely failing to place them according to the law. The vast majority of native kids in foster care in South Dakota are in nonnative homes or group homes, according to an NPR analysis of state records.
Nearly 700 Native American children in South Dakota are being removed from their homes every year, sometimes in questionable circumstances. An NPR News investigation has found that the state is largely failing to place them according to the law. The vast majority of native kids in foster care in South Dakota are in nonnative homes or group homes, according to an NPR analysis of state records.
NY Parents Who Abducted Children From Foster Care Plead Guilty
NY Parents Who Abducted Children From Foster Care Plead Guilty
A couple accused of kidnapping their eight children from a New York City foster care facility pleaded guilty Tuesday to second-degree custodial interference.
A couple accused of kidnapping their eight children from a New York City foster care facility pleaded guilty Tuesday to second-degree custodial interference.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Lawmakers To Meet With DHS Officials
Lawmakers want answers after several children have died in DHS care.
Incentives And Cultural Bias Fuel Foster System
Incentives And Cultural Bias Fuel Foster System
The dirt roads on the Crow Creek Indian reservation in South Dakota blow dust on the window frames of simple houses.
The dirt roads on the Crow Creek Indian reservation in South Dakota blow dust on the window frames of simple houses.
More and more, adoptions being made out of foster care
More and more, adoptions being made out of foster care
Images of children from distant countries, from Bulgaria to China to Russia, have been the public face of adoption in America.
But that picture is overdue for an update.
Note: Quite the little child trafficking operation they got going on, wouldn't you say?
Images of children from distant countries, from Bulgaria to China to Russia, have been the public face of adoption in America.
But that picture is overdue for an update.
Note: Quite the little child trafficking operation they got going on, wouldn't you say?
Mums want apology on adoptions
Mums want apology on adoptions
MOTHERS forced to give up their babies want the Federal Government to apologise for past adoption practices.
MOTHERS forced to give up their babies want the Federal Government to apologise for past adoption practices.
Gov't: Group home trauma not our problem
Gov't: Group home trauma not our problem
The Manitoba government has decided to formally fight a lawsuit filed by a man who claims abuses he suffered as a boy in a government-funded group home have had lasting effects on his adult life.
The Manitoba government has decided to formally fight a lawsuit filed by a man who claims abuses he suffered as a boy in a government-funded group home have had lasting effects on his adult life.
Foster parent's conviction casts a shadow on system
Foster parent's conviction casts a shadow on system
The Jere Clark story embodies both the promise and the peril of the foster parent program in Michigan.
The Jere Clark story embodies both the promise and the peril of the foster parent program in Michigan.
Ottawa accused of failing aboriginal children
Ottawa accused of failing aboriginal children
Canada is discriminating against its indigenous children and failing to meet its commitments under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, a group of advocates said Monday.
Canada is discriminating against its indigenous children and failing to meet its commitments under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, a group of advocates said Monday.
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