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Sunday, October 14, 2012

Teenage abortions: Measure takes new run at parental notification law

Teenage abortions: Measure takes new run at parental notification law

Seventeen years after the courts struck down an early attempt to require minors to notify their parents before getting an abortion, the contentious issue is back on the ballot this fall.

Politics, special interest groups delay child advocacy improvements: special report

Politics, special interest groups delay child advocacy improvements: special report


With this week expected to be the General Assembly’s last chance for passing legislation for the year, children’s advocates are growing worried.

Nearly 50 unidentified kids buried in Florida reform school’s century-old secret graveyard


Nearly 50 unidentified kids buried in Florida reform school’s century-old secret graveyard


Reform school cemetery that dates back to 1900s may hold unnamed victims of abusive school administrators, say family members.



Nadya Suleman Aka Octomom’s Child Abuse Case Dropped

Nadya Suleman Aka Octomom’s Child Abuse Case Dropped


Nadya Suleman, aka Octomom was recently accused of letting her older children sexually abuse the younger ones, by two of her former nannies. She adamantly denied the claims, and now, we have learned that the case is going to be dropped. Could it be possible that this poor excuse for a mother is telling the truth?

Out In the Cold: At Age 18, Foster Care Children Face Lonely Road


Out In the Cold: At Age 18, Foster Care Children Face Lonely Road

Turning 18 years of age is a time of celebration for many young people because a relatively smooth transition from high school into higher education, the work force or military service likely awaits them.

Saturday, October 13, 2012

Court still undecided on custody of deported Mexican's kids


Court still undecided on custody of deported Mexican's kids


Judge Michael Duncan has said that in November he will have to give further study to the case of a deported Mexican who returned with a special permit to North Carolina in order to fight for the custody of his three children.




DCS settles suit in foster child's death

DCS settles suit in foster child's death

The Indiana Department of Child Services has settled its part of a lawsuit involving the death of a 16-month-old girl while she was in foster care.

OCTOMOM'S CURRENT NANNY Allegations of Abuse Are 'RIDICULOUS' Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2012/10/13/octomom-nanny-abuse-allegations-video/#ixzz29EKeEMDh


OCTOMOM'S CURRENT NANNY Allegations of Abuse Are 'RIDICULOUS'


One of Octomom's current nannies is standing by her employer ... calling the allegations two former nannies made against Nadya Suleman "ridiculous" and "BS."



'Goliath won, and I must deal with the outcome': Jerry Sandusky compares himself to David in bizarre letter to judge before he was jailed for sex abuse


'Goliath won, and I must deal with the outcome': Jerry Sandusky compares himself to David in bizarre letter to judge before he was jailed for sex abuse

In a letter written to the judge in charge of his sentencing, Jerry Sandusky compared his case to the biblical story of David and Goliath saying: 'Goliath won and I must deal with the outcome.'

The worst scandal I have seen in my 50-year career

The worst scandal I have seen in my 50-year career


Our 'child protection' system is severely dysfunctional, but it has not come to the centre of national attention because it hides its workings behind a veil of secrecy

Five steps to take if you're named on a social work hate site

Five steps to take if you're named on a social work hate site


A number of social workers have found their images and details published on anti-social work ‘hate’ sites recently.

Note: LOL.  British Babystealers don't like being exposed for what they are.  Perhaps if they changed their evil ways, their victims wouldn't feel the need to expose them.

Foster Care Allegations

Foster Care Allegations

A Jackson mother says she wants answers about her four children who are in foster care in the custody of the Department of Human Services. She sent WLBT pictures of her two sons, one with what appears to be rope burns on his neck. 28 year old LaKendra Travis says she was told it was an accident.

Helping families: Change in law could keep kids in homes

Helping families: Change in law could keep kids in homes

Front-line caseworkers say new flexibility with federal funding for foster care could be a game changer in the state's child welfare system.

Call to ban forced sterilisations


Call to ban forced sterilisations


PARENTS and carers of the disabled are regularly doctor shopping and going abroad to have their children sterilised illegally, according to the Australian Human Rights Commission.


DCS plans more talks to address allegations it didn't protect abused kids


DCS plans more talks to address allegations it didn't protect abused kids

Department of Children’s Services officials are expected to reconvene as early as next week with Dickson County child welfare advocates over allegations the state is not protecting severely abused children.

Wrexham social worker removed from the register after being found guilty of misconduct

Wrexham social worker removed from the register after being found guilty of misconduct

A SOCIAL worker has been removed from the register and another employee given a six-month admonishment.

Abuse within foster families systemic, hurts


Abuse within foster families systemic, hurts


In July 1996, two 9-year-old twin sisters and their 7-year-old brother were removed from the abusive home of their biological mother and placed in foster care.



PD: Former foster parent has 7 victims





Phoenix police have released more details Friday into the arrest of a former foster parent accused of child molestation. His wife was also arrested.

Friday, October 12, 2012

Couple win back children from social services after High Court battle

Couple win back children from social services after High Court battle


Ben Butler, 32, and his former partner, Jennie Gray, also 32, lost their children after he was accused of shaking their baby Ellie when she was seven weeks old. There followed a nightmare that lasted five and a half years.

Two women accused of having sex with foster teens

Two women accused of having sex with foster teens


A Salt Lake County woman has been charged with having sex with her two teenage foster sons; another woman is also accused of having sexual conduct with the 17-year-old boys.

Foster child alleges sexual assault

Foster child alleges sexual assault


A 17-year-old girl who says she was sexually assaulted by her foster parents' adult adopted son wept and sighed during a second day of vigorous cross-examination by the defence.

Identity Thieves Target More Foster Children

Identity Thieves Target More Foster Children


When Christina Ives of Pacific Beach turned 16 years old, she wanted was a job. It was something she really needed at the time. Her father was homeless. He mother was an alcoholic, and she was in foster care. Ives applied to a number of places and landed a position with Mervyn's. Just days before her first day of school, she received a letter that she had been terminated. Her employers told Ives her social security number wasn't her own.

Siblings separated in foster care, reunited under one roof


Siblings separated in foster care, reunited under one roof

A family in Riverton is about to grow twice their size in a single day.
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The Donners say a lot of people are looking to adopt babies, but they wanted to give a home to a growing family that would otherwise be torn apart.


Note: What a nice family eh?  Doing a media story for adoption propaganda.

The family was ripped apart when the kids were snatched away from their parents.

OCTOMOM Allegations of Sexual Abuse In the Home


OCTOMOM Allegations of Sexual Abuse In the Home


Octomom has just responded to the allegations of sexual abuse -- telling TMZ, they are "BLATANT LIES" concocted by bitter ex-nannies.


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