Office fitter denies kidnapping toddler from foster parent's home
An office fitter has denied kidnapping a three-year-old boy from his foster parent’s home in Great Notley.
Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Activists call for police investigation into foster deaths
Activists call for police investigation into foster deaths
Child welfare activists have launched a petition over the deaths of children in foster care calling for a police investigation.
Croydon foster mum tried to keep and hide council overpayment of almost £20,000
Croydon foster mum tried to keep and hide council overpayment of almost £20,000
A SELHURST foster mum who tried to keep almost £20,000 she was overpaid by the council has been given a suspended sentence.
A SELHURST foster mum who tried to keep almost £20,000 she was overpaid by the council has been given a suspended sentence.
DCF Vows to Reduce Restraints, Improve Treatment At Locked Boys and Girls Units
DCF Vows to Reduce Restraints, Improve Treatment At Locked Boys and Girls Units
The Department of Children and Families is vowing to reduce reliance on restraints and seclusion and to improve suicide prevention and mental-health treatment at its locked facilities for boys and girls in Middletown — long the targets of criticism by children's rights advocates.
The Department of Children and Families is vowing to reduce reliance on restraints and seclusion and to improve suicide prevention and mental-health treatment at its locked facilities for boys and girls in Middletown — long the targets of criticism by children's rights advocates.
Trumbull County foster child still hospitalized after liver transplant surgery
Trumbull County foster child still hospitalized after liver transplant surgery
The four year-old Trumbull County foster child, who underwent lifesaving liver transplant surgery in May, has spent the past week and a half in the ICU.
The four year-old Trumbull County foster child, who underwent lifesaving liver transplant surgery in May, has spent the past week and a half in the ICU.
Girls who ran away from Layton foster home located
Girls who ran away from Layton foster home located
Two girls who ran away from a Layton foster home earlier this month have been found safe
Two girls who ran away from a Layton foster home earlier this month have been found safe
How far is too far: Was a local judge justified for jailing kids in contentious custody battle?
How far is too far: Was a local judge justified for jailing kids in contentious custody battle?
Stephen Henderson talks with Larry Dubin, Professor of Law at the University of Detroit Mercy, and Renee Beeker, President and founder of the National Family Court Watch Project, about Oakland County Judge Lisa Gorcyca’s controversial decision to detain three children caught in a custody battle. Gorcyca initially ordered the children to Children’s Village—a juvenile detention facility—because they refused to comply with her order that they eat lunch with their father. They are now at a summer camp after public backlash to the judge’s order. Both Dubin and Beeker talk about the role of the court in personal disputes, how court battles affect kids, and what the system should look like for families in difficult situations.
Stephen Henderson talks with Larry Dubin, Professor of Law at the University of Detroit Mercy, and Renee Beeker, President and founder of the National Family Court Watch Project, about Oakland County Judge Lisa Gorcyca’s controversial decision to detain three children caught in a custody battle. Gorcyca initially ordered the children to Children’s Village—a juvenile detention facility—because they refused to comply with her order that they eat lunch with their father. They are now at a summer camp after public backlash to the judge’s order. Both Dubin and Beeker talk about the role of the court in personal disputes, how court battles affect kids, and what the system should look like for families in difficult situations.
A better class of baby: Irish nuns discriminated against poorer mothers
A better class of baby: Irish nuns discriminated against poorer mothers
A letter from the nuns at Sean Ross Abbey in County Tipperary to adoptive parents, published this week, throws a harsh light on the prevailing attitudes of the clergy to unwed Irish mothers and their offspring, who were often forcibly adopted for cash, records show.
A letter from the nuns at Sean Ross Abbey in County Tipperary to adoptive parents, published this week, throws a harsh light on the prevailing attitudes of the clergy to unwed Irish mothers and their offspring, who were often forcibly adopted for cash, records show.
Federal Judge Says Kansas Must Release Report on Boy’s Death
Federal Judge Says Kansas Must Release Report on Boy’s Death
A federal judge says a Kansas agency must release the results of its internal investigation into the death of a 4-year-old northeast Kansas boy.
A federal judge says a Kansas agency must release the results of its internal investigation into the death of a 4-year-old northeast Kansas boy.
Judge leading child abuse inquiry will pocket £2.5m of taxpayers money
Judge leading child abuse inquiry will pocket £2.5m of taxpayers money
The judge leading the child abuse inquiry will receive almost £2.5million from the public purse, documents on its website reveal.
The judge leading the child abuse inquiry will receive almost £2.5million from the public purse, documents on its website reveal.
Half of U.S. hospitals don't follow child abuse screening guidelines
Half of U.S. hospitals don't follow child abuse screening guidelines
Nearly half of children with abuse-related injuries are not properly screened for hidden fractures, in spite of that procedure's accuracy in determining cases of abuse, according to a study published in the journal Pediatrics. The study also found that race and socioeconomic status play a role in these discrepancies.
Nearly half of children with abuse-related injuries are not properly screened for hidden fractures, in spite of that procedure's accuracy in determining cases of abuse, according to a study published in the journal Pediatrics. The study also found that race and socioeconomic status play a role in these discrepancies.
Mother angry 12-year-old son abused in CYF care
Mother angry 12-year-old son abused in CYF care
The mother of a 12-year-old boy sexually assaulted by another young person at a Christchurch Child Youth and Family (CYF) home is angry the agency did not do more to protect her vulnerable son.
The mother of a 12-year-old boy sexually assaulted by another young person at a Christchurch Child Youth and Family (CYF) home is angry the agency did not do more to protect her vulnerable son.
Monday, July 13, 2015
Orphanage founder testifies at Freeport man’s defamation trial, ‘I never sexually abused children’
Orphanage founder testifies at Freeport man’s defamation trial, ‘I never sexually abused children’
Michael Geilenfeld, the founder of an orphanage for boys in Haiti, said he had never heard of Paul Kendrick before he got an email from him in 2011 accusing him of abuse.
Michael Geilenfeld, the founder of an orphanage for boys in Haiti, said he had never heard of Paul Kendrick before he got an email from him in 2011 accusing him of abuse.
Federal judge orders DCF to turn over investigative report into 4-year-old Hiawatha boy's death
Federal judge orders DCF to turn over investigative report into 4-year-old Hiawatha boy's death
A federal judge has ruled the Department for Children and Families must release the results of its internal investigation into the death of a 4-year-old boy — a step that will reveal the agency’s own assessment of how it handled the case.
A federal judge has ruled the Department for Children and Families must release the results of its internal investigation into the death of a 4-year-old boy — a step that will reveal the agency’s own assessment of how it handled the case.
Court Revives Rights Suit Over Child’s Removal by Social Workers
Court Revives Rights Suit Over Child’s Removal by Social Workers
A father whose child was placed in foster care two days after being born, without a court order, can sue social workers on the child’s behalf, but not his own, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday.
A father whose child was placed in foster care two days after being born, without a court order, can sue social workers on the child’s behalf, but not his own, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday.
Spotlight on foster agency linked to missing boy found dead in lake
Spotlight on foster agency linked to missing boy found dead in lake
The state is investigating the Burton agency that oversaw the foster home where Omarion Humphrey was placed, trying to determine if the 9-year-old autistic boy was properly cared for and supervised before his disappearance at a park.
The state is investigating the Burton agency that oversaw the foster home where Omarion Humphrey was placed, trying to determine if the 9-year-old autistic boy was properly cared for and supervised before his disappearance at a park.
Sunday, July 12, 2015
New rules would protect foster kids from being drugged by physicians
New rules would protect foster kids from being drugged by physicians
Proposed laws aimed at cracking down on the overuse of psychiatric medication in foster care require more from judges, lawyers, nurses, social workers, caregivers and state investigators to better protect children from potentially dangerous drugs.
Proposed laws aimed at cracking down on the overuse of psychiatric medication in foster care require more from judges, lawyers, nurses, social workers, caregivers and state investigators to better protect children from potentially dangerous drugs.
Report: Cops Blocked Child Protection Workers From Protecting Lev Tahor Haredi Cult Kids
Report: Cops Blocked Child Protection Workers From Protecting Lev Tahor Haredi Cult Kids
Police detectives trying to investigate human trafficking and forgery in the Lev Tahor haredi cult in 2013, then located in rural Quebec, Canada, blocked province child protection workers from removing children from the cult – children who were allegedly being sexually, physically and emotionally abused, forced into child marriage, and otherwise hurt by cult leaders.
Saturday, July 11, 2015
Two teen girls missing from foster care facility in Layton
Two teen girls missing from foster care facility in Layton
Two teenage girls in Utah Child and Family Services custody have been missing for nine days and the agency is asking for the public’s help in locating them.
Two teenage girls in Utah Child and Family Services custody have been missing for nine days and the agency is asking for the public’s help in locating them.
Arizona has three ideas to get kids out of foster care
Arizona has three ideas to get kids out of foster care
Note: Murder them, sell them to adoptive parents or let them age out.
Arizona has a three-pronged plan to put fewer kids in shelters and group homes — but child welfare experts say it doesn’t go far enough.
Note: Murder them, sell them to adoptive parents or let them age out.
Arizona has a three-pronged plan to put fewer kids in shelters and group homes — but child welfare experts say it doesn’t go far enough.
Mom Who Lost Kids Says Baby's Medical Condition Mistaken for Abuse
Mom Who Lost Kids Says Baby's Medical Condition Mistaken for Abuse
Missouri mom Rebecca J. Wanosik is fighting to regain custody of her five children, saying doctors misdiagnosed her baby's complicated medical condition as child abuse.
Missouri mom Rebecca J. Wanosik is fighting to regain custody of her five children, saying doctors misdiagnosed her baby's complicated medical condition as child abuse.
California foster children would be better protected from overprescribing physicians, under proposed new laws now in the Assembly
California foster children would be better protected from overprescribing physicians, under proposed new laws now in the Assembly
Proposed laws aimed at cracking down on the overuse of psychiatric medication in foster care require more from judges, lawyers, nurses, social workers, caregivers and state investigators to better protect children from potentially dangerous drugs.
Proposed laws aimed at cracking down on the overuse of psychiatric medication in foster care require more from judges, lawyers, nurses, social workers, caregivers and state investigators to better protect children from potentially dangerous drugs.
Missing 15-year-old mother and her newborn baby are found safe and well after police search
Missing 15-year-old mother and her newborn baby are found safe and well after police search
A fifteen-year-old mother who vanished with her newborn baby sparking a huge police manhunt has been found safe and well.
A fifteen-year-old mother who vanished with her newborn baby sparking a huge police manhunt has been found safe and well.
Judge releases 3 kids locked up for failing to meet with dad
Judge releases 3 kids locked up for failing to meet with dad
A judge on Friday released three siblings who have spent two weeks in juvenile detention for refusing to meet with their estranged father.
A judge on Friday released three siblings who have spent two weeks in juvenile detention for refusing to meet with their estranged father.
Stephen Schaffner: Sexual Abuse Counselor Gets 35 Years For Horrific Sex Abuse Of Premature Baby
Stephen Schaffner, 34, once offered his help to victims of child sexual abuse as a licensed counselor in the states of Arizona and Maryland. But on Thursday, Schaffner was sent to prison for 35 years for his own extraordinarily horrifying sexual offense, a case of child sex abuse with the most vulnerable, helpless victim imaginable — a six-week-old, prematurely born baby.
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