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Minnesota man's wife, kids detained at Dulles airport because now we're afraid of families

Donald Trump's order to immediately halt travel into the United States for residents from certain Muslim countries resulted in one Minnesota man facing what was essentially a hostage situation.

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Why Human Traffickers Prey on Foster-Care Kids

January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. When you hear the word trafficking you might immediately think of young children in third world countries who are forced to be soldiers or sold to brothels or pimps for sex with wealthy Westerners. However, trafficking is not just an international problem but is rooted on our soil. Right here in the U.S., and particularly in large cities such as New York, some of our most vulnerable children, foster children, are victims.

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Montana favors parents’ rights over kids’ safety, advocates charge

When parents abuse or neglect their children, Montana’s child protection system often places parents’ rights ahead of keeping kids safe.

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Agency chief: Hundreds of at-risk kids still not seen by CPS

Three months after state leaders put in place plans to rescue hundreds of children at risk of abuse and neglect, the head of the agency that oversees Child Protective Services said Monday that as many as 450 youngsters a day are still not being seen by caseworkers.

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Foster family agency director found not guilty for failing to report child abuse

The director of a foster family agency was found not guilty Monday of a misdemeanor charge of failing to report child abuse after he found a hidden camera in a bathroom used by foster children.

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Jackson foster mother charged with child abuse

Jackson Police have arrested the foster mother of a 1-year-old girl and charged her with child abuse.

48-year-old Mattie Griffin was taken into custody Saturday.

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Springfield Foster Parent Sentenced To Life In Prison For Child Sex Abuse

A Springfield foster parent was sentenced to life in prison after he sexually abused two children that lived with him. The Greene County Prosecutor’s Office says 44-year-old Thomas Skinner II abused one child for four years and another child for two years. One child was 8 years old when the abuse began, the other was 5. Authorities say Skinner’s wife found him with one of the children in a locked bedroom in November 2014 and suspected a sexual assault had taken place. The girl later told a social worker that Skinner had sexually abused her on multiple occasions. Skinner told police he and the girl had been “mutually loving and kissing on each other”. Court records show Skinner has been a foster parent to more than 25 children in his home since since 2005.

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Foster mother caught on camera slapping toddler, police say

A foster mother is facing child abuse charges involving a 1-year-old child who was in her care, Jackson police said.

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Texas lawmakers fired up about state CPS and foster care woes

On Monday, the Senate Finance Committee scrutinized Department of Family and Protective Services budget requests while the House Workgroup on Child Protective Services floated a proposal to make the department a standalone agency.

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• Proposed child agency fixes include upping payments to relatives
• Texas House proposes big changes to ailing child welfare system, while senators decry slow progress
• Texas children under Child Protective Services care still in jeopardy
• Proposed Texas CPS fix would make DFPS a stand-alone agency
• Bi-partisan group of Texas lawmakers hoping to restructure CPS, foster care

Feds find Florida child welfare system underperforming for foster children

A new federal study of the Florida Department of Children and Families has found that the state system has been seriously underperforming in key areas aimed at protecting and caring for foster children.

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Scalded Tucson girl had lived in sex offender's home

Before being submerged in scalding water, allegedly by the woman who recently adopted her, a Tucson 5-year-old lived with a foster father now imprisoned for sex crimes against children.

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Divorce system prompts bitter couples to use kids as weapons

The human tragedy isn’t restricted to loved ones of boldfaced names, such as Brangelina and Uma Thurman. As my friend Brenda learned the hard way, the epic hatred between her and her ex-husband, which played out in a long and bruising legal battle over the custody of their two sons, scarred the boys’ psyches in ways both awful and permanent.

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Baby Confiscated By CPS Due To Parents Belief In 'Conspiracy Theories'

A one-day-old baby has been "confiscated" from its parents by Child Protective Services in Alabama because their Christian beliefs and views regarding conspiracy theories were considered to be creating a "dangerous environment" for the young child by social workers.

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Kids in foster care double, overwhelming system

Montana’s system for protecting abused and neglected children is in crisis.

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Springfield foster parent sentenced for statutory rape

A Springfield foster parent was sentenced to life in prison after he sexually abused two children who lived with him for multiple years, according to a press release from the Greene County Prosecutor's Office.

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Social workers launch investigation into foster parents because they took two teenage girls on bloodless hunt

Two foster parents were subjected to a social services investigation because they took two teenage girls on a bloodless trail hunt.

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CPS Rats Are Everywhere!

Almost half the calls made to a statewide child-protection hotline concerning children in Mesa County were from community members, not mandatory reporters, in 2016, a sign that concerned citizens have increased participation in reporting suspected abuse and neglect.

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Study: Over half of teachers report kids feel anxiety now that Trump is president

A study from the Southern Poverty Law Center, a nonprofit political organization, found that over half of teachers report that the kids in US feel anxiety now that President Trump has taken office.

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Child protection workers to undergo stricter psychological testing to ensure suitability to look after vulnerable children in state care

HUNDREDS of child protection workers will be ordered to undergo stricter psychological testing to ensure they are suitable to look after vulnerable children in state care.

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Fifth Navajo sues Mormon church for alleged sexual abuse

A fifth person has filed a lawsuit against the Mormon church accusing religious officials of not doing enough to protect Navajo children from sexual abuse in a now defunct church-run foster program that placed thousands of American Indian children with Mormon families.

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Social workers criticised in case where girl was abused by foster carer

A lack of communication between social work teams at a council has been criticised as part of a serious case review into the sexual abuse of a child by her foster parent.


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All Because of a Bruise: Our Nightmare with CPS

As my son’s 1st birthday quickly approaches, I find myself reminiscing quite a bit on the last year, my first as a mom.  As cliché as it sounds, I never realized how much I could love another human until my son was placed in my arms. From that moment on, I knew my life was forever changed. All of a sudden, there was this life that depended on me 100%.


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Police accused of under-reporting child abuse

POLICE have been blamed for under-reporting levels of child neglect and abuse in a new child safety scandal in some of the state's most troubled townships.

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Driver Fired After Girl In Foster Care Left At Wrong Home

Police say a driver for a child welfare agency in Tampa, Florida, has been fired after dropping off a 4-year-old girl who was in foster care at the wrong home.

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