Parents held on charges they abused, starved son | Skin Care Products Sale: "The mother of one of the accused child abusers and the doctor who treated the toddler both testified Tuesday.
Less than a year ago, 23-month-old Robert 'Bobby' Hermann was so underweight that his foster mother said he resembled an extraterrestrial.
His skin hung off his bones, which were visible. his legs appeared to be different lengths. He couldn’t even be spoon-fed. He didn’t smile."
Isabella Brooke Knightly and Austin Gamez-Knightly
In Memory of my Loving Husband, William F. Knightly Jr. Murdered by ILLEGAL Palliative Care at a Nashua, NH Hospital
Friday, December 24, 2010
NCCPR Child Welfare Blog: Foster care in Washington: The Grinches who stole DC kids’ Christmas
NCCPR Child Welfare Blog: Foster care in Washington: The Grinches who stole DC kids’ Christmas: " They would be the head of the Washington D.C. child welfare agency and the chair of the relevant committee of the D.C. council, who cut help for grandparents raising kids to keep them out of foster care, and other help for kids already in foster care."
All Opinions Are Local - Sacred cows in D.C.'s child services budget
All Opinions Are Local - Sacred cows in D.C.'s child services budget: "Ideally, a budget crisis would bring out the best in our public officials — a search for creative solutions and a willingness to take on even the most sacred cows to spare those who will suffer most as belts tighten and axes fall.
Not in the District, where, as part of a battle over closing a gap in the current budget, public officials pitted one of the groups most in need, impoverished children at risk of being placed in foster care, against another, children already in foster care. Meanwhile, alternative cuts that might advance the public good even as they save money were never even discussed."
Not in the District, where, as part of a battle over closing a gap in the current budget, public officials pitted one of the groups most in need, impoverished children at risk of being placed in foster care, against another, children already in foster care. Meanwhile, alternative cuts that might advance the public good even as they save money were never even discussed."
Thursday, December 23, 2010
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