Opinion: Let's end the secrecy in juvenile court - San Jose Mercury News: "A foster child dies while in care. The media contact the children's services agency and ask what happened. The agency responds that it cannot reveal any of the facts because the law requires that the matter remain confidential. The media next contact the juvenile court judge who responds that there will have to be a hearing before the release (if any) of information relating to the death. The media is outraged. The public wonders about the secrecy surrounding the child's death and whether the agency and the court are trying to hide something.
California's juvenile courts are closed to the public. For a number of reasons, this policy has not served juvenile courts or the public well. It is time to open the juvenile court to public scrutiny. Here is my proposal."
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
Monday, January 31, 2011
When adoptions go wrong - Telegraph
When adoptions go wrong - Telegraph: "One leading charity estimates that a third of adoptions break down these days. Is it any wonder when so many adoptive parents take their new children home only to find they have a secret history of appalling abuse? Bridget Freer reports
It is not known exactly how many families have to end an adoption Photo: MICHAEL KIRKHAM
7:00AM GMT 31 Jan 2011
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Rachel Humphreys punches in the numbers on her phone. She is calling work, yet again, to tell them she has to take her son, Tom, to an emergency appointment and is going to be in late. She is a management consultant and over the past two years has frequently taken time off at short notice, and occasionally turned up with a black eye or other visible injuries."
It is not known exactly how many families have to end an adoption Photo: MICHAEL KIRKHAM
7:00AM GMT 31 Jan 2011
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Rachel Humphreys punches in the numbers on her phone. She is calling work, yet again, to tell them she has to take her son, Tom, to an emergency appointment and is going to be in late. She is a management consultant and over the past two years has frequently taken time off at short notice, and occasionally turned up with a black eye or other visible injuries."
Sinead O'Connor's plea to child services to help her be a better mother | News.com.au
Sinead O'Connor's plea to child services to help her be a better mother |
She doesn't realize she's barking up the wrong tree! When will parent's ever learn CPS/DCYF can NOT be trusted. It's like throwing your family to a pack of wolves!!!
News.com.au: "TROUBLED singer Sinead O'Connor is having so much difficulty coping with one of her children that if social services called to help, she said she would welcome them.
O'Connor made the admission in a frank and emotional interview following a series of comments she made on Twitter claiming she wanted to die - comments which caused unsurprising concern for the welfare of her children."
She doesn't realize she's barking up the wrong tree! When will parent's ever learn CPS/DCYF can NOT be trusted. It's like throwing your family to a pack of wolves!!!
News.com.au: "TROUBLED singer Sinead O'Connor is having so much difficulty coping with one of her children that if social services called to help, she said she would welcome them.
O'Connor made the admission in a frank and emotional interview following a series of comments she made on Twitter claiming she wanted to die - comments which caused unsurprising concern for the welfare of her children."
State has a history of 'forgotten' child reports
State has a history of 'forgotten' child reports: "A FORMER Family Court judge who has conducted multiple inquiries into Victoria's child protection system says the state has a history of conducting reviews that are later forgotten, as the new government fulfils an election promise to hold another inquiry.
Premier Ted Baillieu yesterday announced a three-member panel would conduct a wide-ranging inquiry into the crisis-driven child protection system, declaring it had ''fallen apart'' under Labor."
Premier Ted Baillieu yesterday announced a three-member panel would conduct a wide-ranging inquiry into the crisis-driven child protection system, declaring it had ''fallen apart'' under Labor."
Kids in foster care subject to abuse - UPI.com
Kids in foster care subject to abuse - UPI.com: "STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- An investigation in Sweden says children at state institutions suffer from sexual abuse and violence at significant rates."
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