Massachusetts Title IV-E adoption assistance costs

Massachusetts Title IV-E adoption assistance costs

I can't wait until they assess New Hampshire!

Attached, for your information, is an advance copy of our final report on Massachusetts
Title IV-E adoption assistance costs. We will issue this report to the Department of Children
& Families within 5 business days. This report is part of a nationwide review of Title IV-E
adoption assistance costs.

Florida Department of Children and Families-TWO ARRESTED FOR FALSELY REPORTING CHILD ABUSE

Press Release - Florida Department of Children and Families:


TWO ARRESTED FOR FALSELY REPORTING CHILD ABUSE
~ DCF, Sarasota Police Department join forces to combat false reporting~

SARASOTA – The Sarasota Police Department arrested two local parents recently for falsely reporting child abuse to the state's abuse hotline. The Florida Department of Children and Families submitted this information to law enforcement after being concerned in both cases that the state hotline was being used inappropriately.

Man in charge of CPS calls environment 'toxic'

Legally Kidnapped: Man in charge of CPS calls environment 'toxic':




Head of DES writes letter to workers after recent child deaths.

Kinship Care preferable to foster care

Guest essay: Kinship Care preferable to foster care - Penfield, NY - Penfield Post:


Rochester, N.Y. —
Amelia mourns the death of her daughter while facing the challenge of caring for four grandchildren with very limited means. She is lost within the system and confused. Catholic Family Center’s Kinship Care Resource Network could have provided the support she so desperately needs to keep her grandchildren out of foster care. Sadly, funding for the program was cut from the New York State budget.

Idaho Man Faces Jail for Killing Grizzly Threatening Kids

Idaho Man Faces Jail for Killing Grizzly Threatening Kids:


Neighbors, friends, and politicians are coming to the aid of Jeremy Hill, an Idaho father who faces jail time for shooting a grizzly bear that wandered into his yard and threatened his children.

Sick! What did they want him to do, let the bear eat his kids?

Former pediatrician sentenced to 14-life sentences for sexual abuse

BREAKING: Former pediatrician sentenced to 14-life sentences for sexual abuse - Wilmington New Moms | Examiner.com:


Amidst threats of evacuations and an impending hurricane, former Delaware pediatrician Earl Bradley has been given 14 life sentences without parole, totalling 165 years in prison, according to WMDT on Fri. Aug. 26, 2011.

He was given a guilty verdict on Thurs. June 23, 2011 at 3 p.m. for 24 counts of sexual assault against 86 of his young patients and the exploitation of a child.

Former Children's Protective Services worker convicted of identity theft sentenced to 30 years in prison

Former Children's Protective Services worker convicted of identity theft sentenced to 30 years in prison | abc13.com:





HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A former employee with Children's Protective Services has been sentenced to prison for her part in an identity theft scheme.