Anderson social worker accused of lying about cases
A former Anderson County state social worker who is charged with falsifying investigations of suspected child abuse and neglect — including some cases involving sexual abuse of young children — lied about her work and closed the cases as unfounded over a period of four years, according to new details filed in court.
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
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Baby Stealers Attack Gov. Rick Perry
Perry Repeatedly Cut Child Abuse Prevention Funding As Texas Battled Rising Levels Of Abuse | ThinkProgress:
Perry Repeatedly Cut Child Abuse Prevention Funding As Texas Battled Rising Levels Of Abuse
By Marie Diamond on Oct 19, 2011 at 10:45 am
A disturbing new report reveals that child abuse in the United States has reached “epidemic” levels, with one child dying every five hours from abuse or neglect. A recent congressional report estimates that some 2,500 children were killed as a result of maltreatment in 2009, and America has the worst child abuse record in the industrialized world.
Perry Repeatedly Cut Child Abuse Prevention Funding As Texas Battled Rising Levels Of Abuse
By Marie Diamond on Oct 19, 2011 at 10:45 am
A disturbing new report reveals that child abuse in the United States has reached “epidemic” levels, with one child dying every five hours from abuse or neglect. A recent congressional report estimates that some 2,500 children were killed as a result of maltreatment in 2009, and America has the worst child abuse record in the industrialized world.
Underreporting of abuse statistics of Children in State care, another sad commentary on DHS
Underreporting of abuse statistics another sad commentary on DHS | NewsOK.com:
WHAT'S next for the Oklahoma Department of Human Services? What revelations will come our way in the days or weeks ahead that will leave taxpayers scratching their heads, or frustrated, or downright angry, as has happened so often of late? It doesn't seem to be a question of if, but when.
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WHAT'S next for the Oklahoma Department of Human Services? What revelations will come our way in the days or weeks ahead that will leave taxpayers scratching their heads, or frustrated, or downright angry, as has happened so often of late? It doesn't seem to be a question of if, but when.
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Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Time for a new approach to protecting children? Richard Wexler Has the Right Idea!
azcentral.com blogs - Laurie Roberts' Columns & Blog - LaurieRoberts - Time for a new approach to protecting children?:
On Saturday, I wrote about the many times over the years that Child Protective Services has been reformed, only to see the same old result.
More bodies washing into public view, more children dying while CPS was supposed to be watching.
After a decade's worth of reforms, we now have a record number of children in state custody, an overflowing foster care system, an astonishing number of open CPS investigations…
And more bodies washing into public view.
As yet another governor embarks upon yet another round of CPS reforms, I wonder if it's time to consider a new approach to keeping kids safe.
Which is how I came to be calling Richard Wexler this week. Wexler has long decried Arizona's approach to child welfare – what he terms the “foster care panic”.
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On Saturday, I wrote about the many times over the years that Child Protective Services has been reformed, only to see the same old result.
More bodies washing into public view, more children dying while CPS was supposed to be watching.
After a decade's worth of reforms, we now have a record number of children in state custody, an overflowing foster care system, an astonishing number of open CPS investigations…
And more bodies washing into public view.
As yet another governor embarks upon yet another round of CPS reforms, I wonder if it's time to consider a new approach to keeping kids safe.
Which is how I came to be calling Richard Wexler this week. Wexler has long decried Arizona's approach to child welfare – what he terms the “foster care panic”.
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The joys and trials of adoption
Peace of Mind: The joys and trials of adoption - Life - Delco News Network:
According to the United States Department of Health and Human Services: Administration for Children and Families, approximately 53,000 children were adopted in the United States in 2010. This number represents children who were adopted through various types of adoption including, international adoption, domestic adoption, kinship adoption, and foster-care adoption. In an international adoption, a child is brought into a family from a different country.
According to the United States Department of Health and Human Services: Administration for Children and Families, approximately 53,000 children were adopted in the United States in 2010. This number represents children who were adopted through various types of adoption including, international adoption, domestic adoption, kinship adoption, and foster-care adoption. In an international adoption, a child is brought into a family from a different country.
Adoptive mothers bully birth mothers--what else is new?
[Birth Mother,] First Mother Forum: Adoptive mothers bully birth mothers--what else is new?:
Whenever I think that adoption and the animosity that some adoptive parents feel towards their children's natural birth biological parents has abated in the years since I first got involved in adoption reform, something happens to set me straight. In the minds of many adoptive parents, nothing has changed since the Seventies. We are two warring sides of the "adoption triangle" with the kid caught in the middle.
Whenever I think that adoption and the animosity that some adoptive parents feel towards their children's natural birth biological parents has abated in the years since I first got involved in adoption reform, something happens to set me straight. In the minds of many adoptive parents, nothing has changed since the Seventies. We are two warring sides of the "adoption triangle" with the kid caught in the middle.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Connecting Children in Foster Care to Supportive Adults
AFRA News: Connecting Children in Foster Care to Supportive Adults:
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2011
Connecting Children in Foster Care to Supportive Adults
October 18, 2011
Connecting Children in Foster Care to Supportive Adults
Placing a child into foster care often disrupts family connections. Children may be separated from siblings and lose touch with extended family members. In 1999, an innovative approach known as "Family Finding" was developed to help children connect with family members and help child welfare professionals develop better plans by engaging relatives. Child Trends has released a new research brief, Family Finding: Does Implementation Differ When Serving Different Child Welfare Populations?, which presents preliminary findings from evaluations of family finding.
Family finding utilizes techniques for identifying and engaging family members and other adults who care about a child in foster care. In addition, family finding provides strategies for involving these adults in developing and carrying out a plan for helping children achieve emotional and legal permanency.
Although family finding was initially developed as a tool for helping youth in foster care for long periods of time reconnect with family members, increasingly, agencies are pursuing its use for children entering foster care.
In this brief, Child Trends researchers evaluate two family finding approaches - one with a focus on children "new to out-of-home care" and the other focusing on children who have been "lingering" in foster care. Child welfare agencies implementing - or planning to implement - family finding should examine the implications of serving differing target populations and their capacity to support the different approaches. Four key issues were identified which agencies may want to consider in implementing family finding. The full brief can be found here.
This brief is the first in a series summarizing findings from Child Trends' evaluations of family finding. The remaining briefs will be released later this year. Additional evaluation results related to family finding's impact on children's permanency outcomes will be released late next year.
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2011
Connecting Children in Foster Care to Supportive Adults
October 18, 2011
Connecting Children in Foster Care to Supportive Adults
Placing a child into foster care often disrupts family connections. Children may be separated from siblings and lose touch with extended family members. In 1999, an innovative approach known as "Family Finding" was developed to help children connect with family members and help child welfare professionals develop better plans by engaging relatives. Child Trends has released a new research brief, Family Finding: Does Implementation Differ When Serving Different Child Welfare Populations?, which presents preliminary findings from evaluations of family finding.
Family finding utilizes techniques for identifying and engaging family members and other adults who care about a child in foster care. In addition, family finding provides strategies for involving these adults in developing and carrying out a plan for helping children achieve emotional and legal permanency.
Although family finding was initially developed as a tool for helping youth in foster care for long periods of time reconnect with family members, increasingly, agencies are pursuing its use for children entering foster care.
In this brief, Child Trends researchers evaluate two family finding approaches - one with a focus on children "new to out-of-home care" and the other focusing on children who have been "lingering" in foster care. Child welfare agencies implementing - or planning to implement - family finding should examine the implications of serving differing target populations and their capacity to support the different approaches. Four key issues were identified which agencies may want to consider in implementing family finding. The full brief can be found here.
This brief is the first in a series summarizing findings from Child Trends' evaluations of family finding. The remaining briefs will be released later this year. Additional evaluation results related to family finding's impact on children's permanency outcomes will be released late next year.
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