Judge rules two of three civil rights claims lacking in foster care case | Tulsa World:
A Tulsa federal judge threw out two of three civil rights claims on Thursday in a class-action lawsuit that seeks changes in Oklahoma's foster-care system.
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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 2, 2011
Indian kids 14 times more likely to be placed in foster care
MinnPost - Indian kids 14 times more likely to be placed in foster care:
"In the footsteps of the riveting NPR report on American Indian children in foster homes in Sout Dakota, Sasha Aslainian of MPR files a piece on the situation here in Minnesota: “In Minnesota, American Indian children are 14 times more likely to be placed in out-of-home care than white children — the widest such gap in the nation. Officials place 66 percent of the children with relatives or with American Indian foster families. Even as the total number of Minnesota children in foster care dropped 44 percent in the last decade, the number of American Indian children placed in foster care dropped by only 16 percent.”
"In the footsteps of the riveting NPR report on American Indian children in foster homes in Sout Dakota, Sasha Aslainian of MPR files a piece on the situation here in Minnesota: “In Minnesota, American Indian children are 14 times more likely to be placed in out-of-home care than white children — the widest such gap in the nation. Officials place 66 percent of the children with relatives or with American Indian foster families. Even as the total number of Minnesota children in foster care dropped 44 percent in the last decade, the number of American Indian children placed in foster care dropped by only 16 percent.”
Skimping On Care for Foster Kids Costs Us
Judith Warner: Skimping On Care for Foster Kids Costs Us | TIME Ideas | TIME.com:
Overdrugged foster kids is the price we pay for taking care of at-risk children on the cheap
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Overdrugged foster kids is the price we pay for taking care of at-risk children on the cheap
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State agency says Cape Fear Valley Medical Center 'failed' to respond in patient death
Only On NBC-17: State agency says Cape Fear Valley Medical Center 'failed' to respond in patient death | NBC17.com:
"An investigation by the state Department of Health and Human Services has resulted in Cape Fear Valley Medical Center being slapped with an "Immediate Jeopardy" identification.
"An investigation by the state Department of Health and Human Services has resulted in Cape Fear Valley Medical Center being slapped with an "Immediate Jeopardy" identification.
Antipsychotic Drugs Linked To Pediatric Diabetes
Antipsychotic Drugs Linked To Pediatric Diabetes | ThirdAge:
Antipsychotic drugs may lead to a heightened risk of diabetes in kids, according to new research.
Antipsychotic drugs may lead to a heightened risk of diabetes in kids, according to new research.
Foster Parent Accused of Having Sexual Relationship with Child
Foster Parent Accused of Having Sexual Relationship with Child - WGHP:
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP)— A Winston-Salem woman has been accused of having a sexual relationship with her foster child.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP)— A Winston-Salem woman has been accused of having a sexual relationship with her foster child.
Northern Alta. foster care supervisor facing child porn charges
Northern Alta. foster care supervisor facing child porn charges | CTV Edmonton:
After an investigation in the U.S. lead investigators to his doorstep, a Lac La Biche man is facing charges of child pornography.
After an investigation in the U.S. lead investigators to his doorstep, a Lac La Biche man is facing charges of child pornography.
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