Another Russian child beaten by US foster parents

Another Russian child beaten by US foster parents: Voice of Russia:

Yet another child from Russia suffered from the hands of foster American parents. According to the local government, a week ago, a boy of eight escaped in the night from the house where he lived and knocked on the neighbors’ door. Later, the police found on the boy’s body the marks of heavy blows and opened a criminal case.

Inquest probes toddler foster care death

Inquest probes toddler foster care death - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation):

A father whose young son died in foster care says he hopes an inquest into the toddler's death will expose flaws in Queensland's child safety system.

9th Circuit comes to Boise to hear parent rights case

9th Circuit comes to Boise to hear parent rights case - Spokesman.com - July 24, 2012:

BOISE - When should a parent lose custody of a young child for refusing consent for a medical procedure? How likely must the harm to the child be for that to happen, and what if the potential harm is unlikely but dire? And should doctors and police who seize custody and perform the procedure over parents’ objections bear any liability?

Senate Caucus on Foster Youth Holds Forum on Adoption Disruption

Senate Caucus on Foster Youth Holds Forum on Adoption Disruption | The Children's Monitor:

Yesterday the Senate Caucus on Foster Youth held a forum on Capitol Hill regarding adoption disruption. Co-chairs Senators Charles Grassley (R-IA) and Mary Landrieu (D-LA) opened the forum with thanks to the former foster youth on the panel and in the audience who came to share their stories about overcoming difficult challenges.

Grassley called on more scrutiny of adoption disruptions to determine what policy changes are needed. Landrieu spoke about the many difficulties facing youth as they age out of foster care and who are adopted.

There were a number of youth at the forum who are participating in the Foster Youth Internship  program through the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute. Many of these youth spoke of their experiences with adoption. In addition Dr. Richard Barth, Dean of the School of Social Work at the University of Maryland presented data and research from his work on this issue. He highlighted the lack of any recent research on adoption disruptions and made the point that none of the existing longitudinal studies including the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-being, the National Survey of Family Growth, and the National Survey of Adoptive Parents, will tell us much about adoption disruption. A number of recommendations were made to reform and improve federal policy including providing more support for post adoption services and more funding for research into best practices.

Former KY Social Worker Sentenced To Prison For Falsifying Abuse Reports

Former KY Social Worker Sentenced To Prison For Falsifying Abuse Reports - ABC36 News WTVQ Lexington Kentucky:



She was supposed to be protecting vulnerable Kentucky children.
Now a former social worker is headed to prison for falsifying child abuse and neglect records in Anderson County.

My Response to Concord Monitor Article about Youssef Petition Findings

My Response to Concord Monitor Article about Youssef Petition Findings | Kevin Avard for State Rep:

I am aghast at the blatant distortions and half-truths reported about Mr. Youssef’s petition findings in today’s Concord Monitor by Annmarie Timmins.  From the article it is evident that there is a high level of contempt displayed by Ms. Bernson towards both the people of N.H. and Mr. Youssef as an individual and as a parent.

Mr. Youssef brought copious evidence to support every one of his claims to nine committee hearings.  The public was given notice of every hearing and those named in Youssef’s petition were actually invited to provide a defense or rebuttal – yet nobody showed up, including Bernson as well as members of the court.  Furthermore Timmins was absent at the vast majority of Youssef’s hearings and is not acquainted with the facts.  This speaks of her leftist-agenda-driven approach to journalism and proves that her work and her newspaper are nothing more than outlets of partisan low-blow politics.

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Senate candidate refights custody case in House

Senate candidate refights custody case in House | Concord Monitor:

Grievance panel condemns judges (With good reason)

A state Senate candidate persuaded a House legislative committee yesterday to investigate impeachment proceedings against three judges he says grossly mishandled his bitter custody fight with his ex-wife.

The 8-2 vote by the House Redress of Grievances Committee comes days after the same committee voted 9-1 to investigate impeachment proceedings against retired Judge John Arnold for his oversight of a separate custody case.

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