12-year-old charged with murder of toddler

12-year-old charged with murder of toddler - The Washington Post:

A 12-year-old boy in Fort Washington has been charged with second-degree murder in the beating death of a 2-year-old girl who was staying with his family as a foster child under the supervision of social services officials, Prince George’s County police said.

Foster baby death under review

Foster baby death under review:

A “child death review” launched after a drug addict with a long criminal record viciously assaulted a baby boy in a foster home where they both lived is almost finished, officials say.

The victim’s mother hopes it will result in the closure of Onion Lake Child and Family Services, which was responsible for the child’s protection.

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Mom facing charges, accused of attacking DCF worker

Mom facing charges, accused of attacking DCF worker | www.wftv.com:

ORLANDO, Fla. — 

An Orlando woman is facing charges, accused of attacking a Department Of Children And Families worker during a home visit.

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.