Trial Set For Abuse Lawsuit Involving Thousands Of Mass. Foster Children

Trial Set For Abuse Lawsuit Involving Thousands Of Mass. Foster Care Children « CBS Boston:

 "BOSTON (AP) — A trial is set to begin in a lawsuit alleging the abuse and neglect of thousands of Massachusetts children in foster care.
Opening statements are scheduled Tuesday in federal court in a class-action lawsuit filed in 2010 by the national advocacy group "

What you MUST KNOW regarding Child Protective Services!

Editorial | Open family and juvenile courts

Editorial | Open family and juvenile courts | The Courier-Journal | courier-journal.com:
Lawmakers for years have dabbled with the notion of lifting the confidentiality of Kentucky’s juvenile and family courts. It’s time for them to put an end to the secrecy that protects the system and adults who run it but does very little — if anything — to protect the youths and families caught up in it.

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Panel to probe child welfare abuses against tribes

Panel to probe child welfare abuses against tribes | wlbz2.com:

INDIAN ISLAND, Maine (AP) - Tribal representatives and the state of Maine have named five people who'll lead an investigation into past abuses by child welfare agents who systematically removed tribal children from their households, breaking up families and exposing some to abuse in foster care.

Chairman says child protection getting better, critics disagree

Chairman says child protection getting better, critics disagree | Grand Forks Herald | Grand Forks, North Dakota:

FORT TOTTEN, N.D. — In the nearly four months since the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs took over child protection services on the Spirit Lake Indian Reservation, tribal and BIA officials say they’re working well together, the system has been made more professional and accountable and reservation children are safer from abusers and sexual predators.

DCF worker arrested for not reporting husband's child molestation

DCF worker arrested for not reporting husband's child molestation | firstcoastnews.com:

Note: Another case of "Do what I say. Not as I do."

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A Florida Department of Children and Families employee has been arrested after she found out in 2011 that her husband molested two young girls and did not report it, according to a Jacksonville Sheriff's Office police report.

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Initiative Helps Parents Accused of Child Abuse Thanks to retired MN Judge

KAALtv.com - Initiative Helps Parents Accused of Child Abuse:

When parents are accused of abusing or neglecting their kids, they often face an uphill battle with social workers and the courts. Even if the allegations are proven false, or the parents make every effort to change, the stigma is often hard to overcome.

But now, a new effort, and a notable Minnesotan, are coming to the aid of these parents.

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