Lessons in deputy's decision to cite caseworker for abuse?

Lessons in deputy's decision to cite caseworker for abuse? - Omaha.com:

LINCOLN — Nebraska's new inspector general of child welfare is investigating an incident in which an angry sheriff's deputy cited a state caseworker for child abuse.

Report excoriates L.A. County agency in child deaths, torture

Report excoriates L.A. County agency in child deaths, torture - latimes.com:

Thirteen recent child deaths might not have happened if Department of Children and Family Services social workers had taken basic steps to assess the risks, an investigation finds.

A stifling bureaucracy and inept workforce have crippled Los Angeles County's child protective agency, resulting in a system that allowed children to remain in unsafe homes, sometimes to die at the hands of their caretakers, according to a confidential county report.

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Foster mom accused of abuse

Foster mom accused of abuse | KOB.com:

A Valencia County foster mom is accused of abusing the children in her custody.35-year-old Patricia Vanderwagen was arrested in early February.  CYFD says all five of the foster children she was caring for were also removed from her home.

Study: ADHD Symptoms Persist Despite Medication in 9 Out of 10 Kids

Study: ADHD Symptoms Persist Despite Medication in 9 Out of 10 Kids - Lindsay Abrams - The Atlantic:

The current debate over ADHD medication focuses on whether the benefits -- improved concentration, better behavior, better performance in school -- outweigh the potential risks of medicating young children. Complicating all the abuse potential of ADHD drugs, with students using them off-label to get ahead in school and incidences of addiction, sometimes borne to tragic ends. 

In the youngest children diagnosed with ADHD, parents may choose to eschew medication altogether in favor ofalternative methods like changes in diet, exercise, and behavior modification programs. But a new study out of Johns Hopkins suggests that the "benefits" used to rationalize medication might not even exist. Or at least, don't have lasting impact.

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Foster care allegations troubling

Other view: Foster care allegations troubling | Stevens Point Journal | stevenspointjournal.com:

Few things are more discouraging or disconcerting than when people entrusted to take care of our most vulnerable citizens — in this case, foster children — are accused of systematic wrongdoing and blatant abuse of their caretaking role.

The recent accusations from the state Department of Children and Families against Community Care Resources, a foster care placement service based in Middleton, are nothing short of startling, and give us pause for a number of reasons.

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To Avoid Broken Adoptions, Avoid Breaking Families

To Avoid Broken Adoptions, Avoid Breaking Families - City Conversations - CityLimits.org:

No one's sure how often adopted children end up back in foster care. What is certain is that blood relationships are often too deep or complex for court action to sever them.

Failed adoption is an unsettling reality that is too often hidden from the public eye. Adoption can be a wonderful thing for the right child at the right time. There are many adoptive parents who are heroic and inspiring. However, since the federal Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997, adoption has too often been as presented as—if not a panacea—then at least the preferred permanency option, by public child welfare authorities.

The term "permanency" is used inaccurately, sometimes almost cynically. In the context of public child welfare, the term can be closer in meaning to "permanently out of oursystem," no longer an expense, a risk, or a liability.

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