Children should not be allowed to drive the visitation bus!

Children's Rights: Children should not be allowed to drive the visitation bus!:

By Linda J. Gottlieb, L.M.F.T., L.C.S.W. ~
To any rational, mature, objective parent or professional, the reason for this declaration could be justified by merely pondering the following question: "How reassured would you feel if you were standing trial for a crime, and your jury was comprised entirely of 18-year-olds?"

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Poor planning adds to Maine's foster care crisis

Poor planning adds to Maine's foster care crisis | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram:

Not only is funding in jeopardy, but the state's child welfare bureaucracy failed to anticipate the growing need, fueled by drug use and addiction.

DHHS practices, technical issues hinder data-gathering effort

DHHS practices, technical issues hinder data-gathering effort | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram:

The Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram was hampered in gathering foster care spending and caseload information for this report because of the limited data collection practices and multiple computer systems at the Maine Department of Health and Human Services.

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Pictures of naked children taken at Indianapolis daycare

Pictures of naked children taken at Indianapolis daycare - 13 WTHR Indianapolis:

13 WTHR Indianapolis

INDIANAPOLIS -

Indianapolis Metro Police will launch an investigation into what happened inside Tomorrow's Child Daycare Ministry that left naked pictures of young children on a girl's gaming device. 

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Teen in Solitary Confinement Commits Suicide

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Fathers deserve equal chance at child custody in divorce

Fathers deserve equal chance at child custody in divorce : Stltoday:

In this day and age, you would believe that fathers would have an equal shot at child custody in instances of divorce. Unfortunately, that is not always the case, and in many instances is far from the truth.

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Foster kids press lawmakers for 'Bill of Rights'

Foster kids press lawmakers for 'Bill of Rights' | Politics | KATU.com - Portland News, Sports, Traffic Weather and Breaking News - Portland, Oregon:

SALEM, Ore. – Foster children told Oregon lawmakers Thursday they need more protection and pushed for a foster children’s Bill of Rights.
A KATU On Your Side Investigation exposed problems with the system in January when the state removed two children from their foster home of several years.

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