US Gets an 'F' In Child Welfare and an 'A' In Military Spending

US Gets an 'F' In Child Welfare and an 'A' In Military Spending | Care2 Causes:

This just in: a UNICEF survey of 29 countries entitled “Child Well-Being In Rich Countries: A Comparative Review,” ranks the U.S #26 in child well-being, just above Lithuania, Latvia and Romania (three of the poorest countries in the survey).

The survey evaluated material well-being, overall health, access to housing and education in 29 of the world’s advanced economies to determine how well children are faring, and also examined what children are saying about their own well-being.

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Foster Mom Found Guilty of Burning Child

Foster Mom Found Guilty of Burning Child | WPRI.com:

4-year-old was burned with straightening iron

FALL RIVER, Mass. (WPRI) -- A former foster mother was convicted of burning a young boy’s arms with a hair straightening iron in Superior Court on Wednesday.

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Tavares Parent and Adoptive parent arrested for not letting child eat

Tavares parents arrested for not letting child eat:

A couple is arrested, accused of forcing their daughter to starve.

The 11-year-old Lake County girl only weighed 40 pounds and told investigators her parents went so far as to lock the refrigerator and pantry to keep her from eating.

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When Is an Indian Parent a 'Parent'?

When Is an Indian Parent a 'Parent'? - Garrett Epps - The Atlantic:

Emotions crackle as the justices take on a contested child custody case involving the Cherokee Nation.

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Supreme Court hears custody dispute over adopted girl

Supreme Court hears custody dispute over adopted girl - latimes.com:

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court was asked Tuesday to decide who should raise a 3 1/2-year-old girl who was given up by her single mother: the South Carolina couple who adopted her at birth or her biological father, who invoked his rights as a Cherokee Indian to claim his child.

My Opinion: Biological parent's should ALWAYS trump the rights of Adopters and Foster strangers!

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Deputies: Men gave foster care girls drugs, had sex with them

Deputies: Men gave foster care girls drugs, had sex with them:

"Protected by the State"? NO!

Winterhaven-Two men were arrested for sexual battery after deputies said they gave drugs and alcohol to a pair of teenage girls and had sex with them.

Eventz Veillard, 26, and Stenley Fritz Aristil, 35, picked up three girls from a state foster-care home in Davenport on April 11, according to reports.

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Maine Voices: Foster care system repeating old mistakes

Maine Voices: Foster care system repeating old mistakes | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram:

Continuing to offer financial incentives to take kids into care undercuts efforts to keep children with their birth families.

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