Maine Bills Seek to Tighten Abuse Reporting Requirements:
Several high-profile cases of long-term sexual abuse - from the Vatican to Bangor, Maine - have put the spotlight on procedures for reporting cases of suspected child abuse and neglect. A pair of bills originally heard by Maine lawmakers on the Health and Human Services Committee got another hearing today before the Judiciary Committee. The bills would tighten child abuse reporting requirements, and sharpen the penalties for failure to report suspected abuse. But as Jennifer Mitchell reports, the proposals face opposition from the medical community.
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Isabella Brooke Knightly and Austin Gamez-Knightly
In Memory of my Loving Husband, William F. Knightly Jr. Murdered by ILLEGAL Palliative Care at a Nashua, NH Hospital
Friday, May 17, 2013
Children Don’t Want To Be Friends With The Fat Kid, Study Reveals
Children Don’t Want To Be Friends With The Fat Kid, Study Reveals:
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An experiment reveals children would rather not be friends with the “fat kid.”
Researchers from the University of Leeds (England) used a storybook model, featuring character prototypes with different body types and handicaps – drawn as overweight, normal weight, or disabled – to test the subconscious feelings and responses of children.
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Foster parents charged for whipping boy for scuffed shoes
Foster parents charged for whipping boy for scuffed shoes - Post-Tribune:
The foster parents of a 7-year-old boy have been charged in Lake Superior Court with battery resulting in bodily injury for allegedly whipping him with a belt for scuffing his shoes.
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The foster parents of a 7-year-old boy have been charged in Lake Superior Court with battery resulting in bodily injury for allegedly whipping him with a belt for scuffing his shoes.
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Native Americans trade tales of heartache, anger over displaced children in Rapid City summit
Native Americans trade tales of heartache, anger over displaced children in Rapid City summit:
RAPID CITY, South Dakota — Between choked sobs and streaming tears, more than a dozen Native American families delivered testimony Wednesday in Rapid City about how their children were taken from them by South Dakota social workers.
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RAPID CITY, South Dakota — Between choked sobs and streaming tears, more than a dozen Native American families delivered testimony Wednesday in Rapid City about how their children were taken from them by South Dakota social workers.
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Senate Backs Bill on Psychotropic Drugs for Foster Kids
Senate Backs Bill on Psychotropic Drugs for Foster Kids | The Texas Tribune:
Lawmakers in both chambers have now endorsed legislation that would require guardians of foster children to take greater caution before giving psychotropic drugs to the children.
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Lawmakers in both chambers have now endorsed legislation that would require guardians of foster children to take greater caution before giving psychotropic drugs to the children.
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Babies diagnosed with depression Local Gold Coast News
Babies diagnosed with depression Local Gold Coast News | goldcoast.com.au | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia:
CHILDREN as young as six months are being diagnosed with mental illness as some Gold Coast psychology clinics struggle to keep up with demand.
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CHILDREN as young as six months are being diagnosed with mental illness as some Gold Coast psychology clinics struggle to keep up with demand.
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Former Child Case Worker Denied Probation Request
Former Child Case Worker Denied Probation Request - WABI TV5:
Augusta - A judge has denied a probation request for a woman convicted of manslaughter.
Sally Ann Schofield is serving 17 years for the 2001 death of 5-year-old foster child, Logan Marr.
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Augusta - A judge has denied a probation request for a woman convicted of manslaughter.
Sally Ann Schofield is serving 17 years for the 2001 death of 5-year-old foster child, Logan Marr.
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