Foster care agencies fear system will collapse as numbers of willing families decline - Yahoo!7:
Agencies say the foster care system is in crisis and could collapse within five years unless it undergoes a dramatic overhaul.
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Child abuse case sparks claims of systemic failure
Child abuse case sparks claims of systemic failure - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation):
A woman who says she notified Tasmania's child protection service numerous times about a case of sustained abuse and neglect has accused authorities of failing the four siblings involved
A woman who says she notified Tasmania's child protection service numerous times about a case of sustained abuse and neglect has accused authorities of failing the four siblings involved
When Foster Care Becomes Fatal
When Foster Care Becomes Fatal | Spencer Aronfeld:
Kristina Hepp was one of more than 7,600 Florida children who lived under the protective care of Florida's Department of Children and Families' Foster Care Program, which then outsourced its responsibilities to subcontractors. In 1998, Florida's legislature mandated that foster care be provided through independent contractors and nonprofit agencies across the state, calling the concept Community Based Care (CBC).
Kristina Hepp was one of more than 7,600 Florida children who lived under the protective care of Florida's Department of Children and Families' Foster Care Program, which then outsourced its responsibilities to subcontractors. In 1998, Florida's legislature mandated that foster care be provided through independent contractors and nonprofit agencies across the state, calling the concept Community Based Care (CBC).
Child Made to Wait Five Days
Child Made to Wait Five Days | Stuff.co.nz:
A child identified as in urgent need of state protection had to wait five days before being allocated a social worker.
A child identified as in urgent need of state protection had to wait five days before being allocated a social worker.
California sex offender given custody of daughter now arrested
California sex offender given custody of daughter now arrested | KFOR.com:
NORMAN, Okla.– After being given sole custody of a six-year-old girl, a convicted sex offender was placed under arrest and the child was taken away.
NORMAN, Okla.– After being given sole custody of a six-year-old girl, a convicted sex offender was placed under arrest and the child was taken away.
Mom frustrated with CPS investigation into daughter's injury, says she knows who burned four-year-old but no charges yet filed
Mom frustrated with CPS investigation into daughter's injury, says she knows who burned four-year-old but no charges yet filed | abc13.com:
HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Child Protective Services is trying to understand how a four-year-old girl received burns on her body. Right now, the little girl is still living with her mother after reporting that it was another family member who inflicted those burns.
HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Child Protective Services is trying to understand how a four-year-old girl received burns on her body. Right now, the little girl is still living with her mother after reporting that it was another family member who inflicted those burns.
SD tribes focus on creating own foster care system
SD tribes focus on creating own foster care system - SFGate:
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Tribal members from South Dakota gathered Monday in Rapid City to discuss how they could form their own tribal-run foster care system.
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Tribal members from South Dakota gathered Monday in Rapid City to discuss how they could form their own tribal-run foster care system.
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