ADHD Drugs Don't Boost Kids' Grades, Studies Find - WSJ.com:
Studies of Children With Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Find Little Change
It's no longer shocking to hear of children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder—and others simply facing a big test—taking ADHD medicine to boost their performance in school. But new studies point to a problem: There's little evidence that the drugs actually improve academic outcomes.
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
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Social worker cautioned after fraud investigation revealed she had two jobs
Social worker cautioned after fraud investigation revealed she had two jobs - 7/9/2013 - Community Care:
The social worker demonstrated a "serious lack of integrity" by concealing her second job, the regulator found.
Tuesday 09 July 2013 10:08
A social worker who claimed pay for part-time work at one council while on sick leave from her permanent job at another has received a caution from the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
Foster care agencies fear system will collapse as numbers of willing families decline
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.
Agencies say the foster care system is in crisis and could collapse within five years unless it undergoes a dramatic overhaul.
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.
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