Outrage, little action taken to protect adopted children from abuse

Outrage, little action taken to protect adopted children from abuse | Local News | The Seattle Times:

More than two years after the death of Ethiopian teenager Hana Williams, few meaningful steps have been taken by state policymakers to reduce the chances of other adopted children suffering abuse.

Are We Overmedicating Foster Care Children?

Are We Overmedicating Foster Care Children?:

A new GAO report finds that states don't do a particularly effective job of monitoring kids on psychotropic meds.

Mental health issues are front and center in human services. Every day, caseworkers work in an environment where mental health services aren't as robust as they should be and where medication for kids in custody sometimes serves as a substitute for more appropriate care.

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Boys report being shackled and beaten at remote New Mexico ranch for troubled teens

Boys report being shackled and beaten at remote New Mexico ranch for troubled teens    - NY Daily News:

Police, child welfare authorities are investigating abuse claims from boys who say they were held in chains and hit with batons. Staff at The Tierra Blanca Ranch north of Las Cruces, N.M., also ordered boys to beat each other, residents claim.

Baby P's mother Tracey Connelly to be released on parole

Baby P's mother Tracey Connelly to be released on parole | Mail Online:

Connelly was jailed indefinitely with a minimum of five years in May 2009

The Parole Board said today it has directed her release

Connelly appeared before a Parole Board panel at the end of July

Foster mother pleads guilty in accidental death of 8-month-old

Foster mother pleads guilty in accidental death of 8-month-old | Las Vegas Review-Journal:

A foster mother in northwest Arizona has agreed to a plea deal in the accidental drowning death of a 8-month-old boy.Elizabeth Dawn Stone, 32, and her fiance had been caring for David Whatahomigie for about three months before his September 2011 death.

Child protection: serious case reviews feed the blame culture

Child protection: serious case reviews feed the blame culture | Social Care Network | Guardian Professional:

The reviews describe rather than analyse what happened, and so the outcomes are of limited value