Lawmaker hosts town halls across the state to highlight CPS experiences

Lawmaker hosts town halls across the state to highlight CPS experiences | news10.net:

CITRUS HEIGHTS, CA - Almost six months since the taking of Baby Sammy Nikolayev shined a spotlight on Child Protective Services, the push to change how children in California are protected is gaining momentum.

"Sorry, but DHR is robbing foster children": A reply to agency's defense in taking children's assets

Daily Kos: "Sorry, but DHR is robbing foster children": A reply to agency's defense in taking children's assets:

In my last diary, I wrote about the practice of state foster care agencies taking foster children's social security benefits as government revenue. I wrote a commentary in the Baltimore Sun about the practice in Maryland, available here.  The Maryland Department of Human Resources Secretary Ted Dallas wrote a response defending the practice - and my reply to the Secretary is in today's Baltimore Sun, available here: "Sorry, but DHR is robbing foster children." (which includes a link to the agency's defense of practice). Below is an excerpt responding to the Secretary's assertions/defenses:

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Woman threatens to shoot caseworker, blow up Northampton County Children, Youth and Families Division, records say

Woman threatens to shoot caseworker, blow up Northampton County Children, Youth and Families Division, records say | lehighvalleylive.com:

An Easton woman — who was found with a BB gun in her bra — threatened to blow up the Northampton County Children, Youth and Families Division and shoot her caseworker, according to court records.

Foster Care and Sex Trafficking Survivor Testifies on Hill

Foster Care and Sex Trafficking Survivor Testifies on Hill - ABC News:

This afternoon on the Hill a 24-year-old college student and sex trafficking survivor,  Withelma “T” Ortiz Walker Pettigrew, shared her experiences growing up in the U.S., where she was used for money in the foster care system and ultimately forced into sex trafficking.

Woman accused of molesting foster sister when she channeled male spirit

Woman accused of molesting foster sister when she channeled male spirit : Madisondotcom:

A Black River Falls woman is accused of sexually assaulting her younger foster sister when the girl reportedly would channel a male spirit.

Report says foster children receive too many medications

Report says foster children receive too many medications - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

One kid called it "the brainwash pill." Some said it made them put on weight or provoked teasing from schoolmates when they were called to the nurse's office.

Two child welfare workers lose jobs in toddler’s death investigation

Two child welfare workers lose jobs in toddler’s death investigation | Marco Island Sun Times | marcoislandflorida.com:

A child welfare case manager and supervisor were fired Thursday after a case they handled ended in the homicide of an east Lee County 3-year-old. This week, three of Michael McMullen’s caregivers were arrested on manslaughter charges.