Ceremony for adoptive parents, their children was family affair

Ceremony for adoptive parents, their children was family affair | New Hampshire NH People:

Note: Not so long ago children weren't being placed with relatives even though relatives opted to take them. I guess after all the bad publicity NH DCYF has been receiving, Maggie Bishop is finally beginning to follow Govt. mandates, though 32 children adopted by relatives in a year is nothing to write home about, it's a start. Now if only services were given to at risk families before the child is removed. That would be a blessing in itself!

CONCORD — Adoptive parents and their children were at the State House Wednesday afternoon to join Gov. Maggie Hassan and other state officials in a ceremony marking Adoption Awareness month.

NH Adoption Month celebration features Nashua woman, adopted Granddaughter

NH Adoption Month celebration features Nashua woman, adopted daughter - NashuaTelegraph.com:

Note: I'm extremely happy to hear this Grandmother was allowed to adopt her Granddaughter. What better place for a child than with relatives. I'm also happy Maggie Bishop allowed it, knowing how many other children were never allowed placement with their Grandparents or other relatives. I guess all of the bad publicity NH DCYF has gotten in the last eight years has paid off for some, but of course not all. It's about time Government mandates were followed in the placement of children, but DCYF still has a long way to go. Congratulations Carol and Camryn!

Carol Boudreau of Nashua perservered to adopt her 14-year-old granddaughter Camryn, right. Boudreau was the featured speaker at Wednesday's Celebration of New Hampshire's Adoptive Families event at the Statehouse in Concord.

Foster Mother Whose Children Testified in the “Mineola Swingers Club” Case Now Accused of Abuse

Foster Mother Whose Children Testified in the “Mineola Swingers Club” Case Now Accused of Abuse | Texas Monthly:

EIGHT YEARS AGO MARGIE CANTRELL PUSHED LAW ENFORCEMENT TO INVESTIGATE ALLEGATIONS OF ABUSE BY A GROUP OF ADULTS IN MINEOLA. SEVEN PEOPLE WERE CONVICTED OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE, AND THE SCANDAL ROCKED EAST TEXAS. NOW, TWO OF THOSE SAME CHILDREN ARE ALLEGING CANTRELL PHYSICALLY ABUSED THEM.

SD Tribal Leaders Seek Federal Foster Care Help

KDLT.com South Dakota News - SD Tribal Leaders Seek Federal Foster Care Help:

Leaders of South Dakota's nine Sioux tribes will be in Washington, D.C., this week to seek federal help to resolve allegations that the state removes too many Native American children from their homes and places them in foster care in non-Indian homes.

Michael Gove: many social workers 'not up to the job'

Michael Gove: many social workers 'not up to the job' - Telegraph:

Michael Gove, the Education Secretary, outlines plan for a shake-up of social care amid claims the profession is failing to make people take responsibility for their actions

Sexual abuse of foster daughter

Sexual abuse of foster daughter  | Newcastle Herald:

A NEWCASTLE man who used his foster daughter as a virtual sex slave had ‘‘a total disregard for her as a human being’’ at a time when she was ‘‘utterly alone and had nowhere to turn’’, a prosecutor told the district court yesterday.

Native American leaders press complaints in D.C. about foster children

Native American leaders press complaints in D.C. about foster children | The Argus Leader | argusleader.com:

PIERRE — Leaders of South Dakota’s nine Sioux tribes are in Washington, D.C., this week seeking federal help in a long-running dispute about state government’s handling of foster care for Native American children.