Report Outlines Reported Child Abuse While in State Custody

Report Outlines Reported Child Abuse While in State Custody - Western Massachusetts Breaking News and First Warning Weather with WGGB.com ABC 40:

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) –The Department of Children and Families investigates reports of child abuse at places like foster homes, and schools.

The results of those findings are in a report from the Office of the Child Advocate.

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Report: 249 Mass. children abused in state custody, the largest percentage in foster care

Report: 249 Mass. children abused in state custody, the largest percentage in foster care - Daily Journal:

BOSTON — State officials found evidence supporting 249 allegations of physical and sexual abuse or poor care involving children in state-monitored settings last year.

Ohio official: Returning adopted child a crime

Ohio official: Returning adopted child a crime - Las Vegas Sun News:

An Ohio couple committed a crime when they recently gave child welfare officials a 9-year-old boy they raised from infancy, a prosecutor says.

CCHR hits psychiatrists for turning classrooms into ADHD labs

CCHR hits psychiatrists for turning classrooms into ADHD labs - National health | Examiner.com:

The Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) is working diligently to eradicate mental health abuses
while enacting patient and consumer protections from what psychiatrists push on people. Mental health abuses are an international problem. Brian Daniels, who is the National Spokesperson for the CCHR in the United Kingdom, has written for CCHR International on Dec. 2, 2013, that school classrooms are being turned into labs for ADHD diagnoses and the drugging of kids.

Woman says reports submitted, never assigned to CPS

Woman says reports submitted, never assigned to CPS - FOX 10 News | myfoxphoenix.com:

FOX 10 News | myfoxphoenix.com

PHOENIX (KSAZ) -

We're hearing from a woman who says she has experienced the frustration of having her case fall through the cracks at Child Protective Services.

Psychiatric Drug Therapy Among U.S. Teenagers Levels Off at 6%

Psychiatric Drug Therapy Among U.S. Teenagers Levels Off at 6% - Businessweek:

About 6 percent of U.S. teenagers report using a psychiatric medicine, such as an antidepressant or attention-deficit treatment, as drug therapy for the conditions remains steady, a government survey found.

Federal audit: Background checks of foster families 'inadequate'

Federal audit: Background checks of foster families 'inadequate' | The CT Mirror:

A federal audit of the state's child welfare agency has found that nearly 3,000 high needs children may have been put at risk, as the Connecticut Department of Children and Families couldn't prove it conducted background checks on the majority of foster and adoptive families where children were sent to live.