Lawsuit says Vermont DCF ignored abuse

Lawsuit says Vermont DCF ignored abuse - WCAX.COM Local Vermont News, Weather and Sports-:

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - The commissioner of Vermont's Department for Children and Families says he can't comment about the specifics of a lawsuit alleging that state social workers failed to act on reports of abuse and neglect of two Ludlow children for four years until local police intervened.

Foster parents charged in death of 2-year-old Pueblo girl

Foster parents charged in death of 2-year-old Pueblo girl - 7NEWS Denver TheDenverChannel.com:

PUEBLO, Colo. - A couple in Pueblo has been arrested after the death of their 2-year-old foster daughter.

New school year may mean increase in child abuse or neglect reports

Column: New school year may mean increase in child abuse or neglect reports - Waxahachie Daily Light: Columnists:

As summer vacation winds down, the end of August  brings  the coming of a new school year for many children. 

Pueblo foster parents facing charges in child abuse case

Pueblo foster parents facing charges in child abuse case | News - Home:

Police say couple was in the process of trying to adopt the child

Police were called to the hospital Thursday afternoon after a child was brought in with injuries after reportedly falling down the stairs. The child was unresponsive.

Former DHR case worker forced sex acts 'in return for not taking her kids,' woman claims in lawsuit

Former DHR case worker forced sex acts 'in return for not taking her kids,' woman claims in lawsuit | AL.com:

ALABASTER, Alabama – A former Department of Human Resources case worker who faces criminal charges in a sexual assault investigation has now been named by the alleged victim in a civil lawsuit.

America’s mass incarceration problem is making kids sick

America’s mass incarceration problem is making kids sick - Salon.com:

Researchers found a strong link between parents' incarceration and depression, asthma, anxiety and other issues

The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world, with more than 2 million people behind bars. Most happen to be parents to children under the age of 18, and nearly 70 percent of these parents are nonviolent offenders. According to current estimates, between 1.7 and 2.6 million children in this country have a parent in prison or jail. And their parents aren’t the only ones being punished, according to a new study from researchers at the University of California-Irvine on health and behavioral outcomes among children with incarcerated parents.

California over-drugs --and fails --foster youth

Mercury News editorial: California over-drugs --and fails --foster youth - San Jose Mercury News:

Will Lightbourne, head of California's Department of Social Services, says there's no simple way to end the pattern of thousands of foster children spending much of their youth drugged into malleability -- the horror eloquently revealed by reporter Karen de Sá on Sunday's Page One. He says it has to be part of the holistic rethinking of the entire foster care system that's under way, giving doctors better options than prescribing psychotropic drug upon psychotropic drug to control children who act out.