CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM OF CARE EXPANSION

Drugging Children: CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM OF CARE EXPANSION:

Nevada wants to get more kids on psych meds apparently.

CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM OF CARE EXPANSION

CPS Called On Austin Mom For Letting Her Kids Play Outside

CPS Called On Austin Mom For Letting Her Kids Play Outside - keyetv.com Austin News, Weather, Traffic KEYE-TV Austin - Top Stories:

Kari Anne Roy lives in a quiet South Austin neighborhood. And she says she is comfortable letting her children play outside. "There's a walking trail. They come out here and they walk around the trail," Roy said. 

Dishonesty in adoption is setting children and families up to fail

Dishonesty in adoption is setting children and families up to fail:
Are social workers being dishonest about the realities of adoption?

Adopting a child is not about neat beginnings or endings, yet there is much pressure to pretend it is, writes adopter Sally Donovan

Monticello woman punched Child Protective Services worker in face, cops say

Monticello woman punched Child Protective Services worker in face, cops say | recordonline.com:

MONTICELLO — A Monticello woman was arrested and charged with assault, a felony, after punching a Child Protective Services worker in the face, police said.

New Vermont DCF Commissioner Says Reforms Already Underway

New DCF Commissioner Says Reforms Already Underway | Vermont Public Radio:

The newly minted Commissioner for Children and Families spoke Thursday to the lawmakers scrutinizing his department. And Ken Schatz says reforms to child protective services are already underway.

Number of children placed in MA foster care rises sharply

Number of children placed in MA foster care rises sharply | New England Center for Investigative Reporting:

The number of troubled children in Massachusetts taken out of their homes and placed under state supervision rose steeply in the past year, according to a report released Sept. 11.

City Council passes legislation requiring reports on foster care

City Council passes legislation requiring reports on foster care | SILive.com:

"We spend a great deal of time focusing on how to best serve youth and prepare them for adulthood, but the foster care system is too often neglected," Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito said.