Investigation by Maryland health inspectors clears group home operator in death of foster child's death

Investigation by Maryland health inspectors clears group home operator in death of foster child's death - Baltimore Sun:

Maryland health regulators say they found serious violations at the group home for disabled foster children where a 10-year-old Baltimore boy died in July — including conflicting records on his care, and miscommunication between staff and the emergency responders and medical personnel who labored to save him — but nothing that contributed to his death.

Adoptions collapse after judge denounces 'sloppy’ social workers

Adoptions collapse after judge denounces 'sloppy’ social workers - Telegraph:

Scarcely a day goes by now without more public evidence of disquiet at how lamentably our “child protection” system has gone off the rails. On Tuesday, for the second time, parents convinced that their children had been wrongly removed from them went to Brussels to appear before a sympathetic committee of the European Parliament. This time they were protesting at the ruthless pressures brought on them by social workers for daring to put their case to the MEPs. It prompted one committee member, Tatyana Zdanoka, to say: “In my experience the UK is unique in Europe for the secrecy of its family courts and for the threats and bullying by authorities of parents who want to speak out about their treatment.”

Day care druggings spark call for change; investigation shows provider violated law for years

Day care druggings spark call for change; investigation shows provider violated law for years - Elkhart Truth:

INDIANAPOLIS — Lawmakers and children’s advocates are calling for a crackdown on illegal day cares after an Indianapolis provider who’d been cited repeatedly for violations pleaded guilty to drugging children in her care.

Father Sues Vermont DCF in Toddler’s Death

Father Sues Vermont DCF in Toddler’s Death | Valley News:

Rutland — The father of a 2-year-old girl who died in state care filed a lawsuit Thursday against Vermont and its Department for Children and Families, saying they breached their duties to protect the child, whose stepfather is accused of killing her.

Moses Gilbert: How adopted children get 'lost,' given away in Canada

Moses Gilbert: How adopted children get 'lost,' given away in Canada - Canada - CBC News:

A child advocate says that "children get lost quite frequently in Canada" following international adoptions because of lax rules around transferring custody from the adoptive parents to other families.

Why Fathers Are Our Real Life Hero: A Psychological Overview

Why Fathers Are Our Real Life Hero: A Psychological Overview - PsyTreasure:
A well known sociologist, Dr. David Popenoe, stated that “Fathers are far more than just ‘second adults’ in the home.” He said that fathers bring positive benefits to their children that no other person is as likely to bring. Fathers have a direct impact on the well-being of their children.

Too Jewish to adopt! What social worker called couple after claiming their household was too religious for a child

Too Jewish to adopt! What social worker called couple after claiming their household was too religious for a child | Daily Mail Online:

Social worker wanted to stop a girl being adopted by a Jewish couple

Despite the fact that the three-year-old girl was a quarter Jewish 

But Supreme Court judge Lord Wilson ruled the adoption should go ahead 

He said politically correct race rules have become 'discriminatory'