CPS Caseworker in Arizona Turns Whistleblower – Reports on Abuse of Power

CPS Caseworker in Arizona Turns Whistleblower – Reports on Abuse of Power:

ABC 15 Arizona interviewed a former CPS caseworker turned whistleblower regarding some of the alleged abuses in the Arizona foster care system. The caseworker reportedly quit her job after seeing the abuse of power within CPS last year.

Another Adoption Gone Bad-New details released in search for man wanted in parents' deaths

New details released in search for man wanted in parents' deaths | Local News - WMUR Home:

The U.S. Marshals Service released several new details Wednesday in the search for Matthew Dion, 39. Dion is being sought on state and federal warrants in connection with the deaths of his adopted parents, Robert and Constance Dion.

Major Study Reveals ADHD Drugs Have Never Been Proven Safe or Effective

Major Study Reveals ADHD Drugs Have Never Been Proven Safe or Effective | CCHR International:

As if it isn’t bad enough that there is no science to support the reported brain abnormality, ADHD, further proof has recently been made public that reveals the bogus research used to sell dangerous and even life-threatening ADHD drugs.

Human services pose early test for Charlie Baker administration

Human services pose early test for Charlie Baker administration - Editorials - The Boston Globe:

GOVERNOR-ELECT Charlie Baker knows from experience that the state’s human services system — child protection, mental illness, welfare, and juvenile justice — will pose the stiffest challenge for his new administration at the highest stakes. Baker served as secretary of health and human services from 1992 to 1994, a time when scores of people died under the care or control of state human service agencies — 42 suicides in the state mental health system in 1994 alone, according to a Globe article from that period. Human services advocates pointed — as they often do — to insufficient budgets. State officials pointed — as they often do— to better record-keeping that accounted for more suicides.

‘We Want Our Kids Back,’ Protestors Gather Outside Courthouse on Adoption Saturday

‘We Want Our Kids Back,’ Protestors Gather Outside Courthouse on Adoption Saturday | whotv.com:

DES MOINES, Iowa – Hundreds of families made their adoptions final at the Polk County Courthouse during the “Adoption Saturday” event.

However there are some families not in favor of “Adoption Saturday.”

STATE-BY-STATE ANALYSIS HIGHLIGHTS PARENTAL INEQUALITY ACROSS THE NATION

NPO:

National Parents Organization just released its 2014 Shared Parenting Report Card. It is the first national study to provide a comprehensive ranking of the states on their child custody statutes, assessing them primarily on the degree to which they promote shared parenting after divorce or separation.

Here is the report and the executive summary:

• 2014 Shared Parenting Report Card: A New Look At Child Welfare, A State-by-State Ranking

• 2014 Shared Parenting Report Card Executive Summary

Comment: New Hampshire got a C
From what I have seen, shared custody in NH is almost NON-Existent

Man who beats gf's 17 month old foster son to death will only get a YEAR in jail

Man who beats gf's 17 month old foster son to death will only get a YEAR in jail:

Brooklyn man gets lesser rap for beating death of 17-month-old Kymel Oram after jurors find no intent to harm