We risk an indigenous lost generation

We risk an indigenous lost generation | The Australian:

THE number of indigenous children removed from their parents has risen from 4146 children in 2000-01 to almost 14,000 children in 2012-13. The proportion of the indigenous child population in state care has tripled from 2 to 6 per cent. Indigenous-specific child protection policies are intended to prevent past mistakes associated with the Stolen Generations. The Aboriginal Child Placement Principle means the preferred option is to place indigenous children into kinship care with relatives or local community members.

Suit reveals wild abuse claims against Children’s Services

Suit reveals wild abuse claims against Children’s Services | New York Post:

A family desperately seeking help from the city Administration for Children’s Services endured years of abuse from the agency’s workers — including a counselor who impregnated one member and a cruel hypnotist who wouldn't take no for an answer, a new lawsuit charges.

Holding Foster Care Agencies Accountable

Holding Foster Care Agencies Accountable - CNN iReport:

Parents express concerns about the child Welfare system in NYC. Nicole Lopez is a parent dealing with Edwin Gould foster care agency since 2007. The agency according to the The adoption and family safe act law is suppose to reunify parents with their children. Ms Lopez states that Edwin Agency fail to provide her with the supportive servies that she needed.Ms Lopez has two children that she has not seen in two years because her visits were terminated by the judge and agency.

Missing Utah Social Worker Kayelyn Louder Found Dead

Missing Utah Social Worker Kayelyn Louder Found Dead - Crime & Courts, True Crime : People.com:

A city worker was inspecting drainage pipes in West Valley City, Utah when he made a grisly discovery: the body of a young woman floating in the Jordan River. The body, which police believe had been there for a long time, was obscured by leaves and other plant debris. 

When CPS Kidnaps Children for Money

When CPS Kidnaps Children for Money:

“If I have it my way, you’ll never see your mommy and daddy again.” These cruel words were reportedly uttered to eight-year-old Jaxon Adams by a Missouri doctor working closely with Child Protective Services. While we don’t know if this statement will prove prophetic, the fact is that some children will never see their parents again — or, at least, not for a very long time — because of CPS.

More parents complain of guardian ad litem billing

More parents complain of guardian ad litem billing | The Augusta Chronicle:

Two more people are alleging that a guardian ad litem in Augusta’s Judicial Circuit has charged “unreasonable and unjustified” fees.

Jerry Sandusky's adopted son speaks out on abusive childhood

Jerry Sandusky's adopted son speaks out on abusive childhood | FOX Sports:

PHILADELPHIA -- Jerry Sandusky's adopted son Matt spoke out Friday about his two abusive fathers and called sexual abuse the ''single worst health epidemic that children face.''