CPS does little to earn public trust

CPS does little to earn public trust - San Antonio Express-News:

Not just in Texas! How about Nationwide!
Like no other state agency, Child Protective Services must navigate an impossible path.On one hand, the expectation for CPS is that it should never fail children in broken homes. This is the right expectation. One child’s death despite CPS involvement is too many. And yet, the tragic reality is CPS has failed many kids, year after year.

Arkansas Takes Away 7 Homeschool Children because Father had Unapproved Mineral Supplement

Arkansas Takes Away 7 Homeschool Children because Father had Unapproved Mineral Supplement:
Relatives of the Stanley family in Garland County Arkansas have reached out to MedicalKidnap.com to notify the public that the 7 homeschool children of Hal and Michelle Stanley were removed during the night by DHS and fully armed sheriffs this past week, simply because they reportedly found a supplement in the home that was not approved by the FDA. - 

Kendrea Johnson: Foster Care Suicide? 6-Year-Old Girl Found Hanging From Noose

Kendrea Johnson: Foster Care Suicide? 6-Year-Old Girl Found Hanging From Noose:

Kendrea Johnson was found dead with a noose around her neck inside her foster home in Minnesota. The 6-year-old’s grandmother does not think the foster care death was a suicide, but agency records show the child had homicidal and suicidal thoughts up to seven days per week. Police officers have reportedly stated that the manner of Johnson’s death could not yet be determined.

Sunset Commission votes for nearly 100 changes to DFPS

Sunset Commission votes for nearly 100 changes to DFPS - MyFoxAustin.com | KTBC Fox 7 | News, Weather, Sports:

This legislative session could bring big changes to the Department of Family and Protective Services. The Sunset Advisory Commission voted to change the state agency which oversees Child Protective Services.

Brain injury to boy in foster care prompts lawsuit against county, state

Brain injury to boy in foster care prompts lawsuit against county, state | Las Vegas Review-Journal:

The mother and maternal grandparents of a boy who suffered severe brain injury in 2012 while in foster care are suing Nevada and Clark County.The federal civil rights lawsuit alleges Clark County’s child welfare system isn’t compliant with state and federal laws and claims the state fails to provide oversight.

Additional sex charges filed on foster parent

Additional sex charges filed on foster parent - Clovis News Journal:

A former Tucumcari foster parent already facing five felony charges related to sexual contact with a minor has been charged with nine more felony counts of sexual penetration and contact of a minor, state police and Quay County Magistrate Court records show.

Why are we criminalizing childhood independence?

Why are we criminalizing childhood independence? - The Washington Post:

Good thing I don’t live in Montgomery County. Because the cops, apparently, would be at my door.They showed up at the Silver Spring home of Danielle and Alexander Meitiv last month, followed by Child Protective Services workers. And CPS was back again this week. And at their kids’ school, too.