Oklahoma Watch: Child welfare reforms will be funded, legislators say

Oklahoma Watch: Child welfare reforms will be funded, legislators say | News OK:

Despite a budget hole of $611 million, a court-ordered reform of Oklahoma’s child welfare system will be funded for the 2016 fiscal year, the chairmen of the Legislature’s budget-writing committees said Monday.

Fired Oklahoma Department of Human Services worker charged with identity theft, computer crime

Fired Oklahoma Department of Human Services worker charged with identity theft, computer crime | News OK:

SHAWNEE — A fired Oklahoma Department of Human Services worker was charged Monday with identity theft and a computer crime.

Arkansas Lawmaker ‘Forced’ To Re-Home Adopted Children, Attorney Says

Arkansas Lawmaker ‘Forced’ To Re-Home Adopted Children, Attorney Says | 5NEWSOnline.com:

FAYETTEVILLE (KFSM)- The attorney for an Arkansas lawmaker from West Fork released a statement Thursday (March 5) in response to claims in published reports that he and his wife put their adopted children in the care of a man who was later convicted of sexually assaulting one of them.

Politician Accused of 'Giving Away' Adopted Child to Sexual Abuser

Politician Accused of 'Giving Away' Adopted Child to Sexual Abuser:

An intense and disturbing investigative piece published by the Arkansas Times alleges that State Representative Justin Harris, a devout Christian who also owns a religious preschool, gave away two little girls he and his wife had adopted six months before. The little girls were "re-homed" with a former teacher at the preschool, who then sexually abused one of them.

Did State Rep. Justin Harris, Wife Rehome Adopted Child?

An investigation by Arkansas Times looks into an adoption by State Rep. Justin Harris through the state Department of Human Services. Six months after the Harris's adopted the young girl, she ended up in the care of a man who is in jail for rape.

Nashua child's death raises questions of how child abuse handled

Nashua child's death raises questions of how child abuse handled | Special Reports - WMUR Home:

CONCORD, N.H. —In November last year, 3-year-old Brielle Gage, of Nashua, died. Her mother, Katlyn Marin, was charged with murder, and the case set off a firestorm after it was revealed that child abuse allegations were being investigated at their home earlier in the year.

Incidents Of Abuse And Neglect Plague New Hampshire's Lakeview Rehab Center

Incidents Of Abuse And Neglect Plague New Hampshire's Lakeview Rehab Center | New Hampshire Public Radio:

Since last September, Lakeview Neurorehabilitation Center in Effingham has been under scrutiny for abusing and neglecting some of the people it cares for – children and adults with brain injuries and developmental disabilities. NHPR has been looking into these accusations, and it turns out the state had warning signs about Lakeview going back to at least 2011.