Arizona Families Hold Umbrella Rally on Anniversary of Diegel Sisters Medical Kidnapping

Arizona Families Hold Umbrella Rally on Anniversary of Diegel Sisters Medical Kidnapping:

It has been a year now since Melissa Diegel’s daughters, Kayla and Hannah, were seized by Arizona CPS and Phoenix Children’s Hospital, one year since that horrible week last April when the Diegel sisters joined the ranks of not hundreds, but thousands of children in foster care in Arizona, many of whom are believed to be there unjustly. The Diegel story helped to thrust the issue of medical kidnapping into the national spotlight.

Maryland 'free range kids' taken into custody again by child protective services

Maryland 'free range kids' taken into custody again by child protective services | Fox News:

Two Maryland children who received national attention as so-called "free range kids" earlier this year because of their parents' decision to let them roam alone were taken into custody again Sunday by Child Protective Services.

Thanks to a nosey neighbor!

Mom accused of having sex with adopted son

Mom accused of having sex with adopted son - Coeur d'Alene Press: Local News:

COEUR d'ALENE - The case of a Rathdrum woman accused of having sex with her 14-year-old adopted son will be tried by a jury in Kootenai County. Kimberly Durlin, 32, was charged with five counts of lewd conduct with a child under the age of 16 in November of 2014. A jury trial is scheduled to begin April 20.

Burn the Social Worker! - Baby LK Report For April 12th 2015

Is a Sick Child an Asset to a Bankrupt State?

Is a Sick Child an Asset to a Bankrupt State? | PJ Lifestyle:

When I try to grasp what Michelle and Isaiah Rider’s life has become over the past year I think of nightmares so horrible you make a conscious effort to wake yourself up. Tragically, there is no waking up from this. On March 11, an Illinois judge plunged this small family of two deeper into the dark world of Illinois’ Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS).

Audit: DHHS skipped child abuse registry check on adoptive parents, overpaid for many Medicaid services

Audit: DHHS skipped child abuse registry check on adoptive parents, overpaid for many Medicaid services | The Progressive Pulse:

An annual audit of North Carolina’s compliance with federal human services programs uncovered significant issues at the state’s health agency, including overpaying for Medicaid services and skipping a background check for adoptive parents. 

Video depicting Quinlan woman's violent arrest attracts regional, national attention

Video depicting Quinlan woman's violent arrest attracts regional, national attention | 88.9 KETR:

A Quinlan woman whose violent encounter with Hunt County sheriff’s deputies was recorded by home surveillance video has told various media organizations that she wants the man charged with assault.The video has been shared widely on social media, resulting in regional and national attention to the story.Deanna Robinson, 38, has said she was 38 weeks pregnant on March 4, the date of the incident. Child Protective Services officials as well as county sheriff’s department officers went to Robinson’s parents’ home to take custody of Robinson’s 18-month-old son, Landry.