How to Challenge an Indicated Finding by CPS?

How to Challenge an Indicated Finding by CPS? - Long Island Family Law and Mediation Blog:

If you ever discover yourself within a situation wherein you have been made the subject of a report made to the New York Child Protective Services or Administration of Children’s Services (CPS/ACS), it is important to ensure you know your rights. Although an experienced lawyer can be your first line of attack when challenging an indicated finding, it can be useful to learn as much as possible at the process of dealing with such situations. This information is primarily based on the New York Social Services Law.

Baltimore Riot Mom Toya Graham Is ‘No Hero’ For ‘Abusing’ Son, Columnist Says

Baltimore Riot Mom Toya Graham Is ‘No Hero’ For ‘Abusing’ Son, Columnist Says:

Toya Graham, the “Baltimore Riot mom” heralded for forcefully removing her teenage son from the chaos, is a hero in the eyes of many Americans.Even though she recently said she didn’t feel like one, most of the media and American citizens have praised her for taking decisive action in refusing to allow her son to be a part of the looting and burning that has sieged the city since Freddy Gray died in police custody.

Natural family is the ‘masterpiece of society’: Pope Francis

Natural family is the ‘masterpiece of society’: Pope Francis | News | LifeSite:

ROME, April 29, 2015 (LifeSiteNews.com) – At his weekly general audience today, Pope Francis again took up the topic of the value of natural marriage consecrated as a sacrament by God, speaking of the “maternity of women and the paternity of men for the benefit of children” as the basis of human happiness, of civilization and social stability.

'Foster care has become a business'

'Foster care has become a business':

Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden wrote a letter to all 50 governors

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden wrote a letter to all 50 governors about the for-profit foster care industry throughout the US. Wyden wrote the letter after a story by Buzzfeed reporter Aram Roston, who said the for-profit foster care companies vary in their operation from state to state.

Fugitive El Paso foster parent surrenders to police

Fugitive El Paso foster parent surrenders to police - El Paso Times:

A man sought by police for almost a week after being accused of sexually assaulting foster children turned himself in Thursday, officials said.

‘Without our children, what are we?’ Maine cited for removing Native kids

Maine Places Native American Kids in Foster Care | Al Jazeera America:

BANGOR, Maine — A commission has found that Native American children in Maine are five times as likely to be placed in foster care as non-Native children.The Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) presented its preliminary findings and recommendations on Thursday at the first in a series of public forums in Maine.

Feds Pay for Drug Fraud: 92 Percent of Foster Care, Poor Kids Prescribed Antipsychotics Get Them for Unaccepted Uses

Feds Pay for Drug Fraud: 92 Percent of Foster Care, Poor Kids Prescribed Antipsychotics Get Them for Unaccepted Uses | Art Levine:

The release in late March of an alarming new report by federal investigators has confirmed in shocking new detail what has been known for years: Poor and foster care kids covered by Medicaid are being prescribed too many dangerous antipsychotic drugs at young ages for far too long -- mostly without any medical justification at all. The report by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Inspector General examined in depth nearly 700 claims filed in 2011 in five of the biggest prescribing states -- California, Florida, Illinois, Texas and New York -- and discovered that two thirds of all the prescribing with these popular and costly "second generation antipsychotics" (SGAs) raised high-risk "quality of care" concerns.