Threats against DCF workers increased since Aug. murder

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MONTPELIER, Vt. —The head of the Vermont Department of Children and Families says threats have increased against his staff since a state social worker was killed last month.

Woman threatens her kids' foster parents; buys rifle

Woman threatens her kids' foster parents; buys rifle:

WATERBURY, Vt. — A woman who threatened to harm the foster parents of her children was arrested on federal gun charges after buying a rifle, court records show.

Baltimore Child Welfare Director: Foster Care is a Bad Idea – Kids Belong in Families

Baltimore Child Welfare Director: Foster Care is a Bad Idea – Kids Belong in Families:

Rethinking Foster Care

So among the gifts that Albert Einstein left us was a definition of insanity – doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. My work is an interesting example – child welfare. It’s the government business of protecting children. The primary intervention is to take kids from their parents and put them into foster care, and there’s a prevailing belief that this is the responsible thing to do for children who are abused and neglected.

Now, there are 50 child welfare agencies in the country, and the funds to underwrite them are in the billions.

There is not one among them that’s reputed to be working well.

Judge Orders CPS to Return Baby to Parents in Texas Medical Kidnap Case

Judge Orders CPS to Return Baby to Parents in Texas Medical Kidnap Case:

Tears of relief and joyful smiles were a few indicators of the emotions that Diana Gonzalez and Ethan Johnson felt Tuesday morning when state District Judge Charles Van Orden ruled that their 10-month-old daughter, Melodi, must be returned to them that afternoon by Child Protective Services. 

Native American CPS Whistleblower Goes Missing in North Carolina – Daughter on the Run

Native American CPS Whistleblower Goes Missing in North Carolina – Daughter on the Run:

Whistleblower’s Daughter is Terrorized, Detained, and Kidnapped 

Addiction impact seen in family court

Addiction impact seen in family court:

MONTPELIER – Vermont’s defender general says juvenile court dockets are “out of control,” choked with cases filed by the state to take children away from their opiate-addicted parents. Vermont’s chief administrative judge says “if this is the new norm, we’re in trouble.”

Mother of 2-year-old killed while in foster care speaks out

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Thursday will mark the one year anniversary of the death of Chassie Pietrolungo.  She's the 2-year-old girl who died from blunt force trauma while in the care of her foster parents, Paul and Sarah Finn, in Pueblo.