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Isabella Brooke Knightly and Austin Gamez-Knightly

Isabella Brooke Knightly and Austin Gamez-Knightly
In Memory of my Loving Husband, William F. Knightly Jr. Murdered by ILLEGAL Palliative Care at a Nashua, NH Hospital

Saturday, September 12, 2015

Too Often in Foster Care, Kids' Privacy Rights Used to Protect Agencies

Too Often in Foster Care, Kids' Privacy Rights Used to Protect Agencies - The Chronicle of Social Change:

The privacy rights of children and their families caught up in the child welfare system should be protected. But all too often, they are used to shield agencies from questions about their actions.

Our View: Mass. failed children in DCF custody

Our View: Mass. failed children in DCF custody - Opinion - North Attleborough Free Press - North Attleboro, MA:

The state’s report on Friday laying out what happened to 7-year-old Jack Loiselle in his father’s Hardwick home is heartbreaking. And the magnitude of case mismanagement and system breakdown by the state Department of Children and Families is a travesty.

New philosophy gives child welfare workers more choices

New philosophy gives child welfare workers more choices:

Will things ever change for families that are struggling with the issues of child abuse and neglect? In Oregon, the answer is — Yes! The commitment to support families to remain stable and attached, with children in their own homes to reduce the trauma of being removed from their home and family, is a piece of what we will come to know as Differential Response.

Mass. Auditor Suzanne Bump: 2014 report warned of state foster care problems

Mass. Auditor Suzanne Bump: 2014 report warned of state foster care problems | masslive.com:

BOSTON - State Auditor Suzanne Bump says issues of a lack of collaboration between agencies, weak policies and procedures, and unreliable or outdated data cited in last week's state report how 7-year-old Jack Loiselle of Hardwick ended up in a coma while his family was under state supervision are no surprise.

Fitchburg man charged in threat to DCF office

Fitchburg man charged in threat to DCF office - Sentinel & Enterprise:

FITCHBURG -- A local man arrested last week on charges he attacked a woman with a hatchet was arrested again over the weekend after he allegedly threatened to "shoot up" the local office of the state's Department of Children and Families, police said.

Mother of toddler who died in foster care is laid to rest

Mother of toddler who died in foster care is laid to rest - News - telegram.com - Worcester, MA:

MARLBORO – In a light, misting rain, Jessica A. Conway’s ashes were carried Friday from Immaculate Conception Church for burial in a gravesite next to the foster child the struggling mother lost for good on Aug. 15.

State investigation reveals startling details about foster mother caring for Omarion Humphrey

State investigation reveals startling details about foster mother caring for Omarion Humphrey:

BURTON (WJRT) - (09/10/15) - ABC12 News is uncovering disturbing new details about Omarion Humphrey's foster mother.
A state investigation uncovered a pattern of violations by the Flint woman and a failure on part of the agency who placed Omarion with her.