Police Reports Detail Chaotic Home Where Foster Child Died

Police Reports Detail Chaotic Home Where Foster Child Died | WGBH News:

Newly released police logs are providing more detail about the chaotic life of an Auburn woman whose foster child died in August. However, the documents don’t provide any insight to what killed that foster child and sent another to the hospital.

DA: Still no cause of death in Auburn foster child's death

DA: Still no cause of death in Auburn foster child's death | Local News - WCVB Home:

BOSTON —The August death of a 2-year-old girl while in the care of a foster mother remains under investigation, Worcester County District Attorney Joseph Early said.

CPS caseworkers now work out of schools

CPS caseworkers now work out of schools - Story:

ERIE COUNTY, N.Y. (WKBW) - It's a new push by the Erie County Department of Social Services to tackle the CPS caseload problem head-on.

This means MORE stolen children!

Family of boy beaten to death calls for change

Family of boy beaten to death calls for change - Story:

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBA) - It's been two years since 5-year-old Eain Brooks was beaten to death by his mother's live-in boyfriend. On Thursday, his family is holding a press conference to push for more money to be given to programs that prevent child abuse in Erie County. Senator Tim Kennedy will join members of Eain's family and local service providers.

Department of Child Safety reaches crisis level with foster children

Department of Child Safety reaches crisis level with foster children - ABC15 Arizona:

PHOENIX - The Department of Child Safety in Phoenix is trying to figure out what to do with so many foster kids. 

Parents Are Entitled to Due Process

Parents Are Entitled to Due Process | Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer P.A. - JDSupra:

IS IT TIME TO REIGN IN THE HEAVY HAND OF THE CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY AGENCY? (DCPP Formerly Known as DYFS)

Society’s interest in the protection of children is a significant and legitimate interest of the State. That interest still has to be balanced with the constitutional rights of those being investigated by child welfare agencies.

17-year-old girl from Shamattawa First Nation dies from overdose while in foster care

17-year-old girl from Shamattawa First Nation dies from overdose while in foster care - Manitoba - CBC News:

A teenager in the care of Manitoba's Child and Family Services died from a drug overdose last week, and her best friend says the man who gave her the pills should be held accountable for her death. The girl was 17 years old and living in a foster home near Steinbach, Man., at the time of her death but was originally from Shamattawa First Nation.