State investigating teen's death in Duluth foster home

State investigating teen's death in Duluth foster home - StarTribune.com:

State officials are investigating a Duluth foster home after a 17-year-old died of an apparent suicide there last month.

Edgar Morey had been under the guardianship of Clearwater County since October 2014 after he accused his adoptive father of raping him, according to court records.

Adopted Children at Risk as US Gov't Fails to Monitor Unregulated Transfers

Adopted Children at Risk as US Gov't Fails to Monitor Unregulated Transfers:

Custody transfers of adopted kids in the US remain uncontrolled by authorities, resulting in numerous reported cases of children being harmed by the adults who received them, a Government Accountability Office report said.

Parental alienation should be criminal offence, says group

Child Acess l Parental Rights l Parental Alientation l Family Law Solicitors Meath:

A parent who, following the breakdown of a relationship, attempts to turn their child or children against the other parent should be prosecuted, a support group has said.

Texas CPS Worker Found Guilty of Official Oppression

Texas CPS Worker Found Guilty of Official Oppression:

A Texas Child Protective Services (CPS) worker has been found guilty of official oppression. The CPS worker, Rebekah Ross Thonginh, is one of three individuals who were charged in connection with a CPS investigation of a case involving a special needs teenager who was murdered in 2012.

Foster Care Children are Worse Off than Children in Troubled Homes – The Child Trafficking Business

Foster Care Children are Worse Off than Children in Troubled Homes – The Child Trafficking Business:

Children taken away from troubled families and put into foster care do not do as well as children left in troubled homes. This fact is not even in dispute. So why does the current system still exist, when it is clearly destroying the lives of so many children?

Studies Show Children are Worse Off in Foster Care

DCF was involved with girl at center of Baby Doe probe

DCF was involved with girl at center of Baby Doe probe - The Boston Globe:

State officials on Friday identified the child at the center of the Baby Doe case as a young girl named Bella, who in her short life had twice been involved with the state’s Department of Children and Families. DCF officials also said Bella’s mother had two other children taken away from her in the years before the child was born.

Vermont takes custody of unprecedented number of young children

Vermont takes custody of unprecedented number of young children:

ESSEX JUNCTION – Vermont's child protection system is stocking up on car seats.That's because, as the state has grown more strict about heroin and parenting during the past 18 months, the number of young children in state custody has spiked by 75 percent.