CFS refuses to return kids to 'wonderful' mom, says advocate

CFS refuses to return kids to 'wonderful' mom, says advocate - Manitoba - CBC News:

Mom says she's done everything CFS has asked, and more, but agency refuses to return her children

Our View: Can anyone hold DCS accountable?

Our View: Can anyone hold DCS accountable?:

Our View: Arizona's child welfare agency remains mired in failure, while its director continues to shift blame.

DCS: Some workers ill-equipped to properly assess children at risk

DCS: Some workers ill-equipped to properly assess children at risk - ABC15 Arizona:

She never checked medical records. Never checked any police records.” Slava Kostadinova is talking about her Department of Child Safety case worker who she said did little to investigate her claims of neglect against her son.

State settles with family in Bell massacre

State settles with family in Bell massacre:

DCF records show the agency had investigated the Spirit family 18 times for allegations of child abuse and neglect since 2006, including a hotline tip just weeks before the murder-suicide.

Did adoptive mother's neglect lead to child's death?

Did adoptive mother's neglect lead to child's death? | MLive.com:

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Rebecca Cotes adopted her infant niece to save her from abuse and neglect, but now it is the 27-year old who faces prison for alleged neglect that resulted in the toddler's death.

State legislators gather to discuss 'systemic problems' at state

State legislators gather to discuss 'systemic problems' at state - KULR8.com | Local News, Weather & Sports | Billings, MT:
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Current and former state legislators gathered outside the Yellowstone County Courthouse Tuesday to protest what they call systemic problems at the state's Child Protective Services. 

Family awarded $31 million in case vs. DCS workers

Family awarded $31 million in case vs. DCS workers - TheIndyChannel.com:

INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indiana Department of Child Services has been ordered to pay $31 million to a family accused of abuse in the death of their daughter.