Grandparents' bids for child custody imperiled

Grandparents' bids for child custody imperiled | TribLIVE:

State law no longer sides with grandparents who seek visitation rights of their grandchildren in Judge Harry Smail's Westmoreland County courtroom.

California foster care: New laws signed to restrict psychiatric drugs

California foster care: New laws signed to restrict psychiatric drugs - San Jose Mercury News:

SACRAMENTO -- Creating sweeping new protections for tens of thousands of California's most traumatized children, Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday signed the nation's most comprehensive set of laws to curb the overprescribing of psychiatric drugs in foster care.

Babies For Sale, In A Market Near You

Babies For Sale, In A Market Near You:

The black market in baby sales is a predictable shadow enterprise of foreign surrogacy markets. The open question is how long it will remain a back-alley economy. Considering the form and function of the multi-billion-dollar child production industry, and the public shrug at its operation, the wonder may be that direct infant sales are still illegal.

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.