Social worker's texts admit guilt

Social worker's texts admit guilt:

A female social worker effectively admitted through text messages she had sex with a teenage boy she was mentoring, the Crown says.

Massachusetts Prosecutors Withheld Exculpatory Evidence in Shaken Baby Case

Massachusetts Prosecutors Withheld Exculpatory Evidence in Shaken Baby Case:

In the Boston Globe, columnist Yvonne Abraham writes about how prosecutors in the Middlesex County, Mass., district attorney’s office withheld exculpatory evidence in the Shaken Baby Syndrome case against Irish nanny Aisling Brady McCarthy.

Lawsuit alleges foster abuse

Lawsuit alleges foster abuse - News - VVdailypress.com - Victorville, CA:

VICTORVILLE — A recently filed lawsuit accuses two Victorville foster parents of abuse over a period of two-and-a-half years and when combined with a similar complaint filed early last year, four of five children in the foster family are now alleged to have been mistreated.

Woman’s case over alleged forced adoption of son dismissed

Woman’s case over alleged forced adoption of son dismissed:

Court told nun insisted woman would be ‘put out on the street’ if papers not signed

The Court of Appeal has dismissed a woman’s case against a religious order over the alleged forced adoption of her four-month-old son 46 years ago. Her case against a second religious order and the HSE is still pending.

UK Goes Full Orwell: Government To Take Children Away From Parents If They Might Become Radicalized

UK Goes Full Orwell: Government To Take Children Away From Parents If They Might Become Radicalized | Techdirt:

And now it seems the UK is going even further, adopting Oceania's reputation for the swallowing up of citizens should they be found suspect of thought-crime by those watchful citizens. Specifically, the Family Division of the Judiciary has put out a memo declaring exactly how it will remove children from the homes of anyone it suspects might radicalize those children.

Pending Foster Care, Adoption and Juvenile Bills In Congress Right Now

Pending Foster Care, Adoption and Juvenile Bills In Congress Right Now:

There is a whole lot of youth-related legislation in the ole’ congressional hopper these days. And with Congress revved up for bipartisan compromise, it’s almost certain to move!

DCF hesitates on surprise home visits

DCF hesitates on surprise home visits:

A new Vermont child protection law would require DCF to make unannounced home visits, but safety and other concerns complicate the mandate.