Lawsuit: Toddlers sexually assaulted while in Hancock DHS custody

Lawsuit: Toddlers sexually assaulted while in Hancock DHS custody | SunHerald:

HANCOCK COUNTY -- A Hancock County woman says her two children, ages 1 and 2, were sexually assaulted and contracted gonorrhea while they were in the custody of the Hancock County Department of Human Services, according to a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court.

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Former foster parent, teacher on trial

Former foster parent, teacher on trial:

CHAMBERSBURG - A Greene Township man and former Gettysburg-area teacher will go to trial Tuesday on allegations he sexually abused a young boy.

Spotlight on ‘Drugging Our Kids’ pays off

Spotlight on ‘Drugging Our Kids’ pays off:

It’s often wishful thinking that shining a light on something that’s wrong will be enough to make it stop. But sometimes, if the problem is bad enough and the evidence is clearly presented, it actually happens.

More Lehigh Valley foster kids finding homes with kin

More Lehigh Valley foster kids finding homes with kin - The Morning Call:

When the last of her five children reached adulthood, Virginia Maldonado thought the days of diapers and formula were behind her. Then, her phone rang.It was a caseworker from the Lehigh County Office of Children & Youth Services, telling her that her 19-year-old daughter, from whom she was estranged, had given birth to a baby boy and he was being placed in a foster home.

When CPS workers accept lies, children can die

When CPS workers accept lies, children can die | Dallas Morning News:

AUSTIN — When Child Protective Services workers accept lies at face value and stop pressing for the truth, children can die.

And when CPS lies, children and their families can die!

Foster child’s death is one in list of problems for DCS

Foster child’s death is one in list of problems for DCS | WREG.com:

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Department of Children's Services said its foster care program is about providing children safety and security.What happens when those safe and secure surroundings don't pan out? This week's death of 6-year-old foster child Destine King in Memphis is just another example of where children removed from their home still ended up in danger.

Foster system abuses needs attention now

Foster system abuses needs attention now - San Antonio Express-News:

A state appeal of a recent federal court ruling ordering the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services to overhaul foster care services in long-term state care won’t change the facts.The system is broken and the problems need to be addressed now, not years down the road after all the appeals have been exhausted and another generation of foster children has aged out of the defective system.