Couple in foster child abuse case gets 5 years probation

Youngstown News, Couple in foster child abuse case gets 5 years probation - Newswatch:

YOUNGSTOWN — An East Lucius Avenue couple accused of starving a foster child in their care in 2014 were sentenced today in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court.

Wright County Foster Care Provider’s License Revoked After Drug Charges

Wright County Foster Care Provider’s License Revoked After Drug Charges | KSTP TV - Minneapolis and St. Paul:

State officials say a Minnesota woman who opened her home to take in vulnerable adults is  facing drug charges.

According to officials, two vulnerable adults—one with mental health issues, the other, severely autistic—moved into Rita Rudnitski’s large farmhouse along Minnesota Highway 24. There were no complaints about living conditions until last fall.

Budget adds public defenders, social workers

Budget adds public defenders, social workers:

Kentucky's public defenders would get long-sought relief from crushing caseloads and state social workers could see a pay increase aimed at reducing worker burnout and high turnover under the budget proposal unveiled by Gov. Matt Bevin on Tuesday.

HSE accused of ‘lying’ to PAC over apology in abuse case

HSE accused of ‘lying’ to PAC over apology in abuse case:

Vulnerable adult left in foster home for 13 years after it was subject to abuse allegations

Senior Health Service Executive (HSE) officials have been accused of “lying” to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) over claims it apologised to a vulnerable adult who was left in a foster home for than 13 years after it became the subject of abuse allegations.

First Nations child welfare ruling a precedent for other on-reserve issues, lawyers say

First Nations child welfare ruling a precedent for other on-reserve issues, lawyers say - Aboriginal - CBC:

Aboriginal lawyers are cautiously optimistic Tuesday's human rights ruling that Canada fails to provide equal services for children on reserves will legally oblige the government to fix other inequities facing First Nations, including education, housing, access to clean water and health care.

County Blasts Court Order to Pay Social Worker Fired After Boy's Torture-Murder

County Blasts Court Order to Pay Social Worker Fired After...:

County Supervisor Michael Antonovich blasted the ruling for interfering with the county's ability to protect innocent children from abuse. A county supervisor today blasted a judge’s ruling that the county must resume paying a Department of Children and Family Services worker who was fired after the 2013 beating death of an 8-year-old Palmdale boy.

Bronx man abandoned as a baby posts emotional video to find biological parents

Bronx man abandoned as a baby posts emotional video to find biological parents | New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV:

MORRIS HEIGHTS, The Bronx — A Bronx man has taken to social media to find his biological parents in a heartbreaking video.In a nearly eight minute video posted Sunday, Jordan Christopher asks for help to fill in the missing pieces of his past.