Would Child Welfare Programs Still Be Failing If They Were Anti-Poverty Instead of Anti-Abuse?

Would Child Welfare Programs Still Be Failing If They Were Anti-Poverty Instead of Anti-Abuse? :

The Massachusetts Department of Children and Families plunged into its current wave of trouble in December 2013, when a five-year-old named Jeremiah Oliver disappeared, and his disappearance went unreported for months, despite his family being under investigation from child services. In the spring of 2014, his body was found in a suitcase.

Girl, 10, alleges abuse in foster care, sues DSHS

Girl, 10, alleges abuse in foster care, sues DSHS | The Columbian:

A 10-year-old girl has filed a lawsuit against the state Department of Social & Health Services for placing her in a foster home where she allegedly was sexually abused by another foster child.

Mississippi trying to fix foster care crisis

Mississippi trying to fix foster care crisis:

JACKSON - Gov. Phil Bryant and the executive director of the Division of Family and Children’s Services David Chandler are taking each other seriously.

Blythewood resident writes story of growing up in foster care in NY

Blythewood resident writes story of growing up in foster care in NY | January 29, 2016 | www.thecolumbiastar.com | Columbia Star:

Jones story is truly horrifying. She was beaten, starved, and abandoned by her caretakers and her health was neglected to a degree she should have not survived. Jones wants her readers to know that many children do, in fact, die in foster care, because of poor treatment by the people in the homes they are placed in, and many children suffer extreme abuse at the hands of those who are trusted to take care of them.

East Windsor police arrest foster mother in child abuse case

East Windsor police arrest foster mother in child abuse case | FOX 61:                            EAST WINDSOR — Police arrested a foster mother in connection with injuries suffered by a 6-month-old in August. Police were called to The Connecticut Children’s Medical Center in Hartford on August 5 for a baby with injuries to the front and back of its head, torso, eyes and arms. The injuries were described as serious but not life threatening.

Adoptive parents in Watertown arrested for confining kids to bathroom as punishment

Adoptive parents in Watertown arrested for confining kids to bathroom as punishment | FOX 61:

WATERTOWN — A man and woman have been arrested for allegedly locking their adopted children in a bathroom for months at a time as punishment. George Barnes, 45, and his wife Nancie Barnes, 46, both of Watertown, were arrested on Thursday and charged with two counts of cruelty to persons, unlawful restraint in the second degree and risk of injury to a minor.

Bay State has most kid abuse reports

Bay State has most kid abuse reports | Boston Herald:

Massachusetts topped the country in the rate of child abuse and neglect in 2014, according to a federal report released this week. According to the report released Monday by the Department of Health and Human Services, there were 31,863 child victims in the Bay State in 2014 — up 30 percent from 2010, and representing a rate of 22.9 victims per 1,000 children.