Reshaping foster care

Reshaping foster care - Casey Family Programs:

What if we could invest more of our federal child welfare funding to safely reduce the need for foster care? That’s the question that a county in Ohio took to heart some years ago. And in tackling that question, Lorain County improved the lives of its vulnerable children and families, while remarkably reducing the percentage of its budget that was spent on foster care.

Do Nothing Judiciary – Family Law Reform

Do Nothing Judiciary – Family Law Reform:

Dear Family Court Judge: 

(I have some thoughts that you need to hear, I am expressing this by and through my United StatesConstitutional Right to FREE SPEECH. If anyone reading this has an opinion and would like to comment, that is also YOUR RIGHT, so exercise it!)

Now, I wish I could say that you are simply ignorant. I wish I could say that you are being manipulated and coerced into doing what you do. Sadly, I cannot say either. The truth is, you are fully aware of the horse-and-pony show which performs daily in your “courtroom”. I have estimated that your 3 ringcircus has almost 10,000 shows a year at each Courthouse in Riverside County.

When you’re a parent...again

When you’re a parent...again - New Hampshire Magazine - February 2016:

Your child can no longer care for her child, so you’ve stepped up and stepped back into the role of parent

Raising your grandchildren surely isn’t easy, but take comfort. You’re not alone.

“Grandfamilies,” where seniors are the primary caregivers for their kids’ kids, have become increasingly common.

Federal Commission’s Recommendations on Child Fatalities Would Backfire

Federal Commission’s Recommendations on Child Fatalities Would Backfire | Youth Today:

The so-called Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities is considering a recommendation to prohibit states from “screening out” any call to a child abuse “hotline” involving a child under age 5.

WilCo foster dad arrested for injury to a child

WilCo foster dad arrested for injury to a child | News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News | KEYE:

A foster dad is arrested after a baby girl under his care suffers a brain injury. The girl is OK but Desmond Wright is now charged with injury to a child. His neighbors are coming to his defense and the agency that placed the baby in the foster home says there is conflicting medical evidence of when the injury occurred.

Ex-social worker to plead guilty to sex with teen client, attorney says

Ex-social worker to plead guilty to sex with teen client, attorney says | Deseret News:

LOGAN — The jury trial for a former social worker has been canceled as the man prepares to plead guilty to allegations he had sex with a 16-year-old client, according to his attorney. A plea deal is in the works for Donavan D. Faucette, 35, of Hyrum, his attorney confirmed Monday. A jury trial had been scheduled to begin March 1.

Grandparent carers let down by social services

Grandparent carers let down by social services:

Grandparents who have taken over the full-time care of their grandchildren because the children's parents are using drugs, feel they are taken for granted by social services, new research has shown.