Woman tried for stabbing of social worker

Whitehorse Daily Star: Woman tried for stabbing of social worker:

A woman who stabbed a Watson Lake social worker last June is seeking to be declared not criminally responsible. On Tuesday, Yukon territorial court heard from a psychiatrist testifying for the defence about Ashley Chief’s mental state at the time of the offence.

DSHS to pay girls $8 million for sexual abuse in foster home

DSHS to pay girls $8 million for sexual abuse in foster home - seattlepi.com:

A jury awarded two teenage girls $8 million Wednesday, settling a lawsuit they filed in Whatcom County against the state Department of Social and Health Services after suffering years of sexual abuse in their foster home.The lawsuit alleged DSHS knew one of the children in the foster family had sexually assaulted a 5-year-old cousin two years before they placed the girls with that family.

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.