Dad accused of murdering daughter has history with Child Protective Services

Dad accused of murdering daughter has history with Child Protective Services | News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News | KBAK:

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/ KBFX) — Eyewitness News has obtained documents showing that Izaac Sanchez and his wife's children were taken away by Child Protective Services at some point after Sanchez's spousal abuse conviction in 2009. It's unclear if the two are related. Now, Sanchez is preparing to be on trial for the death of his 2-year-old daughter, and his children are back in CPS custody.

Lawyer fires back at Fresno County in Seth Ireland death case

Lawyer fires back at Fresno County in Seth Ireland death case | Fresno Bee:

In the latest volley over the death of Seth Ireland nearly eight years ago, the Fresno lawyer representing the boy’s family says county officials are lying and hiding a report that exposed actions by social workers.

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Child abuse crises created by those we think are fixing it

Lyons: Child abuse crises created by those we think are fixing it | HeraldTribune.com:

With all respect to Maj. Connie Shingledecker for the tough job she does, something she just said while touting her agency's success is ridiculous.At the Manatee County Sheriff's Office, Shingledecker supervises the investigators who respond to child abuse and neglect allegations and then make recommendations about which kids should be taken from their homes.

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.