Katelynn Sampson 'unseen and unheard' by those meant to protect her

News Talk 610 CKTB :: Katelynn Sampson 'unseen and unheard' by those meant to protect her: lawyer :: National News - Story:

TORONTO - A seven-year-old Toronto girl was overlooked and ignored by those who had the duty to save her and died as a result of their "significantly flawed decision making," a coroner's inquest heard Friday.

Despite gaps in their files, child protection workers at two agencies had all the information they needed to rescue Katelynn Sampson from her abusive guardians, the lawyer representing her mother said.

Officials at the girl's school also knew enough to intervene, given Katelynn's noticeable injuries and prolonged absences, Suzan Fraser said.

Data-Nuking Poor Families Is Not the Answer To Child Abuse

Data-Nuking Poor Families Is Not the Answer To Child Abuse - The Chronicle of Social Change:

Much as the National Rifle Association argues that “Guns don’t kill people, people do,” Joshua New defends the use of predictive analytics in child welfare by telling us, in effect, that computers don’t remove children, caseworkers do.

Woman Undergoes First Uterus Transplant In US; When Parenting A Biological Child Is The Only Option

Woman Undergoes First Uterus Transplant In US; When Parenting A Biological Child Is The Only Option:

Cleveland Clinic performed the nation’s first uterus transplant Feb. 24 during a nine-hour surgery on a 26-year-old woman with uterine factor infertility (UFI). The patient is reported to be in stable condition following the experimental procedure, which made use of a womb from a deceased organ donor. Around 5 percent of women worldwide have UFI, an irreversible condition most often caused by birth defects or medical treatments requiring removal of the womb.

Foster parent who had sex with teen released early after plea form error

Courts: Foster parent who had sex with teen released early after plea form error | The Columbus Dispatch:

A former foster father who was sentenced in July to two years in prison for having sex with a teenager in his care has been released after a judge issued a new sentence after a mistake was discovered on Herbert C. King Jr.'s plea form.

Miss. Senate approves replacement of foster care system

WTVA.com | Miss. Senate approves replacement of foster care system:

 "JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Senate has approved the creation of a new foster care system to look after children in need.

State of Indiana Fires Renowned Racist Hired to Work as Child Abuse Case Worker

State of Indiana Fires Renowned Racist Hired to Work as Child Abuse Case Worker | Southern Poverty Law Center                                                                                                                 
 Matthew Heimbach, widely viewed as an emerging leader in the white nationalist
movement, has been fired by the State of Indiana where he was hired as a family case worker by the Department of Child Services. 

Washington Social Services Unable to Provide Data on the Killing of 2 Adopted Russian Kids

Washington Social Services Unable to Provide Data on Adopted Kids Killing:

Representative of Washington Department of Children and Family Services said that his organisation does not have any information on the killing of  adopted  children in Washington state to share with the public.