Lawyers for foster kids fighting to obtain ACS case files - NY Daily News:
Lawyers for 10 children alleging abuse while in foster care are fighting for access to the kids’ ACS case files, part of an ongoing federal lawsuit seeking reforms to the child welfare system.
Isabella Brooke Knightly and Austin Gamez-Knightly
In Memory of my Loving Husband, William F. Knightly Jr. Murdered by ILLEGAL Palliative Care at a Nashua, NH Hospital
Monday, April 4, 2016
Judge Fires Back After DHS Criticism
Judge Fires Back After DHS Criticism - Story | ArkansasMatters:
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Pulaski County Juvenile Court Judge Patricia James has sharp words for a top DHS official who accuses her of ignoring state law.
CAM14309_02.MP4 00:33:42;11 "I will not apologize," she said. "They need to do their job."
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Pulaski County Juvenile Court Judge Patricia James has sharp words for a top DHS official who accuses her of ignoring state law.
CAM14309_02.MP4 00:33:42;11 "I will not apologize," she said. "They need to do their job."
Grassroots group seeks change for child welfare system it calls 'tangled and broken'
Grassroots group seeks change for child welfare system it calls 'tangled and broken' | PennLive.com:
With a state investigation under way in the shooting death of 12-year-old Ciara Meyer in Perry County, a group is calling for reforms in the state's children and youth services.
With a state investigation under way in the shooting death of 12-year-old Ciara Meyer in Perry County, a group is calling for reforms in the state's children and youth services.
Sunday, April 3, 2016
Children's Shelter proposes new campaign to keep children in homes
Children's Shelter proposes new campaign to keep children in homes :: La Prensa :: Comunidad:
There are thousands of children in Bexar County in critical need of foster homes.Last year, The Children’s Shelter was unable to place 2,700 children in a foster care program due to a lack of licensed foster care families. In fact, 68 percent of those children, who need a temporary home due to abuse, abandonment or neglect, were between the ages of five and older, according to the local shelter.
There are thousands of children in Bexar County in critical need of foster homes.Last year, The Children’s Shelter was unable to place 2,700 children in a foster care program due to a lack of licensed foster care families. In fact, 68 percent of those children, who need a temporary home due to abuse, abandonment or neglect, were between the ages of five and older, according to the local shelter.
We are failing our children
We are failing our children:
The statistics hit like a kick in the gut: 1 in 14 Shasta County children will be put into foster care before their 5th birthday. One in four — that's 25 percent — of Shasta County children will be suspected of being abused or neglected. In 88 percent of the cases where children are taken from their homes, it's due to substance abuse. All this adds up to a dubious dishonor: Shasta County has the state's second highest rate of children in foster care.
The statistics hit like a kick in the gut: 1 in 14 Shasta County children will be put into foster care before their 5th birthday. One in four — that's 25 percent — of Shasta County children will be suspected of being abused or neglected. In 88 percent of the cases where children are taken from their homes, it's due to substance abuse. All this adds up to a dubious dishonor: Shasta County has the state's second highest rate of children in foster care.
Teen taken by CPS for alleged "medical neglect" says she isn't being reunited with mother
Teen taken by CPS for alleged "medical neglect" says she isn't being reunited with mother - WXYZ.com:
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. (WXYZ) - Just over a year ago, 17-year-old Leiani McMichael says she was living the life of a normal teen. She played sports, drove a car and went to school. Then, she says something happened to her that could happen to anyone.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. (WXYZ) - Just over a year ago, 17-year-old Leiani McMichael says she was living the life of a normal teen. She played sports, drove a car and went to school. Then, she says something happened to her that could happen to anyone.
State officials blast Monterey County CPS handling of abuse case leading to two child deaths
State officials blast Monterey County CPS handling of abuse case leading to two child deaths - San Jose Mercury News:
SALINAS -- The tragic deaths of Shaun and Delylah Tara, whose bodies were found last December in a Northern California storage locker, again have thrust the state's Child Protective Services departments into a harsh spotlight, raising questions about whether the agencies can truly protect the state's most vulnerable children.
SALINAS -- The tragic deaths of Shaun and Delylah Tara, whose bodies were found last December in a Northern California storage locker, again have thrust the state's Child Protective Services departments into a harsh spotlight, raising questions about whether the agencies can truly protect the state's most vulnerable children.
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