This mom's visit from CPS is about to make your head explode

This mom's visit from CPS is about to make your head explode:

Even if you happen to be one of those people who believe the world is just one giant bear trap waiting to snap shut on the children who live in it, it's hard to imagine that there's a much safer place for kids than their own backyard, particularly if you can glance out your window and easily see them.

Former foster children sue DSHS, Sound Mental Health

Former foster children sue DSHS, Sound Mental Health | KIRO-TV:
SEATTLE —
She's 28 now. But for a moment, she was 5 years old again, living a nightmare in this South Seattle foster home.

Gunshots fired at children’s services building in 'targeted attack' on social worker

Gunshots fired at children’s services building in 'targeted attack' on social worker - Mirror Online:

Gunshots have been fired into the door of a children’s services building in a suspected 'targeted attack' directed at a social worker.

Mother claims Social Services didn't do enough ahead of 5 children being killed

Mother claims Social Services didn't do enough ahead of 5 childr - WTVM.com-Columbus, GA News Weather & Sports:

LEXINGTON COUNTY, SC (WIS) -The former wife of the man accused of brutally killing his five children then dumping their bodies in a ditch in rural Alabama has filed a lawsuit against the state and Lexington County Department of Social Services for failing to protect the children from their murders. 

Judge to Pay for Indian Child Welfare Act Violations

Judge to Pay for Indian Child Welfare Act Violations | The Lakota Law Project Report:

South Dakota Judge Jeff Davis agreed to pay $50,000 to plaintiffs from the Oglala Sioux and Rosebud Sioux Tribes for attorneys’ fees after a 2015 ruling found he had violated the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) on numerous occasions.

Supporting families on both sides of foster care

Supporting families on both sides of foster care | Alaska Public Media:

Foster care doesn’t just impact kids. It changes the lives of entire families — and foster families. So how do we support both those who lose their children and those who take them in? We’ll talk about supporting the foster care system on the next Talk of Alaska statewide.

Kids struggle with parents behind bars

Kids struggle with parents behind bars | Local News | record-eagle.com:

TRAVERSE CITY — A nationwide Kids Count policy report indicates an alarming trend for children across the state. The Annie E. Casey foundation report released Monday shows 228,000 Michigan children — or about one in 10 — have had a parent incarcerated in their lifetime. Only Indiana and Kentucky are listed as having a higher percentage.