Watchdog Group Organizes Recall of Santa Clara Family Judges

Petition update · Watchdog Group Organizes Recall of Santa Clara Family Judges · Change.org:

MAY 5, 2016 — Santa Clara County citizens have had enough. The issues in family court are not just merely a mild appearance , there is outright corruption, fraud, and harm to the most undereducated and voiceless in our community, our children. 

County panel erred in blocking firing of social worker involved in child torture case, judge rules

County panel erred in blocking firing of social worker involved in child torture case, judge rules - LA Times:
A Los Angeles County judge ruled Thursday that the county’s disciplinary appeals board made a series of errors in its decision to reinstate one of the supervising social workers who failed to remove 8-year-old Gabriel Fernandez from his home before he was tortured and killed.
Superior Court Judge James Chalfant sent the case back to the county’s civil service commission for a new hearing to decide Gregory Merritt’s fate. In the meantime, Merritt will once again be terminated and his pay will stop.

The Latest: 7 child welfare workers in Philadelphia fired in connection with 2 false reports about home visits, state officials say

The Latest: 7 child welfare workers in Philadelphia fired in connection with 2 false reports about home visits, state officials say – Philadelphia InquirerKALEINAR.COM -:
Seven child welfare workers in Philadelphia were fired in February and March in connection with two false reports about home visits, according to state officials.

'Barbaric' Foster Mum Guilty Of Toddler Murder

'Barbaric' Foster Mum Guilty Of Toddler Murder:

A woman who battered a toddler to death months after she was made the child's legal guardian has been found guilty of murder.

Foster Parents Sue CPS For Custody of Foster Child

Foster Parents Sue CPS For Custody of Foster Child:

SAN ANTONIO -- It's a sound legal argument.

"There is no way, in no society does a foster family's rights precede a family's right. Families are going to have first rights in every society," said family attorney Jocelyn C. Andrews.

Not In New Hampshire! Relative Placement is NOT an option, so say's a Nashua DCYF Supervisor!!!

Nova Scotia suspends use of hair tests in child protection cases

Nova Scotia suspends use of hair tests in child protection cases - Nova Scotia - CBC News:

Nova Scotia has suspended the use of all hair-strand drug and alcohol testing in child protection cases, following a CBC News investigation. At least three provinces have now ordered child welfare agencies to stop using the tests.

Given up for dead by the Administration for Children’s Services

Given up for dead by the Administration for Children’s Services - NY Daily News:

To read a Department of Investigation report detailing appalling failures by city child welfare staff to contend with blatant signs of fatal abuse is to experience a crushing sense of déjà vu.