Alberta child welfare system gets failing grade from auditor

Alberta child welfare system gets failing grade from auditor | Edmonton Journal:

Only 16 per cent of Alberta’s child welfare case workers are complying with provincial rules that require them to make personal contact on a regular basis with the foster children they supervise.

Report due on foster home abuse

Report due on foster home abuse | Irish Examiner:
A long-awaited independent report to decide on whether a state commission of inquiry is needed due to the alleged cover-up of serious foster care abuse in the South-East is expected to be given to Government before the weekend.

Klapheke Case: Former CPS Supervisor Wants Charge Dismissed

Klapheke Case: Former CPS Supervisor Wants Charge Dismissed -:

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - A former Abilene CPS supervisor charged in connection to the fatal Tiffany Klapheke child abuse case is trying to get her charge dismissed.

Shadow Children: Putting An End To Re-Homing Adopted Children In Massachusetts

Shadow Children: Putting An End To Re-Homing Adopted Children In Massachusetts | Cognoscenti:

Children who are re-homed can face many unknown dangers. In the mosthigh-profile case, an Arkansas State Representative re-homed two of his female children adopted from Haiti to a man who later sexually assaulted one of the girls, who was 6-years-old at the time. Children identified in the Reuters report have gone missing. Others have lived to tell of heartbreaking abuse.

Hillary and Bill's Adoption And Safe Families Act Of 1997-The Act that Tears Families Apart

Child Policy - Overview - The Adoption And Safe Families Act Of 1997 | Failure To Protect | FRONTLINE | PBS:
The Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 (ASFA), which The Washington Post in January 1998 called "the most significant change in federal child-protection policy in almost two decades," ushered in a series of changes to the foster care system, many of which are still hotly contested today. The law states that the system's "paramount concern" is for children's health and safety, which some critics say endorses a tilt away from family preservation and reunification efforts. Some of the law's provisions:.................

As an incentive to move more children out of foster care, states are eligible to receive up to $4,000 in federal funds for each foster child adopted beyond a baseline number, and $6,000 for each additional special needs child who is adopted.

U.S. Senate must fix foster care reform bill

U.S. Senate must fix foster care reform bill - San Francisco Chronicle:

Years of painstaking reforms have gone into California’s foster care system. One of the major victories of this reform has been the California Continuum of Care act, enacted in October 2015 to increase standards of care for foster children, add support for their caregivers, and reduce the number of children held in group home placements.

Cape couple charged with abuse of foster, adopted children

Cape couple charged with abuse of foster, adopted children - NBC-2.com WBBH News for Fort Myers, Cape Coral & Naples, Florida:

CAPE CORAL -

A 47-year-old Cape Coral man faces multiple charges in connection with alleged abuse of foster and adopted children at a SE 11th Place home. Daniel Spurgeon was arrested Monday, one day after Cape police responded to a KFC on Del Prado Boulevard at which three juveniles -- aged 16, 13 and 13 -- were reported intoxicated.