Her 'cheeks are missing:' Pit bull mauls young girl in foster home, lawsuit says

Her 'cheeks are missing:' Pit bull mauls young girl in foster home, lawsuit says | MLive.com:

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – The father of a young girl mauled by a pit bull while in foster care says state workers failed to protect her despite knowing that a dangerous dog was in the home.

A Hidden Crisis: The Pipeline from Foster Care to Homelessness for LGBTQ Youth

A Hidden Crisis: The Pipeline from Foster Care to Homelessness for LGBTQ Youth - The Chronicle of Social Change:

There are more than 400,000 youth in the American foster care system today, roughly that of the population of Sacramento, California. Foster care, created to protect the welfare of children, is a broken system, hobbled by an outdated bureaucracy, underfunded agencies, and overburdened workers frequently resulting in dire outcomes. Research shows thatchildren placed in foster care are more likely to develop Post-traumatic Stress Disorder than veterans of war. In some states, youth are just as likely to be abused in foster care as they are in the home from which they were removed. Foster care has also become a gateway into homelessness. Nearly half of the youth experiencing homelessness today have had at least one placement in a foster home, or group home.

Murfreesboro foster parent accused of raping 10-year-old girl

Murfreesboro foster parent accused of raping 10-year-old girl | WKRN News 2:
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WKRN) – A foster parent in Murfreesboro was arrested last week and accused of raping a 10-year-old.

Hillary brags about ASFA-Thank's for Nothing Hillary!!!

Hillary Clinton championed the Adoption and Safe Families Act through Congress in 1997. Since it's passing hundreds of thousands of American families have been destroyed. 

To better understand the dangers that the ASFA imposed on American children please read this interview with Richard Gelles who worked on the early drafts of the Bill.

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For the first time in 39 years the Family First Act seeks to flip the funding pyramid right side up. Prevention funding has always been capped which means once it was gone it was gone until the next budget cycle. The FFA pulls funding from the adoption assistance program and uses it to fund prevention. Because this is Title IV-E entitlements there is no cap. States will actually be able to pay for prevention programs.

A case of neglect: Hassan ignores DCYF crisis

A case of neglect: Hassan ignores DCYF crisis | New Hampshire:
A new report prompted by lawsuits against the New Hampshire Division of Children, Youth and Families finds that state officials failed to respond to a massive increase in child abuse and neglect cases over the past four years.

My Comment: 
DCYF wouldn't be in such a crisis if they would leave innocent families alone. They go after families for stupid reason's and leave the truly abused children alone. It is beyond me how DCYF could let Brielle and her siblings go home while their Mother had felony child abuse charges pending, but deny parent's their children when child abuse and neglect charges are dismissed in Criminal Court due to proof of evidence of innocence admitted into Criminal Court, but denied in Family Court.

A Baby Nearly Dies in Foster Care, Reigniting Questions About Connecticut's DCF

A Baby Nearly Dies in Foster Care, Reigniting Questions About Connecticut's DCF | WNPR News:

The state Department of Children and Families is back in the news facing sharp criticism over multiple issues. This hour, we dig into them and we'll examine what, if anything, needs to change within DCF.

Court OKs trial for social worker facing drug charges

WBAY - Court OKs trial for social worker facing drug charges - October 10, 2016:

BROWN COUNTY, Wis. (WBAY) – The case against a Brown County social worker accused of selling meth will go forward.