Foster mother, other women charged for promoting prostitution of teenager

Foster mother, other women charged for promoting prostitution of teenager - 13 WTHR Indianapolis:

INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) - A foster mother and two other women face charges for allegedly promoting prostitution. Police say they forced a teenage girl in their care to prostitute herself to help them pay the bills.

Foster parents abuse siblings. Football player returns home from college and adopts his siblings

Foster parents abuse siblings. Football player returns home from college and adopts his siblings | BC | Shenandoah Country Q102:

When Keoni-Bush Loo heard his foster parents were abusing his 5 siblings, he knew what he had to do.

U.S. adoption system needs more transparency: Sharon Broussard

U.S. adoption system needs more transparency: Sharon Broussard | cleveland.com:

April Dinwoodie, CEO of The Donaldson Adoption Institute, an adoption research and advocacy organization based in New York City, wants us to face some uncomfortable truths about adoption in the U.S.

Connecticut’s DCF Frequently Takes Custody of ‘Special Needs’ Children, Data Shows

Connecticut’s DCF Frequently Takes Custody of ‘Special Needs’ Children, Data Shows - The Global Dispatch:

The state of Connecticut’s Department of Children and Families (DCF) has taken custody of over 860 children since 2011 because parents could not provide or afford “specialized” care for physical or mental conditions, new data shows.

Texas Legislators Preparing to Make Big Changes in Child Protective Services

Texas Legislators Preparing to Make Big Changes in Child:

During a year of major changes and criticism of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Legislators are getting ready to overhaul the department. State leaders issued a directive in October in light of "the backlog of children not seen within the statutory guidelines remains nearly unchanged since the spring." They called upon the Texas legislature to make budget decisions in their 85th Legislative Session to address the ongoing resource needs at DFPS (which manages Child Protective Services).

Hennepin Co. seeks to improve child protection services

Hennepin Co. seeks to improve child protection services - Story | KMSP:

HENNEPIN CO. (KMSP) - Hennepin County wants to fundamentally transform the way it protects at-risk youth with a new initiative that follows several high-profile cases of maltreatment and deaths across the state.

Idaho Mom Loses Two Children for Using Medical Cannabis to Stop Seizures

Idaho Mom Loses Two Children for Using Medical Cannabis to Stop Seizures:

An Idaho mother has lost custody of her two children due to her state’s strict laws regarding marijuana, where it is not legal even for medical purposes for physicians to prescribe.