Adopted children accuse parents of kicking them out after winning ‘Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’

Adopted children accuse parents of kicking them out after winning ‘Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’ - The Washington Post:

When the North Carolina family was nominated for the ABC reality show “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” the parents spoke of their cramped house of seven children, including five they had just recently adopted.

Suspended ACS Workers in Zymere Perkins Case Return in Demoted Positions

Suspended ACS Workers in Zymere Perkins Case Return in Demoted Positions - West Harlem - DNAinfo New York:

HARLEM — The four Administration for Children's Services workers who were suspended last month in the wake of 6-year-old Zymere Perkins' beating death have returned to work in lower-level roles.

Parents of nearly-starved toddler plan to sue DCF for $20M

Parents of nearly-starved toddler plan to sue DCF for $20M:

NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) — The parents of a toddler who suffered abuse and near-starvation while under the care of the Connecticut Department of Children and Families say they plan to sue the agency for up to $20 million.

Conway man gets 12 years for sexually assaulting foster child

Conway man gets 12 years for sexually assaulting foster child | TheCabin.net - Conway, Arkansas:

A Conway man was sentenced to 12 years in prison for sexually assaulting his foster child. Edgar Torrance, 64, was charged with rape and second-degree sexual assault in June 2015. On Monday, he was convicted of second-degree sexual assault.

English councils confirm they set targets for number of children to be adopted

English councils confirm they set targets for number of children to be adopted:

In response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOI) request made by The Transparency Project to 172 councils, 12 English councils have confirmed, sent or published documents showing that they use numerical targets for adoption. Some councils provided an actual number of children in care they aimed to have had adopted annually, and some provided a percentage figure. 

Child Protective Services workers charged in death of 3-year-old boy

Child Protective Services workers charged in death of 3-year-old boy | World | N:

DETROIT — Prosecutors have charged a social worker and her boss with manslaughter and child abuse, alleging they neglected to do everything they should have to protect a three-year-old Detroit boy who died.

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews Britain's Adoption Scandal: Breaking The Silence

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews Britain's Adoption Scandal: Breaking The Silence | Daily Mail Online:

Forced adoption, destroyed lives and a scandal that shames Britain: CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night's TV 

• Britain’s Adoption Scandal: Breaking The Silence spoke to seven women
• They were forced to give up babies in the Fifties, Sixties and Seventies 
• The women were left tormented by grief, guilt and frustrated anger