Two Damning Reports Blame Failures at City Child Welfare Agency for Death of Abused 6-Year-Old Zymere Perkins

Two Damning Reports Blame Failures at City Child Welfare Agency for Death of Abused 6-Year-Old Zymere Perkins:

After a six-year-old boy died after being persistently abused, three child welfare workers are in the process of being fired and another six have been demoted or suspended. The city's deputy mayor who oversees child welfare says the tragedy was a perfect storm of human error. She sat down exclusively with NY1's Courtney Gross, who filed the following report.

Foster Care Center Seeks to Reverse Health Damage in Kids

Foster Care Center Seeks to Reverse Health Damage in Kids | NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth:

Doctors say parent neglect can change the DNA of a child and lead to long-term health effects, such as mental illness, as adults. Doctors at Children's Health used the science to develop a new clinical model at the new Rees-Jones Center for Foster Care Excellence.

A much-needed new approach for state’s foster-care system

A much-needed new approach for state’s foster-care system | The Seattle Times:

A bold new approach to managing the state’s foster-care system is long overdue, but within reach. It is now up to Gov. Jay Inslee and the Legislature to put this plan in motion.

UC Davis Survey: Potential Foster Parents Want to Keep Families Together

UC Davis Survey: Potential Foster Parents Want to Keep Families Together | UC Davis:

A new University of California, Davis, survey finds that one of the strongest motivations for potential foster parents is the chance to help keep families together. It also identifies those Californians who are most and least willing to foster children and why. These findings are reported in a new policy brief released by the UC Davis Center for Poverty Research from a survey of 466 California adults.

NH DCYF says they cannot be held liable for actions of parents, wants lawsuit dismissed

NH DCYF says they cannot be held liable for actions of parents, wants lawsuit dismissed | NH1:

The Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) office says that a lawsuit filed against them should be dismissed.

READ: Extremely graphic details listed in lawsuit filed against NH DCYF arguing negligence

A civil lawsuit had been filed by the grandparents - and now adoptive parents - of two children who were sexually and physically assaulted by their biological parents, which claims that DCYF and Easter Seals disregarded numerous red flags that led to the abuse.

NH House likely to nix children and family law committee

House likely to nix children and family law committee - Houston Chronicle:

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire House likely won't have a committee focused on child and family law in the upcoming session.The House Rules committee voted Wednesday to eliminate the chamber's Children and Family Law Committee. Any bills related to child and family issues will instead go to the committees on judiciary, criminal justice and public safety, or health and human services. The full House must approve the rule change when the session begins in January.

State seeks to have suit against NH DCYF in child abuse case dismissed

State seeks to have suit against DCYF in child abuse case dismissed | New Hampshire:

MANCHESTER — The state has responded to a lawsuit against the Division for Children, Youth and Families over the agency’s handling of a controversial child abuse case, asking the court to dismiss the suit.