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.

NH DCYF responds to lawsuit over sexual abuse of 2 girls

DCYF responds to lawsuit over sexual abuse of 2 girls:
Parents of girls pleaded guilty to sexual abuse, child pornography charges.
Concord, NH  The Division of Children, Youth and Families is asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed in October alleging that it was negligent when two little girls in its custody were sexually abused by their own parents.  

Child Protective Services after NYC homeschooler

Child Protective Services after NYC homeschooler:
After recently withdrawing her son from public school because of safety and education concerns, a New York City mom went through all the required procedures to homeschool her son, but soon found Child Protective Services (CPS) coming after her.

Substance Abuse Not Only Factor in Growing Foster Care Numbers

Substance Abuse Not Only Factor in Growing Foster Care Numbers - The Chronicle of Social Change:

The number of children in foster care increased for the third straight year in fiscal 2015, according to data released in October by the Administration on Children and Families (ACF) and covered in The Chronicle. The number of children in state care increased from 401,213 on September 30, 2013 to 427,910 on September 30, 2015.