Grand Jury Says NewYork Foster Care System Endangers Children

Grand Jury Says NewYork Foster Care System Endangers Children | WSHU:

A damning report from a grand jury in New York accuses the state's foster care system of endangering children. The jury found that the state's poor regulations and bureaucracy allowed an alleged predator access to disabled boys for nearly 20 years.

Kirkless council breached parents’ human rights by removing baby

Kirkless council breached parents’ human rights by removing baby | Society | The Guardian:

Council ordered to pay £11,250 after removing week-old baby over father’s ‘unorthodox views’ about benefits of formula milk

Judge apologizes to parents of girl left in ‘limbo’ for years after flawed Motherisk drug test

Judge apologizes to parents of girl left in ‘limbo’ for years after flawed Motherisk drug test | Toronto Star:

A 10-year-old girl has been in “legal limbo” for nearly half her life after she was “wrongly apprehended” from her mother who had failed a flawed drug test from the Sick Kids’ Motherisk laboratory.

Forced adoption: call for public apology to victims of Scotland’s ‘dirty little secret’

Forced adoption: call for public apology to victims of Scotland’s ‘dirty little secret’ - Sunday Post:

A MOTHER forced to give up her baby in the 1960s because she was an unmarried teenager is hoping to use human rights laws to win an inquiry into why 60,000 women in Scotland suffered the same fate.

Judge orders mom to avoid another pregnancy

Judge orders mom to avoid another pregnancy | KCENTV.com:

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Disheartened by the parade of heroin-addicted parents who appeared in her courtroom, a Family Court judge in late December ordered an addict-prostitute to not get pregnant again until she was able to regain custody of her newborn son — the fourth child to be taken from her care because of neglect.

Cellmate attacks woman jailed for killing foster son

Cellmate attacks woman jailed for killing foster son:

A 22-year-old woman was indicted on assault charges Wednesday, accused of attacking an inmate convicted of killing her foster child. Philomene Elizabeth Boneshirt was charged with three counts of simple assault in the incident that took place at the Minnehaha County jail on Dec. 4. Mary Jennewein was convicted of killing 2-year-old Miles Aiden Zane Stead, a Native American foster child.

Investigation finds child welfare system errors in child abuse deaths

Investigation finds child welfare system errors in child abuse deaths:
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The  number of children who are dying after they are abused is on the rise.

Action News Investigates has found multiple cases in which authorities said children’s lives could have been spared if someone in the child welfare system had been paying closer attention.

• Link copiedPITTSBURGH The number of children who are dying after they are abused is on the rise.Action News Investigates has found multiple cases in which authorities said children’s lives could have been spared if someone in the child welfare system had been paying closer attention.