Fatal flaws – Part 1 of 4: Inside the last year of Brielle Gage’s life

Fatal flaws – Part 1 of 4: Inside the last year of Brielle Gage’s life:

The 911 call came in just past 11:30 a.m. Nashua police sped to a beige house on Oak Street and found 3-year-old Brielle Gage lying unconscious, face-up on the bathroom floor, her skin gray and her blue eyes half open. Brielle’s 4-year-old brother watched as a police officer began performing chest compressions on her limp, bruised body.

4 L.A. County social workers to face trial in horrific death of 8-year-old boy

4 L.A. County social workers to face trial in horrific death of 8-year-old boy - LA Times:

A Los Angeles County judge ruled Monday that four social workers should stand trial on child abuse and other charges in the death of an 8-year-old Palmdale boy they were assigned to protect, allowing prosecutors to push ahead with a case that has sent a chill through the ranks of child protection workers nationwide.

N.H. DCYF’S accountability sorely lacking

N.H. DCYF’S accountability sorely lacking

Every day most of us try to hold ourselves or our direct wards whether they be family or peers accountable for our actions. We are told "To err is human, to forgive is divine," but we also know the extension of any pardon must follow the admission of one's mistake. Above all other institutions that function in our society, entities that make up our government at every level, should hold themselves to the highest standards of accountability.

In the case of the N.H. Division of Children, Youth and Families, recent events have made it clear accountability is a foreign concept.

Message to Austin, Isabella and Ally

To Austin, Isabella and Ally. If you ever want to see Grampie again, you'd better hurry up and make contact. He's very sick.

NH DCYF chief ousted for tossed reports

DCYF chief ousted for tossed reports | New Hampshire:

CONCORD — Gov. Chris Sununu effectively fired DCYF Director Lorraine Bartlett on Monday, citing a newspaper report that she prematurely closed 1,520 investigations of child abuse or neglect over a two-day period.

NH DCYF director placed on administrative leave after closing 1,520 open child assessments in 2 days

NH DCYF director placed on administrative leave after closing 1,520 open child assessments in 2 days | NH1:

CONCORD — The Division Director of the New Hampshire Health and Human Services Division of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) has been placed on administrative leave after the closure of 1,520 open child assessments over a two-day period in February 2016 was made public.

Dad who lost kids over abuse allegations now fighting at Capitol

Dad who lost kids over abuse allegations now fighting at Capitol:

LANSING – Chances are, he'll never see his four daughters again, but Cary Flagg wants something different for other parents.