>News Alert: Human Trafficking-
5 year old Shaniya Davis found dead. The child's mother will face charges for sex trafficking and child abuse.
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>News Alert: Huffington Post Article Study: Most States Fail to Protect the Legal Rights of Children
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>News Alert: Efficacy of 'Safety Plans' for Children Questioned. Death of 3-year old in Waldorf Sparks Debate Between Advocates & Officials Throughout Maryland
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>News Alert: Washington's Foster Children find a friend in First Star: Washington State Courts Consider a Child's Right to CounselClick here for more information
>News Alert: L.A. Times Article, "Boy's death shows weaknesses of L.A. County child welfare system" - Records show that Yolanda Tijerina exhibited signs of mental illness months before she decapitated her son Lar Sanchez, age 4.
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>Action Alert: First Star-ABA Model Act for the Representation of Children. On August 3, 2009 the American Bar Association House of Delegates will vote on the first-ever model act on the representation of children in dependency proceedings. Please click here to support the Act and get more information___________________________________
>Action Alert: Urge your Congress members to support S.938 and
H.R. 618, which both call for
President Obama to convene a
White House Conference on Children and Youth in 2010.
This Conference would open up a dialogue on the many ways that our child welfare system is failing our nation's children. Further, it would allow policy makers to form specific recommendations for change on the federal, state, and local levels.
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>Reuters: "Child Abuse Spikes as U.S. economy flounders"
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