Published in EdSource July 27, 2014 | By Susan Frey Instability — multiple homes and multiple schools — is one of the biggest obstacles to academic success for foster children. But about two dozen high school students in foster care in Southern California are benefiting from one constant in their lives: a program each summer [...]
July 19, 2014 I worked with the largest county children's welfare services in America for more than a quarter century. For several decades as a licensed therapist in Los Angeles County, I provided mandated therapy to both children as well as young adults were aging out of the child welfare system. Over the years I [...]
July 17, 2014 Earlier this month, The Baltimore Sun published an important story describing the expansion of Alternative Response (AR) across Maryland ("A new tactic to halt child abuse in Maryland," July 5). The new system assigns child abuse and neglect cases to one of two tiered tracks based upon whether they are deemed low [...]
April 5, 2014 BALTIMORE - Maryland Department of Human Resources (DHR) Secretary Ted Dallas announces the launch of Alternative Response - a new approach for managing low risk reports of alleged child abuse and neglect - in counties on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. The launch of Alternative Response coincides with National Child Abuse Prevention [...]
March 24, 2014 The advocates, parents and legislators who work toward better results for kids in foster care have good news to report.
March 22, 2014
Nubia Barahona was found on Valentine's Day in the flatbed of a pest-control truck. She had been imprisoned and starved, beaten and tortured, then doused in toxic chemicals before her corpse was disposed of in a black garbage bag
THURSDAY, March 20, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Childhood abuse or neglect could take a lasting toll on physical health, a new study suggests. It found that child maltreatment may trigger long-term hormone problems that increase the risk of obesity, diabetes and other health problems in adulthood.
March 19, 2014 MONTPELIER, Vermont - A month after a Rutland County toddler suffered severe head trauma and died, Vermont senators ended a second committee meeting Wednesday to review state laws protecting children from abuse and heard testimony that changing the laws might not address the problem.
March 16, 2014
The Miami Herald investigates how 477 children died of abuse or neglect after falling through Florida's protective net.