October 5, 2014
LINCOLN — The courtroom can get crowded at a typical child welfare hearing.
There's the judge, the court staff, the county attorney, the case manager, one or both parents, attorneys for the parents, the child's guardian ad litem, potentially the court-appointed special advocate volunteer, the foster parents and a therapist or other service provider.
October 4, 2014
COLUMBIA --- The deaths of more than 150 children may have gone unreported in South Carolina, according to an audit report issued Friday.
October 4, 2014
AUSTIN (KXAN) - In the wake of Colton Turner's death, (his mother Meagan Work and her boyfriend are in jail facing criminal charges) those at Texas' Child Protection Services Division this week admitted - in the words of an agency spokesperson ‘severe mistakes in judgment.' Three investigations staff lost their jobs including a Program Director and a new round of soul-searching began. Now, a three-month old operational review aimed at restructuring CPS from the inside-out is taking on new relevance.
October 3, 2014
COLUMBIA, S.C. — More than 150 deaths of children in five years were not reported to South Carolina's criminal investigation bureau, according to an audit of the state's Department of Social Services released Friday.
September 30, 2014
Mayor Bill de Blasio signs a bill requiring the Department of Education to provide graduation rates for students in foster care.
September 29, 2014
After dropping for seven straight years, the number of U.S. children in foster care rose slightly last year, according to new federal figures released Monday.
September 29, 2014
Under a bill signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday, social workers will be able to report their concerns if they believe that practices by county welfare agencies are endangering children.
September 5, 2014
Across the country it's back to school time. I hope it is a year full of promise and not disappointment and added stress for all children -- especially those most vulnerable. I also hope this school year begins with a renewed commitment by all teachers and school administrators to help every child succeed. Every year too many children don't get the respect and extra help they need to reach their full potential. Children of color, poor children, English learners, and children with disabilities are especially likely to be left behind. And there is another group of children -- those in foster care -- whose special needs too often are ignored.
September 12, 2014
Nearly one year after Illinois child welfare officials revealed under pressure that more children had died from abuse or neglect than earlier reported, new state statistics show the disturbing high rate has continued.
August 29, 2014
The state panel charged with reviewing child deaths set an ambitious agenda against a tight deadline in hopes of reducing as many child deaths as possible.