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.
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.
April 11, 2013 NEW YORK, April 11, 2013 -- /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its focus on assisting vulnerable youth making the transition to adulthood, BNY Mellon has published a new report about the challenges of youth aging out of foster care, an issue that affects more than 25,000 young people in the United States [...]
April 4, 20113 OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A failure among Oklahoma's judiciary, police and social services agencies to communicate in a timely manner about children in the state's care has had "serious consequences" including injuries and deaths, according to a panel reviewing child abuse and neglect cases from the Department of Human Services' files.
March 12, 2013 In more than two decades as a child-abuse pediatrician, Dr. Lynn Sheets has noticed a trend. Often, when a seriously abused child arrives, perhaps with broken bones or head trauma, she looks back at medical records and finds that the same child often sustained minor bruises as an infant.
March 27, 2013 UTSA counselors have proposed a standardized and methodical tool to guide counselors, social workers and clinicians who treat children at a risk of maltreatment.