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Foster mother arrested in death of 17-month-old By Niesha Lofing - http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/453297.html Police have arrested a Sacramento woman on suspicion of killing her 17-month-old foster daughter. Tamekca Walker, 34, was arrested Wednesday, Sacramento Police...

Report: N.J. mishandled kids' cases Wednesday, October 24, 2007 By ADRIENNE LU STAFF WRITER http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk3MTYmZmdiZWw3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTcyMTI0MjMmeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXky Systemic problems in the state’s Department of Children and...

Goochland rape case goes to grand jury Thursday, Oct 25, 2007 - 12:59 PM Updated: 01:26 PM http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/news.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2007-10-25-0253.html BY WESLEY HESTER MEDIA GENERAL NEWS SERVICE A grand jury in December will consider charges against a Goochland

New law targets false reporting of child welfare workers By DEBORAH CIRCELLI Staff Writer http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/Local/newEAST01102507.htm DAYTONA BEACH -- An adult investigator for the state Department of Children & Families details in a report that he talked...

Understand that the state-governed "Child-Protective Systems" neither protect the children nor operate in a sensible, systematic manner. http://groups.msn.com/HumanRightsUSA/savethechildren.msnw We are here to let the puplic know how inept the Child Welfare System is, and to form a coalition of...

Toddler's Foster Home Death Ruled Homicide Written by Dana Howard, Anchor/Reporter http://www.news10.net/display_story.aspx?storyid=34318 Sacramento detectives say 18-month-old Tamaihya Moore, a baby who died Monday in foster care, was a victim of abuse. They have determined her death is a...

Albuquerque girl testifies against foster father By Joline Gutierrez Krueger (Contact) Originally published 07:45 a.m., October 25, 2007 Updated 10:57 a.m., October 25, 2007 http://www.abqtrib.com/news/2007/oct/25/albuquerque-girl-testifies-against-foster-father/ The words came hard, the...

Attorney: CPS dropped the ball in kid cocaine case http://www.khou.com/news/local/crime/stories/khou071026_jj_cocainetoddlersparents.1ac21450f.html 06:07 PM CDT on Friday, October 26, 2007 By Jason Whitely / 11 News Inside apartment 46, at a northwest Houston complex, police say they...

Court rules social workers must follow law Agencies, cops can't threaten to take kids away from parents asserting rights http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=58338 A federal court has ruled that social workers have to respect the U.S. Constitution regarding privacy and parental...

Jury to hear foster mom's conflicting statements in murder trial Iveory Perkins / The Detroit News CANTON TOWNSHIP -- A foster mother's conflicting statements can be heard by a jury at her Jan. 7 trial for a 2-year-old's murder, Wayne County Circuit Judge Ulysses Boykin ruled this month. A...

State to pay $10 million in abuse of three boys http://www.palmbeachpost.com/localnews/content/local_news/epaper/2007/10/22/1022foster.html By ANTIGONE BARTON and KATHLEEN CHAPMAN Palm Beach Post Staff Writers Monday, October 22, 2007

State foster care gets a fix-it list A state task force offers recommendations. By MELANIE AVE, Times Staff Writer Published October 10, 2007 http://www.sptimes.com/2007/10/10/State/State_foster_care_get.shtml

New details on foster mother accused of murder http://www.koaa.com/news/view.asp?ID=9079 There's new information tonight on foster mother accused of murdering a toddler in her care. 2 Year old Alize Vick was found unconscious Tuesday at the El Paso County home of Jules Cuneo. Cuneo was her...

An Inconvenient Truth about Child Protective Services, Foster care, and the Child Protection "INDUSTRY" CPS Does not protect children... It is sickening how many children are subject to abuse, neglect and even killed at the hands of Child Protective Services. every parent should read this .pdf...

DCF: Safety Compromised In Abuse Investigations http://cbs4.com/topstories/local_story_292094208.html (CBS4) MIAMI Caseworkers in this city routinely rushed child abuse investigations to closure to improve performance numbers, and the shoddy work may be linked to the deaths of at least two...

California Youth Claims Abuse in Montana Treatment Center Salem-News.com A 14-year old child reports being secluded and restrained in his own blood at Montana Residential Treatment Center, but they won't give his parents or attorneys...

Police looking into child's death http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/448415.html Last Updated 5:16 am PDT Tuesday, October 23, 2007 SACRAMENTO – Police are investigating the death of a 1-year-old foster child who was found unresponsive Monday morning. Officers arrived at a home in the 7500...

Mother, grandmother on trial for not getting help for burned toddler http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/102407dnmetdeadbaby.31f8a63.html 12:18 AM CDT on Wednesday, October 24, 2007 By JENNIFER EMILY / The Dallas Morning News

Father Blames Child Services http://www.newschannel34.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=aa4fe393-2be4-4ef7-a37a-fcc3668b5f30&rss=120 The father of a Binghamton child found dead last week is speaking out about his son's murder. 3 year old Milken McGarity was found beaten to death at his...

CPS Accused of Negligence in Foster Child's Death http://www.news10.net/display_story.aspx?storyid=34369 Written by Mark Hedlund, Reporter Mark Hedlund's Report, 10/25/07