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Parents and children protest state budget deadlock http://www.sfbayview.com/20070808358/News/Front_Page/Parents_and_children_protest_state_budget_deadlock.html by Diana Spatz, LIFETIME Wednesday, 08 August 2007 Low-income children and parents from Oakland and San Francisco held a press...

Boy, 13, Arrested On Rape Charges Teen Accused Of Raping Another Boy At Chad Youth Center Reported By Nancy Amons http://www.wsmv.com/news/14023567/detail.html?rss=nash&psp=news POSTED: 4:18 pm CDT August 31, 2007 UPDATED: 6:09 pm CDT August 31, 2007 CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. -- A 13-year-old boy who...

Forums to focus on home-schooling By Dirk Perrefort STAFF WRITER http://www.newstimeslive.com/news/story.php?id=1186570208&source=tabbox SOUTHBURY -- A state representative from the area is hosting a series of forums to raise awareness of the barriers parents can face to home-schooling their...

Freedom for the children By LISA FALKENBERG Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/falkenberg/5096994.html Teddy bears and crayons are now allowed in children's rooms at the T. Don Hutto Family Residential Facility for immigrant families in Taylor,

An anonymous mum's plea By SAMANTHA WOSTEAR September 01, 2007 http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007400837,00.html THIS week the mother of murdered schoolboy Rhys Jones made it clear who she blames for her son’s death.

Witnesses: Boy had insatiable appetite By Mary Ann Cavazos (Contact) Friday, August 31, 2007 http://www.caller.com/news/2007/aug/31/witnesses-boy-had-insatiable-appetite/ CORPUS CHRISTI — Several witnesses in the capital murder trial of Hannah Overton testified Friday that 4-year-old foster...

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Judge says children were taken unfairly Associated Press Published August 26, 2007 http://www.sptimes.com/2007/08/26/State/Judge_says_children_w.shtml FORT LAUDERDALE A judge has found the state Department of Children and Families negligent in failing to properly investigate the medical...

185 years in prison for abusing foster kids http://www.napavalleyregister.com/articles/2007/09/04/news/local/doc46ddcc3827e81757381775.txt By MARSHA DORGAN Napa Valley Register 3:30 p.m.Tuesday, September 04, 2007 Convicted child molester Renaldo Dominguez was sentenced today to 185 years in...

Pervert foster carer abused child http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/Pervert-foster-carer-abused-child.3166657.jp View Gallery By David Old AN award-winning foster carer who gave a home to hundreds of vulnerable children has been jailed after he admitted sexually abusing a young girl. Vile...

Don't spare the rod on CPS http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/opinions/articles/0902sunlets024.html Sept. 2, 2007 12:00 AM Regarding "Some criticism of CPS unfair" (Letters, Aug. 25): Any government agency entrusted with the level of power and authority wielded by Child Protective...

Police Say Foster Parent Left 2 Kids Unattended At Casino Published on 9/3/2007 http://www.theday.com/re.aspx?re=5be66653-873e-4d93-9bee-da12274d01d1 Mashantucket — A foster care parent was arrested early Sunday morning after police said she left two children unattended for about 21/2...

Law forcing too many into foster care http://www.kansas.com/611/story/163676.html The crucial task is assessing whether children in protective custody in Sedgwick County belong in foster care. On one side are those who want it done fast, or so it seems. On the other side are those who want it...

Report: DHS worker faked forms in abuse case that ended with murder http://newsok.com/article/3115727/1188703448?mp=0 By Nolan Clay Staff Writer TULSA — A state Department of Human Services worker failed to properly investigate accusations a boy was being abused in the weeks leading up

Department of Human Services or Department of Horror Stories? Rick Barnes The Edmond Sun http://www.edmondsun.com/opinion/local_story_244234823.html?keyword=secondarystory In recent weeks the local media has been covering the deaths of area children apparently due to parental abuse and some of...

Boy's tragic death a loud wakeup call Corrective actions are too late for Chandler Grafner, but not for the next child. School welfare referrals can't be ignored. By The Denver Post Editorial Board Article Last Updated: 09/01/2007 04:48:06 PM MDT http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_6763227 The...

September 2 editorial: Consequences should be public Saturday, September 1, 2007 8:32 PM CDT http://www.newsenterpriseonline.com/articles/2007/09/02/opinion/jopin39.txt According to an announcement by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, seven employees of the Department for Community...

Report: DHS worker faked report to cover up botched investigation By AP Monday, September 3, 2007 12:03 PM CDT http://www.examiner-enterprise.com/articles/2007/09/03/news/state/news115.txt OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A worker for the state Department of Human Services faked reports to cover up his...

Social worker rules in dispute over disabled couple's 10 children http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22350340-662,00.html Craig Binnie September 03, 2007 12:00am AN intellectually disabled couple with 10 children are at the centre of a dispute with child protection workers over who...