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On Sep 26, 5:17 pm, (Serge) wrote: The Free Press / STPNS September 26, 2007 CRIME Kyle man faces felony for spanking By Jen Biundo for The Free Press BUDA, Texas (STPNS) -- A Kyle man is on trial this week facing felony charges for spanking his ...

Silence of the Lambs CPS would rather shut up than deal with scrutiny By Sarah Fenske Published: September 27, 2007 http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2007-09-27/news/silence-of-the-lambs/ The calls come to my voice mail with depressing regularity. At least once a week, sometimes more.

2 kids are dead yet CPS won't admit its mistakes http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/0926roberts0926.html Sept. 26, 2007 12:00 AM To hear the Tucson head of Child Protective Services tell it, her staff did nothing wrong when it intervened in the lives of Ariana and Tyler...

Only on CBS 21: Children and Youth Changes Reported by: Liz Collin Email: Last Update: 9/26 7:35 am http://www.whptv.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=62d89708-18fc-4062-9d31-1c8353f126fd It's supposed to protect Pennsylvania's most vulnerable, our children. But, as...

DHS violated own policy http://newsok.com/article/3134210/1190785902 By Nolan Clay Staff Writer A state oversight agency has concluded the state Department of Human Services violated its own policies when it failed to close a Tulsa home day care months before a boy died after he was injured...

The least we can do is learn from CPS tragedies Our view: Improving child welfare in Arizona requires better resources, better training, better pay and more cooperation Tucson, Arizona | Published: 09.27.2007 http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/203199 Child Protective Services made mistakes...

DCFS money frittered, supervisor charged BY TROY ANDERSON Article Last Updated: 09/26/2007 11:16:19 AM PDT http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_7004966 Notified that the agency charged with overseeing the county's children has a $32 million budget shortfall, the Board of Supervisors blasted...

Legislators seek answers on why CPS ignored custody order, are told of agency staff shortage 'Based on the information, we should have kept the case open. We did not.' — Lillian Downing, CPS's Pima County head By Josh Brodesky ARIZONA DAILY STAR Tucson, Arizona | Published:...

Woman admits assaulting her foster daughter SEAN ROBINSON; The News Tribune Published: September 25th, 2007 01:00 AM http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/163815.html A South Sound woman accused of plunging hypodermic needles into her foster daughter’s eyes pleaded guilty Monday to...

Napolitano waits on question of increasing CPS authority http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0926napolitano-cps0926-ON.html Associated Press Sept. 26, 2007 12:36 PM Governor Janet Napolitano is taking a wait-and-see stance on possible legislative proposals to improve state Child Protective...

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Foster mother pleads guilty to assaulting child By Christine Clarridge Seattle Times staff reporter A woman who burned her foster daughter's tongue with a heated fork, beat her feet with dumbbells and stuck a needle into the girl's eye several times pleaded guilty today to three counts of...

Sisters' adoptive mother is indicted; abuse alleged By Valarie Honeycutt Spears DANVILLE -- After Patricia Anne Harris was allowed to adopt her three foster daughters, the girls say, she bit them and threw them down the steps, performed oral sex on one of them and...

Abuse cases settled for $14 million http://www.palmbeachpost.com/state/content/state/epaper/2007/09/29/s1b_abuse_0929.html By KATHLEEN CHAPMAN Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Saturday, September 29, 2007

Warnings raise ire of Hawaii ferry protesters http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070930/NEWS01/709300367/1001/NEWS01 Children with boogie boards and surfboards who jumped into Nawiliwili Harbor on Kaua'i to confront the Hawaii Superferry last month prompted...

Public CPS hearing provides insight into death of 2 kids By Jim Small, http://www.azcapitoltimes.com/story.cfm?id=5948 CPS on the hot seat House Government Committee Chairman Kirk Adams (center) listens to testimony about the deaths of two children under the watch...

CPS practices are flawed and deadly http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/opinions/articles/0929satlets2-291.html Sept. 29, 2007 12:00 AM Regarding a quote in Laurie Roberts' Wednesday column headlined "2 kids are dead yet CPS won't admit its mistakes": "The actions taken by staff,"...

State spent $196M in a decade to settle suits BY GARY FINEOUT http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking_news/story/254146.html TALLAHASSEE -- State spent $196M in a decade to settle suits http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking_news/story/254146.html

'We Can Do Without TeenScreen' Tony Zizza http://www.thepeoplesvoice.org/cgi-bin/blogs/voices.php/2007/09/30/we_can_do_without_teenscreen "It's about hoping, it's about dreaming, it's about never not believing. It's about taking a walk out on the wall, and....never looking down. It's about...

Study: Troubled homes better than foster care http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-07-02-foster-study_N.htm?csp=34#Close By Wendy Koch, USA TODAY Children whose families are investigated for abuse or neglect are likely to do better in life if they stay with their families than if they go...