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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...

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...

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.

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 ...

osmoses Sep 22, 12:55 am Newsgroups: alt.adoption From: osmoses Local: Sat, Sep 22 2007 12:55 am Subject: What's all the reporter crap, fx? Okay, we get it. Foster kids have been abused. You know, I got sick of reading about foster kids being abused. Sick of...

CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE DENIED VISITS TO PARENTS NW Budget Clampdown, Minister Accuses Support Workers of Rorts Peg Putt MHA Tuesday, 25th September 2007 http://tas.greens.org.au/News/view_MR.php?ActionID=2573 For Comment: State Parliamentary Offices of the Tasmanian Greens, (03) 6233 8300

Foster mother tortured girl for years Woman pleads guilty, could face 14 years in prison http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/333013_mother25.html By SCOTT GUTIERREZ P-I REPORTER A Federal Way woman who punished her foster daughter by jabbing hypodermic needles into the girl's eyes and smashing...

CYFD: Bomb suspect has history of standoffs http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/68115.html By JASON AUSLANDER | The New Mexican September 7, 2007 School, businesses close during man’s third incident with CYFD Police disarmed an “incendiary device� Friday after a 15-hour standoff

Lawmaker rejects prosecutor's request to close CPS hearing http://www.fox11az.com/news/topstories/stories/KMSB_20070924_apab_cpshearing.108ac482c.html 08:39 PM MST on Monday, September 24, 2007 By Paul Davenport / Associated Press Writer PHOENIX (AP) -- A legislative committee chairman on...

Judge: social workers ‘conspired’ to destroy the Airborne Initiative By John Bynorth Officials accused of wrecking successful project young offenders’ scheme they deemed...

Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Report: Problems Exist In Omaha Tribal Welfare System http://www.ktiv.com/News/index.php?ID=17261 Nebraska's Department of Health and Human Services joint review of the agency focused on their placement...

Hospitalized Boy's Relatives Blast Foster System Mother: Child Shouldn't Have Made It To Pool http://www.theindychannel.com/news/14195364/detail.html POSTED: 8:13 pm EDT September 24, 2007 UPDATED: 8:35 pm EDT September 24, 2007 INDIANAPOLIS -- Relatives of a 3-year-old boy who was found...

DCFS doublespeak endangers Utah's children By Richard Wexler Article Last Updated: 09/22/2007 01:08:48 PM MDT http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/ci_6971299 Try to imagine the trauma for a young child. He's suddenly taken from everyone he knows and loves by the state child protection agency. Perhaps...

DCF consultant leaves laptop, containing confidential info, for car thieves By Don Michak, Journal Inquirer 09/21/2007 http://www.journalinquirer.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18840780&BRD=985&PAG=461&dept_id=161556&rfi=6 Another computer containing sensitive state information has been reported...

Murder by Cajun seasoning? That's what Texas jury found in mother's life sentence Posted: September 23, 2007 1:00 a.m. Eastern http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=57764 © 2007 WorldNetDaily.com A mother of five is serving a life sentence in the death of a 4-year-old

Murder by Cajun seasoning? That's what Texas jury found in mother's life sentence Posted: September 23, 2007 1:00 a.m. Eastern http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=57764 © 2007 WorldNetDaily.com A mother of five is serving a life sentence in the death of a 4-year-old

Foster mother pleads guilty to assaulting child By Christine Clarridge http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003900115_webfostermom25m.html 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...

Critics call for CPS changes 05:06 PM MST on Monday, August 20, 2007 By PAUL DAVENPORT / Associated Press Writer http://www.fox11az.com/news/topstories/stories/kmsb-20070820-apjc-criticscall.53aa05a9.html PHOENIX (AP) -- Critics have called for sweeping changes in state Child Protective...

Miss Carbonell goes to Washington http://www.santamariatimes.com/articles/2007/09/21/news/news02.txt By Jennifer Best/Times Correspondent As a foster child, Joscelynn Carbonell heard all the assumptions. “People say foster children are troublemakers, thieves, promiscuous, that they use...

Human Trafficking Evokes Outrage, Little Evidence U.S. Estimates Thousands of Victims, But Efforts to Find Them Fall Short http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/22/AR2007092201401.html By Jerry Markon Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, September 23, 2007; A01 Outrage was...