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North Carolina Child Protective Services illegal and unethical practices?



http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-29636-Surry-County-CPS-Examiner~y2009m12d2-North-Carolina-Child-Protective-Services-illegal--and-unethical-practices#



Do you know a child who has died during or after a DSS… Continue

by Karina Bland, The Arizona Republic, Aug. 6, 2009



It's tougher to be a parent when the economy is bad.



Not only do parents still have to figure out how to pay for braces and school supplies, now they're also worried - and with good reason - that they could lose their jobs or their homes. Because money is a worry, every birthday-party invitation and trip to the pediatrician can make parents wonder how they're going to… Continue

Pat Nolan, Vice President of Prison Fellowship, Huffington Post, Aug. 6, 2009



Would you put this 11 year old in an adult prison for the rest of his life?



Prosecutors in Pennsylvania have charged an 11year old boy as an adult for murdering his father's girlfriend. They have said that they intend to ask that he be imprisoned for the… Continue

By Earl Ofari Hutchinson, LA Daily News, Aug. 5 2009



Marcas Fisher is the prime culprit in the beating death of 6-year-old Dae'von Bailey. But Fisher is hardly the only culprit in Bailey's death. The others are the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, the Department of Child and Family Services, medical practitioners and, at times, an indifferent public.



The problems in the DCFS that include failure to follow up on… Continue

By Olivia Neeley, The Star Online, Aug. 6, 2009



SHELBY — The 2-year-old suffered more than any child should.



His 43-pound body was “wrapped in a blanket” when the medical examiner’s office received him in a body bag.



A bruised body, bleeding on the brain and a 6-inch skull fracture reflects the pain he endured.



Six months have passed since Jeremiah Swafford died. On Wednesday, new light was shed… Continue

By Cameron Easley, WBTV, Aug. 4, 2009



MONROE, NC - A Monroe man is in jail accused of severely beating his girlfriend's 3-year-old son early Tuesday morning.



The alleged beating took place around 2 a.m. where the child lives with his mother on Helms Pond Road.



Michael Ray Price, 23, was charged with assault on a child under 12, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, and… Continue

Shirlee Smith, Pasadena Star-News, July 31, 2009



NOT much different about this column. The Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services - I've written unfavorably about them before. Inept social workers - they usually share the spotlight with their employer. Dysfunctional families - they seem to always be whom the department preys upon. A dead child - there is always one who is said to have slipped through… Continue

Editorial, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Aug. 4, 2009



A shift in how annual reports on fatal abuse and neglect cases are issued in the state could be a setback for child-welfare reform in New Jersey.



Child-welfare officials appear to be trying to take cover from public scrutiny at a time when full disclosure is needed to better protect the vulnerable children under their supervision.



State agencies now… Continue

By CATHY KELLY, San Jose Mercury News, July 31, 2009



SANTA CRUZ -- The results of a large-scale parenting study conducted in Santa Cruz and three other California counties confirms the importance of involving fathers in parenting lessons and programs, and provides a template for doing so.



The results of the study commissioned by the state Office of Child Abuse Prevention were to be released today.



In Santa… Continue

By Kimberly S. Ricketts, Star-Ledger Guest Columnist, NJVoices Guest Blog, July 31, 2009



Improving New Jersey's child welfare system and maintaining transparency are paramount to the mission of the New Jersey Department of Children and Families.



It is this strong and focused commitment that has helped the department achieve tremendous progress over the past three years, ensuring the safety and well-being of… Continue

The Department of Children and Family Services will now have an administrator review all cases, even those in which abuse allegations are deemed 'unfounded.'

By Hector Becerra, Los Angeles Times, July 31, 2009



Los Angeles County's Department of Children and Family Services said Thursday that it would increase administrative oversight of child abuse investigations, review hundreds of past cases and provide more training… Continue

KGET.com, July 29, 2009



Kern County human and social service agencies are in shock and angered by the governor's last minute budget cuts.



The governor signed a revised $85 billion budget on Tuesday, but not before he used a line-item veto to cut an additional $656-million.



Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Tuesday called his last minute budget cuts "ugly", but said the state cannot afford the programs it used to… Continue

AP, wmbb.com, July 30, 2009



Tallahassee, Fla - The Florida Department of Children and Families failed in its mission over the death of a baby boy in Broward County, according to the leader of DCF.



Secretary George Sheldon says he thinks his hotline operators should have acted with a greater sense of urgency in the case of one-year-old Bryce Barros, who died earlier this month under mysterious… Continue

By Christine Clarridge, Seattle Times, July 30, 2009



A 26-year-old East Bremerton man who was arrested Monday after a child in his care suffered a head injury so severe he was left brain dead could now be facing a homicide charge.



Life support to the two-year-old boy was discontinued at Mary Bridge Children's Hospital in Tacoma Tuesday night and the child was pronounced dead just after 10 p.m., according to… Continue

Editorial Board, The Star-Ledger, NJ.com, July 28, 2009



How many child deaths constitute a trend?



Under a new state policy, when a child under state supervision dies, details of the actions of child welfare workers responsible for that family's case will no longer be made public. Instead officials plan to compile periodic… Continue

Staff, The Star-Ledger, NJ.com, July 27, 2009



It took the death of 7-year-old Faheem Williams six years ago to convince state leaders the Division of Youth and Family Services was failing to protect the thousands of children under its care.



Already horrified when Newark police found the boy's battered and mummified body hidden in a relative's closet, they were motivated to action by what was revealed next: DYFS had lost track of… Continue

Hector Becerra, L.A. Now, July 29, 2009



Los Angeles police officials investigating the beating death of a 6-year-old boy raised questions today about why the boy was living with the man who is now accused of killing him.



Police issued an arrest warrant this afternoon for 36-year-old Marcas Fisher, who is suspected of fatally beating Dae'von Bailey, the son of his former girlfriend, last… Continue

Dae'von Bailey was found beaten to death in his South L.A. home. “He smiled when he would see me,” a neighbor said.

Dae'von Bailey had injuries that suggested blows or other trauma over an extended period of time, a police lieutenant said.

By Hector Becerra and Garrett Therolf, Los Angeles Times, July 25, 2009



A 6-year-old boy whose battered body was found on the floor of a South Los Angeles home was the subject of… Continue

By Liz Szabo, USA TODAY, July 26, 2009



A new study paints a heartbreaking portrait of babies who die from child abuse — and suggests new ways to protect children.



More than half of the babies and toddlers showed signs of previous abuse, according to a study of 72 deaths of children under age 2, published online this week in Pediatrics. The study included data from five states and seven cities.



Babies this… Continue