CO: Search for adopted boys uncovers subsidy lapses
Denver Post March 14, 2011
Under Colorado's current system, social workers aren't allowed to check on children once they've been adopted unless there is an allegation of abuse or neglect — even in cases such as the Bryants where the children have been identified as having "special needs" and the parents are eligible for government subsidies.
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CT: Bill would expand notice of child abuse complaints
Connecticut Post March 12, 2011
A Connecticut legislative committee has endorsed a proposal that requires state child welfare officials to inform parents who don't have custody of their children about abuse or neglect complaints that involve their children.
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FL: 'A thousand skills' required for DCF investigators
Palm Beach Post March 13, 2011
"Some of these cases are extremely difficult," said Mike Watkins, former statewide director of family safety for the Florida Department of Children and Families. "The stakes are tremendously high: the safety and well-being of children. There are a thousand skills a CPI has to have. The human dynamics are very complex."
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FL: Scott Says DCF Budget Cuts Needed to Grow Jobs
WCTV March 11, 2011
Talking to reporters after addressing the Broward Workshop, a business group, Scott called recent high-profile cases of children who were horrifically abused or killed "tragic" and said he was confident the Department of Children and Families would devise a plan to address its shortcomings. But he said the agency would still need to make do with less.
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FL: Prescription drug abuse leads to spike in neglect cases, child protection investigators say
St. Petersburg Times March 14, 2011
In Pasco County, the news is even worse. Between 2008 and 2010, cases of child neglect or abuse where investigators determined drugs were being misused rose 108 percent, said Kevin Doll, spokesman for the Pasco County Sheriff's Office.
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NY: $27,620 grant will be used to investigate abuse, neglect
Buffalo News March 12, 2011
The grant will allow four people who are part of the child abuse response in Niagara County to attend specialized training on conducting forensic interviews for children with special needs
http://www.buffalonews.com/city/communities/niagara-falls/article365207.ece
OH: Jury still out on Muslim mom's lawsuit: Family accuses Children Services caseworker of discrimination
Columbus Dispatch March 12, 2011
They remained apart for about a year, during which time Mrs. AbdulSalaam said the agency refused to place her children in a Muslim foster home and allowed the girls to attend a Christian church with their foster parents. Also: http://listserve.icfi.com/t/343519/506004/6131/0/
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OH: Child advocate argues for funding flexibility from feds
Columbus Dispatch March 11, 2011
Allowing child-welfare agencies to spend federal foster-care money on other programs and services leads to dramatic reductions in the numbers of children removed from their homes, an Ohio advocate told a U.S. Senate committee yesterday.
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SC: Child advocacy center grows in case load
NECN March 14, 2011
The CARE House of the Pee Dee provided services to more than 700 neglected and abused children in the Pee Dee last year, making it the second busiest child advocacy center in the state.
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UT: Amish, polygamists find common ground on tackling abuse within communities
Salt Lake Tribune March 11, 2011
The Safety Net Clinical Conference brought together about 100 people, including child protective staff, social workers and doctors, to educate them on how best to communicate with and help people from plural families. Polygamists don’t often come to the government for help — Draper didn’t when she left the FLDS Church. If they do reach out, she said, it’s important to treat them as individuals who don’t need to be “rescued.”
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WI: Audit finds progress at Bureau of Milwaukee Child Welfare
JSOnline.com March 13, 2011
"The bureau has made tremendous progress transforming its child welfare system over the last several years improving the basic safety and well-being of the many vulnerable children in its care," Thompson said.
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ETHIOPIA: Ethiopian adoptions may be in peril
Washington Times March 11, 2011
As with other countries whose programs have been shut down (i.e. Nepal, Vietnam, Guatemala) to Americans, there have been accusations of child trafficking and the presence of unscrupulous actors who trade on the misfortune of birth families for profit. There have been allegations of coercion of birth mothers to relinquish babies. On the orphanage side, there have been accusations of fraud, in particular, reports that some Americans have been misled about the age of the child they’re adopting
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