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August 2009

New York City’s retreat from reform

New York City’s retreat from reform     In all of American child welfare, no one has a tougher job than John Mattingly, commissioner of New York City’s Administration for Children’s Services. And there is no one in America who could have done a better job than Mattingly when the system was engulfed in crisis in 2006. [...]

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Is There Legal Immunity for Social Workers Who Lie?

It is an accepted principle that a parent has a constitutionally protected interest in the custody and care of his or her child.  This interest does have exceptions, especially when the child may be in immediate or apparent danger. This is when child protection services gets involved. Crucial to every child protection investigation is to [...]

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State to receive fine for failing to meet federal child abuse standards

Illinois will pay the price for failing to lower the number of repeat episodes of child abuse and neglect. The state did not meet a federal goal for reducing the number repeat child abuse and neglect from September 2008 to March 2009, resulting in a fine. The federal government has set goals for child abuse [...]

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Social Workers coming to YOUR house soon!

Washington is about to allow or maybe require “home interventions” by government social(ist) workers to “improve immunization coverage” of youngsters. This mandate is part of a new law called The Affordable Health Choices Act, which would subsidize states to break into homes against parental wishes and “to implement interventions that are recommended by the Community [...]

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4 Children Found Hitchhiking They Say To Escape Abusive Home; Foster Parents Charged

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Deaths highlight child protection flaws

Child protection services have again been criticised for failing to protect Victoria’s most vulnerable children following a review of 16 deaths on the state’s watch. An annual report by the Victorian Child Death Review Committee shows 16 children known to protective services died in the 12 months to March 2010. Three died of non-accidental trauma [...]

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