Child Abuse & Neglect News Archive

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National Child Welfare News Clippings (9/26/2008 - 10/3/2008)

Child Abuse & Neglect News:

Summit seeks ways to protect children
Kansas.com, KS – Oct 3, 2008
Roper encouraged them to attend the annual Governor's Conference for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, scheduled for later this month in Wichita. ...

Budget Cuts Threatening Children's Safety
KRDO, CO - Oct 1, 2008
According to Barbara Blake with the Department of Human Services, last year there were 11000 reports of child abuse and neglect. ...

Sacramento County CPS needs 'systemic change,' report says
Sacramento Bee,  USA  - Oct 1, 2008
And, he said, the number of child abuse and neglect deaths that peaked at 14 in Sacramento County in the 1990s has not reached that level again. ...

Seminar studies link between child abuse, animal cruelty
Dayton Daily News, OH - Sep 30, 2008
Ohio law requires animal welfare workers to report suspected cases of child abuse and neglect to children's services, but the reverse isn't true. ...

State official pushes ombudsman for child welfare
Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - Sep 27, 2008
... our child-welfare system – without it, we leave our children vulnerable to the damaging and traumatic affects of child abuse and neglect," Richman said. ...

National Child Welfare News Clippings (9/19/2008 - 9/26/2008)

Child Abuse & Neglect News:

Volunteers, law officers learn about domestic violence
Carthage Press, MO - Sep 26, 2008
"Any knowledge that we can gain on how to prevent child abuse and neglect is important to me," Briggs said. "I want to protect children and make the ...

Foster Students: Falling Through the Cracks?
Ozarks First, MO - Sep 25, 2008
Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline: The toll-free number is 1-800-392-3738. Persons calling from outside Missouri should dial 573-751-3448. ...

Safe Haven law does not absolve parents of responsibility
North Platte Bulletin, NE - Sep 25, 2008
This is regardless of how they entered the system, whether through reporting of child abuse and neglect, a case being handled by the Office of Juvenile ...

Caseload Crisis
Weekly Volcano, WA - Sep 25, 2008
The state auditor’s office reviewed a sampling of 20 child abuse and neglect referrals to DSHS’ child protective services. While the State Auditor’s Office ...

State seeks to keep testimony of Haleigh Poutre, child abuse ...
The Republican - MassLive.com, MA - Sep 24, 2008
... major overhaul of the agency's oversight of child abuse and neglect proceedings, is seeking to keep any of her appearances in court closed to the media. ...

National Child Welfare News Clippings (9/12/2008 - 9/19/2008)

Child Abuse & Neglect News:

Pets might help prevent domestic abuse
The Record-Courier, NV – Sep 19, 2008
... to implement the Special Victims Response Team to coordinate officials’ response to reported cases of domestic battery, sexual abuse and child abuse. ...

Aiyana civil lawsuit drops sheriff's department
Journal and Courier, IN - Sep 17, 2008
Publicity of Aiyana's murder cast a spotlight on the problem of child abuse and neglect in Tippecanoe County . The girl had been placed in the custody of ...

Senate approves bill requiring state agencies to communicate in ...
The Saginaw News - MLive.com, MI - Sep 17, 2008
... services investigation and is involved in a custody or parenting time case. t require Friend of the Court employees to report child abuse and neglect. ...

SRS creates new number to report child abuse cases
Newton Kansan, KS - Sep 17, 2008
Callers statewide should call (800) 922-5330 to make reports of suspected child abuse or neglect. Calls made 8 am through 5 pm weekdays will be routed to ...

Oswego County DSS asks state to review agency records
EmpireStateNews.net, New York - Sep 15, 2008
Lanigan confirmed that the Oswego County DSS had received and investigated reports regarding Erin Maxwell through the state Central Registry Child Abuse ...

National Child Welfare News Clippings (9/5/2008 - 9/12/2008)

Child Abuse & Neglect News:

SRS goes to one number for reporting child abuse
KSN-TV, KS - Sep 11, 2008
... 2008 (AP) - The state welfare agency is moving to a single telephone number for people to call when reporting possible child abuse and neglect. ...

Child Services Looking to Reduce Preventable Deaths
93.1 WIBC Indianapolis, IN - Sep 9, 2008
... of the inaugural conference is to improve internal reviews of child preventable deaths -- including drownings, car crashes and child abuse and neglect. ...

Raising grandchildren an extra burden for many
USA Today - Sep 6, 2008
... today vary widely and include substance abuse, teen pregnancy, divorce, child abuse and neglect, mental illness and incarceration of a parent. ...

Summit examines problem of child abuse
Ocala ,  FL  - Sep 6, 2008
By Kathy Mancil OCALA - It’s the little things that make the most difference when it comes to preventing child abuse and neglect. ...

Pennsylvania Counties Receive Grants to Improve Services for Children
MarketWatch - Sep 5, 2008
... including the prevention of child abuse and neglect; permanency planning; early intervention; mental retardation, child care, and behavioral health. ...

National Child Welfare News Clippings (8/29/2008 - 9/5/2008)

Child Abuse & Neglect News:

Raising grandchildren an extra burden for many
Forbes ,  NY  - Sep 5, 2008
... today vary widely and include substance abuse, teen pregnancy, divorce, child abuse and neglect, mental illness and incarceration of a parent. ...

State promises more social workers for Lexington
Kentucky.com, KY - Sep 2, 2008
... too few workers to investigate child abuse and neglect cases, no security officers at Fayette County 's two offices and a host of other problems. ...

DCF reports falsified; investigator arrested
The Northwest Florida Daily News, FL - Sep 2, 2008
... former employee with the state Department of Children and Families changed interview dates in certain child abuse and neglect investigations this year. ...

National Child Welfare News Clippings (8/22/2008 - 8/29/2008)

Child Abuse & Neglect News:

Parents Accused Of Leaving 4-, 5-Year-Old Boys Home Alone
NBC 4.com, DC – Aug 28, 2008
The boys' parents, Irma Hernandez Cruz, 23, and Evelio Hernandez Cruz, 29, were each charged with two counts of felony child abuse and neglect. ...

'First Steps' aims for better kids' health
WOOD-TV, MI - Aug 27, 2008
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich (WOOD) -- It's a major community initiative that is supposed to curb crime, poverty, child abuse and neglect. The program is called First ...

Community leaders hear about welfare of state's children
Rome News-Tribune, GA - Aug 26, 2008
They look at trends in areas such as the high school graduation rate, incidents of child abuse and neglect and teen pregnancies. Rome was the second stop on ...

Area leaders concerned about county's low ranking in child welfare ...
The Marshall Democrat-News, MO - Aug 25, 2008
Other statistics for Saline County include 110th in infant deaths, 80th in child deaths, 97th in child abuse and neglect, 94th in out-of-home placements for ...

Child-welfare agency looking to 'end tears'
Ocala , FL - Aug 24, 2008
"I think what I would like the community to know is that child abuse and neglect is in their community," Schuler said. "We need to understand that it's ...

FLDS child-custody evidence is subject of dispute
Deseret News, UT - Aug 24, 2008
... in the raid on the YFZ Ranch are headed back to court in an attempt to force child welfare authorities to hand over evidence of child abuse and neglect. ...

National Child Welfare News Clippings (8/15/2008 - 8/22/2008)

Child Abuse & Neglect News:

United Way Awarded $1 Million to implement Differential Response ...
Suburban News, NJ - Aug 22, 2008
The Differential Response approach seeks to engage families who call or are referred to the New Jersey child abuse and neglect hotline when they need social ...

Reporting school child abuse: Vague law may cost principal
Salt Lake Tribune, United States - Aug 22, 2008
The state statute flatly requires anyone who suspects child abuse to report it. But while the school district's policy says a school employee who "knows or ...

Another door to child safety
Warrenton Journal ,  MO  - Aug 21, 2008
According to its 2008 report, there were 1581 hot line calls of suspected child abuse and neglect made from July 2005 to July 2006 to the St. Charles County ...

COUNTY LEGISLATURE: Expanding caseload leads to new child ...
Niagara Gazette, NY - Aug 20, 2008
Representatives from the department said reported incidents of child abuse and neglect are on the rise as the department responded to 2800 reports in 2007 ...

Child, Animal Abuse Linked Under Albany Bill
New York Sun, United States - Aug 19, 2008
... which would require any official investigating allegations of child abuse to report suspected animal abuse and any official investigating allegations of ...

Texas officials want 8 sect kids back in custody
The Associated Press - Aug 18, 2008
A sixth man, Dr. Lloyd Hammon Barlow, was indicted on three misdemeanor counts of failing to report child abuse. Authorities want custody of his two ...

National Child Welfare News Clippings (8/08/2008 - 8/15/2008)

Child Abuse & Neglect News:

Ex-director of foster camp gets payment from state
Houston Chronicle,  United States  – Aug 14, 2008
... Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn of pressuing Texas authorities to shut down the facility after making unproven charges of child abuse and neglect. ...

43rd Circuit Children’s Division Office meets accreditation standards
Gallatin North Missourian, MO - Aug 13, 2008
The 43rd Circuit joins 27 circuits and the state’s Central Administration and Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline which have met accreditation standards since ...

Japanese Researcher Seeks Child Abuse Solutions at the School of ...
UMB News, MD - Aug 12, 2008
For Yoko Kato, PhD, a professor in Japan, the spike in the number of cases of child abuse and neglect in her country inspired her to action. ...

Child Sex Abuse Cases Tops List Of Convictions
pacific, HI - Aug 12, 2008
There were 13 cases of child abuse and neglect, which comprised the second largest group of convictions. And in third spot, with 11 convictions, ...

State aid allows for C&Y move
Standard Speaker, PA - Aug 12, 2008
Officials said the staff required to investigate cases of child abuse and neglect is quickly outgrowing space available at the county’s human services ...

Parents sue over school's inquiries
Sarasota Herald-Tribune ,  FL  - Aug 9, 2008
Connie Shingledecker, a state leader in child abuse and neglect investigations, said that such playground incidents with children that young can often be ...

National Child Welfare News Clippings (8/01/2008 - 8/08/2008)

Child Abuse & Neglect News:

I-Team: DFS Refuses Release of Murdered Teen's Records
KLAS-TV, NV – Aug 8, 2008
DFS says it will not release her case history because her death does not fall under the definition of a child abuse and neglect fatality. ...

PA Department of Public Welfare Awards Grants to Help Low-Income ...
eMediaWorld.com Newswire Press Release Distribution Service (press release), AZ – Aug 7, 2008
... related to child health, child abuse and neglect, crime reduction and school readiness, including: -- 48 percent reduction in child abuse and neglect; ...

Area man allegedly assaulted foster girls
Pekin Daily Times, IL - Aug 5, 2008
Marlowe said that the department always runs a criminal background check through the LEADS system and a DCFS child abuse and neglect check. ...

Community turns out to help children
Lihue Garden Island ,  HI  - Aug 4, 2008
... in the country and bring together a multi-disciplinary team of professionals who coordinate activities and investigations of child abuse and neglect. ...

National Child Welfare News Clippings (7/25/2008 - 8/01/2008)

Child Abuse & Neglect News:

New hope for parents, kids
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - Jul 31, 2008
... court officials are close to deciding who will represent the thousands of impoverished parents facing allegations of child abuse and neglect in Santa ...

LI child welfare agencies remove more kids from parents
Newsday, NY - Jul 31, 2008
Amid Long Island's foster care surge, child abuse and neglect complaints also increased, but not as much, going up 9 percent this year. ...

Officials say Butterworth will be missed
The News-Press, FL - Jul 29, 2008
... the state to chip away at the 600-some backlogged child abuse and neglect cases in Circuit 20, which now counts only about 23 such cases, Coleman said. ...

Helping Families Right Where They Live
New York Times ,  United States  - Jul 25, 2008
“Our hope is the stronger we make these families in the community, the fewer child abuse and neglect cases we see,” said Darrell Armstrong, a director in ...

National Child Welfare News Clippings (7/18/2008 - 7/25/2008)

Child Abuse & Neglect News:

First Steps aims help at kids and families
WOOD-TV ,  MI  – Jul 24, 2008
By improving early childhood development and healthcare, First Steps creators and contributors believe it will curb crime, poverty, child abuse and neglect ...

University at Albany-SUNY Center for Human Services Research ...
UAlbany Campus News, NY – Jul 24, 2008
... services to new and expectant parents, especially those families who are overburdened by stressors that put them at risk of child abuse and neglect. ...

Missouri Announces Grants to Fight Child Abuse and Neglect
Kansas City infoZine, MO - Jul 23, 2008
million in grants to support organizations and agencies that help strengthen families to reduce the risk of child abuse and neglect. ...

Teen study poses dilemma
Boston Globe, United States - Jul 20, 2008
Researchers will track rates of child abuse and neglect, whether mothers pursue further education or job training, repeat pregnancies, and other factors, ...

National Child Welfare News Clippings (7/11/2008 - 7/18/2008)

Child Abuse & Neglect News:

House passes bill to honor popular vote
Brookline TAB, MA – Jul 17, 2008
Prevent child abuse and neglect (H 4905) — Gov. Patrick signed into law legislation making changes in the state’s system of handling cases of child abuse ...

Students learn to 'parent' baby robots
Morning Sentinel,  maine  - Jul 16, 2008
The Maine Children's Trust is a child abuse and neglect prevention organization, and Franklin County Child Abuse and Neglect agency provides support, ...

DCFS memo about procedure changes
Chicago Tribune,  United States  - Jul 16, 2008
... both in-person and online, of training in the legal requirements for mandated reporting of all cases of suspected child abuse and neglect. ...

Warrant dropped for woman suspected in FLDS hoax call
Deseret News, UT - Jul 16, 2008
DCFS has declined to release specific details about the call, but said it alleged child abuse and neglect and "may be related to an ongoing criminal matter ...

DCF Worries Overloaded Phones will Put Kids at Risk
First Coast News, FL - Jul 15, 2008
It's a thick as a phone book: one day's worth of reports of suspected child abuse and neglect on the First Coast . As the medical head of our area's Child ...

Child Abuse & Neglect News:

National Town Hall Addresses Link Between Children and Animal Cruelty
WRAL.com, NC – Jul 10, 2008
... require animal control officers to report suspected child abuse or neglect and receive training in recognizing and reporting child abuse and neglect. ...

Protecting children in the care of the Commonwealth
Arlington Advocate, MA – Jul 10, 2008
Works with a 25-member advisory board to create a 5 year plan to ensure a coordinated, system-wide response to child abuse and neglect. ...

State launches Web tool to protect children
La Crosse Tribune, WI - Jul 8, 2008
Doyle said the department will work to improve strategies to prevent child abuse and neglect through a more coordinated system of home visits, ...

State to revamp foster care system in settlement
Detroit Free Press,  United States  - Jul 4, 2008
The state also must improve investigations of reported child abuse and neglect and reduce the occurrence of maltreatment in foster care placements. ...

SJ: SUPES APPROVE $1.4 MILLION FOR CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PREVENTION
CBS 5, CA - Jul 2, 2008
Santa Clara County supervisors have approved funding more than $1.4 million for a child abuse prevention and early intervention program. ...

Lepper's bill on grandparents raising children wins OK
Attleboro Sun Chronicle, MA - Jul 2, 2008
The proposal is included in the broader child abuse and neglect bill, which was approved by the House and Senate after months of negotiations between both ...

Foster care under new scrutiny
Bellingham Herald, WA - Jun 30, 2008
The Children’s Administration supervises about 10300 children in foster care and handles 76000 reports annually of child abuse and neglect. ...

National Child Welfare News Clippings (6/20/2008 - 6/27/2008)

Child Abuse & Neglect News:

Advocates Question DPS Discipline Policy
cbs4denver.com, CO – Jun 27, 2008
The Denver District Attorney's Office charged Skinner Middle School Principal Nicole Veltze in March with failure to report child abuse and neglect after ...

Youngest children at greatest risk of child abuse
Talk Radio News Service, DC – Jun 26, 2008
Cheryl Boyce, chief of the National Institute of Mental Health’s Child Abuse and Neglect Program, emphasized the prevalence of neglect in child abuse cases. ...

House sets standards for juvenile boot camps
The Associated Press - Jun 25, 2008
The National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System came up with 34 states reporting 1503 incidents of youth abuse and neglect by faculty staff in 2005. ...

Clayton Co. running Fayette DFCS
The Citizen.com, GA - Jun 24, 2008
The May 22 letter also noted recent changes in the way reports of suspected child abuse and neglect were being handled by non-Fayette DFCS staff in relation ...

Revere Police Chief joins others announcing new study
The Daily Item of Lynn, MA - Jun 23, 2008
“Today’s child abuse and neglect literally breeds tomorrow’s violent offenders,” Conley said. “Too often, members of the law enforcement community must ...

Reforming DYFS: A portrait of change
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com, NJ - Jun 22, 2008
Like the nurses program, Reunity House shows how the new child welfare system is relying more on a private work force to combat child abuse and neglect. ...

DCF admits 'major mistake' in failing to protect toddler
Palm Beach Post,  United States - Jun 20, 2008
The DCF investigates about 900 reports of child abuse and neglect a month in Palm Beach County, Borman said, taking the children in only about 5 percent of ...

National Child Welfare News Clippings (6/13/2008 - 6/20/2008)

Child Abuse & Neglect News:

DCF leader seeks to preserve families
The South Florida Times, FL – Jun 20, 2008
One of his philosophies includes partnering with parents who have come to the state’s attention because of suspicions of child abuse or neglect. ...

House approves bills aimed at CPS reform
East Valley Tribune, AZ – Jun 19, 2008
His mother is serving a 17-year sentence for child abuse. The new law, however, would still allow prosecutors to withhold records when children die and ...

Area drug court has begun
Chronicle Times, IA - Jun 16, 2008
When one considers that up to 80 percent of child abuse and neglect cases are substance abuse related, it is important to work towards developing a strategy ...

County blames meth for foster care jump
Augusta Chronicle, GA - Jun 14, 2008
Last year, Madison County DFACS investigated 434 reports of child abuse and neglect, Ms. Plank said, and most were about parents' drug addictions or ...

National Child Welfare News Clippings (6/6/2008 - 6/13/2008)

Child Welfare News:

Report: Florida needs to spend more on children
Tallahassee.com, FL - Jun 13, 2008
... 2008 The 2008 KIDS COUNT Data Book, which compiles a state-to-state look at various trends in child welfare such as infant mortality, high-school ...

Corzine names new child welfare commissioner
Cherry Hill Courier Post, NJ - Jun 13, 2008
"She seems a reasonable choice, but she's untested in the child welfare arena," said Lambiase. "So what we care about is that she's able to do is move the ...

Utah AG's staff meeting with sect member
KTEN ,  TX  - Jun 13, 2008
Texas child-welfare officials removed more than 400 children from an Eldorado (ehl-duh- RAY '-doh) ranch owned by the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of ...

Iowa Supreme Court rules in Indian adoption case
Radio Iowa , IA - Jun 13, 2008
Officials from the tribe contested the placement with a non-Indian family under Iowa 's Indian Child Welfare Act. The Iowa Supreme Court says the Iowa ...

QUEST FOR KID-SAVING 'KYLE'S LAW'
New York Post, NY - Jun 13, 2008
"Our child-welfare agencies across the country do not share information with each other." The call for sharing information comes on the heels of the June 6 ...

Court rules on when punishing your child crosses the line
WSBT-TV ,  IN  - Jun 12, 2008
When it turns into a beating, that's not OK,” said St. Joseph County Probate Judge Peter Nemeth, who presides over child welfare cases. In the last 2 years, ...

State-appointed commission seeks input for plan on disproportionality
Evening News and Tribune, IN - Jun 12, 2008
... representation and treatment of children of minority races or ethnicities in juvenile justice, child welfare, education and mental-health services. ...

State's juveniles held at 3 times US rate
Sioux Falls Argus Leader, SD - Jun 12, 2008
South Dakota incarcerates its juveniles at a significantly higher rate than the national average, a new child welfare report shows, even as corrections ...

Study Shows Colorado Has Largest Rise in Child Poverty
New York Times, United States - Jun 10, 2008
The study, by the Colorado Children’s Campaign, a nonprofit group that focuses on child welfare, said that the most recent census data show that 180000 ...

Foster care alternatives sought
Arkansas Democrat Gazette, AR - Jun 9, 2008
Now, child welfare officials are looking for ways to keep some of those kids from being uprooted in the first place. “We need to make sure our workers have ...

As Teenagers Leave Group Homes, a Challenge Placing Those Who Remain
New York Times, United States - Jun 8, 2008
Some child-welfare experts are worried they may soon be unable to recruit enough qualified foster parents, while others say the city has moved too slowly in ...

Foster child stats stir concern
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI - Jun 7, 2008
By FELICIA THOMAS-LYNN The majority of children in the nation's child welfare system, particularly in Milwaukee County's program, live in the poorest ...

National Child Welfare News Clippings (5/30/2008 - 6/6/2008)

Child Abuse & Neglect News:

Labor of Love- Foster parents share stories, need
Ozarks Newsstand, MO - Jun 5, 2008
To be a foster parent, one must be at least 21; complete a child abuse and neglect check and criminal record check; be in good mental and physical health; ...

Child abuse reports decline in summer, but the abuse doesn't
Medill Reports, IL - Jun 4, 2008
by Chloe Wiley These are common signs of child abuse and neglect that teachers and other caregivers, such as social workers, are trained to notice and ...

Private Foster Care Program for Teens Associated with Better ...
Kansas City infoZine, MO - Jun 4, 2008
Chicago, IL - infoZine- Child abuse and neglect have long-term negative effects on both physical and mental health, according to a report in the June issue ...

Polygamous sect's parents get kids back, vow to shun under-age ...
Salt Lake Tribune, United States - Jun 3, 2008
They also must not interfere with CPS 's ongoing investigation into alleged child abuse and neglect; allow CPS workers to visit, question and examine the ...

Network aims to safeguard children
MiamiHerald.com, FL - Jun 1, 2008
A South Dade service network brings together local agencies to prevent child abuse and neglect in Richmond Heights, Goulds, Perrine, Naranja and Cutler Bay. ...

National Child Welfare News Clippings (5/23/2008 - 5/30/2008)

Child Abuse & Neglect News:

County scores grant to fight meth
WWMT ,  MI  - May 28, 2008
The Child Abuse and Neglect Council is footing the tab for a series of workshops and professional training. The group wants residents to learn the risks ...

Experts look to end child abuse
Danbury News Times, CT - May 26, 2008
Both Bailey and Jordan stressed that child abuse and neglect know no socio-economic barriers. "The message in the past has been this is a problem for 'those ...

Will signing abuse papers come back to haunt FLDS?
Deseret News, UT - May 24, 2008
... Texas — Desperate to be reunited with their children, many Texas FLDS parents signed family service plans that concede child abuse and neglect. ...

National Child Welfare News Clippings (5/9/2008 - 5/23/2008)

Child Abuse & Neglect News:

One tough ‘Cookie’: DCF’s Coleman works to steady beleaguered agency
Marconews ,  FL  - May 18, 2008
... the formation of a new Child Abuse Investigative Unit that will work collaboratively with Circuit 20 to track reported cases of child abuse and neglect. ...

KDHE updating regulations for foster care families
Lawrence Journal World, KS - May 18, 2008
... checks and if parents have lived outside the state in the past five years, child abuse and neglect registries will be checked from other states. ...

Home visits save kids from life of crime, study says
Medill Reports, IL - May 13, 2008
Its study of their home-visit program found that by age 15 child abuse and neglect were cut in half, while later arrests of children and mothers dropped by ...

Pennsylvania Selected to Participate in National Governors ...
SolancoNews.com, PA - May 9, 2008
“We have made measurable progress improving the safety of children and protecting them from child abuse and neglect in a short period of time, ...

National Child Welfare News Clippings (5/2/2008 - 5/9/2008)

Child Abuse & Neglect News:

Children, Youth and Families Department: Child abuse increasingly ...
Las Cruces Sun-News, NM – May 9, 2008
LAS CRUCES — Instances of child abuse and neglect that involve parents exposing their children to cocaine are on the rise in Doña Ana County, said one state ...

Pennsylvania Selected to Participate in National Governors ...
PR Newswire (press release), NY – May 8, 2008
"We have made measurable progress improving the safety of children and protecting them from child abuse and neglect in a short period of time, ...

Child abuse prevention: Polk County earns a Blue Ribbon
Crookston Daily Times, MN - May 8, 2008
... 46 counties and one tribe have been recognized by Prevent Child Abuse Minnesota (PCAMN) for their efforts at preventing child abuse and neglect. ...

FOSTERING FUTURE GENERATIONS
Sequim Gazette ,  WA  - May 6, 2008
Applicants must be 21 years of age or older, have no criminal history or a history of child abuse and neglect, have a regular source of income, complete the ...

One-Third of Parents Lack Facts About Child Development
U.S. News & World Report, DC - May 4, 2008
... child development "to see how these children do in school and to measure whether or not these children are more at risk for child abuse and neglect."

National Child Welfare News Clippings (4/25/2008 - 5/1/2008)

Child Abuse & Neglect News:

Hawaii gets passing grade for access to child-abuse data
Honolulu Star-Bulletin, HI - May 1, 2008
By Alexandre Da Silva Hawaii releases more information about fatal and life-threatening child abuse and neglect cases than 28 other states, ...

America's Untold Foster Care Story: 513000 US Youth in Search of a ...
PR Newswire (press release), NY - Apr 30, 2008
IF NOTHING CHANGES BY THE YEAR 2020: -- Nearly 14 million children will be confirmed as victims of child abuse and neglect; -- 22500 children will die of ...

'Safe surrender' program for newborns languishes for lack of ...
Los Angeles Times, CA - Apr 30, 2008
Deanne Tilton, director of the nonprofit Inter-Agency Council on Child Abuse and Neglect in Los Angeles County, noted that the three deaths were the lowest ...

Child advocates seek more abuse data
USA Today - Apr 29, 2008
Pete Stark, D-Calif., says many states need to do a better job of reporting child abuse and neglect and they should receive more federal funds for the added ...

Organization Takes Strides Toward Preventing Child Abuse
WLBT-TV, MS - Apr 29, 2008
Representatives say child abuse and neglect can be prevented by educating new parents about how to care for their children. The organization says it will ...

Baltimore woes are target of statewide reform effort
Baltimore Sun, United States - Apr 27, 2008
Allegations of child abuse and neglect pour in statewide, but Baltimore - which accounts for six of 10 children in Maryland's child welfare system - has by ...

National Child Welfare News Clippings (4/18/2008 - 4/25/2008)

Child Abuse & Neglect News:

Marketing of boot camps under congressional scrutiny
The Associated Press – Apr 24, 2008
The bill would require that staff at such facilities be trained in understanding what constitutes child abuse and neglect and how to report it. ...

Parents warned about sleeping with infants
Los Angeles Times, CA - Apr 24, 2008
... wake up and the child is not breathing," said Deanne Tilton Durfee, director of the Los Angeles County Inter-Agency Council on Child Abuse and Neglect. ...

New team to focus on abuse
Newsday ,  NY  - Apr 23, 2008
... specialists to review child abuse and neglect complaints while also singling out more high-risk cases for special attention, officials said yesterday. ...

Lee sheriff’s unit helps DCF fight child abuse
The News-Press, FL - Apr 22, 2008
The unit’s formation comes amid thousands of child abuse and neglect allegations in Lee County each year and on the heels of three high-profile child abuse ...

Missoula summit looking at child abuse
KPAX-TV ,  MT  - Apr 22, 2008
The 2008 Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect Conference kicked off at Missoula 's Hilton Garden Inn on Tuesday. Among those on hand was Montana Attorney General ...

One family at a time
Rome News-Tribune, GA - Apr 20, 2008
The battle to stop child abuse and neglect in our communities is being fought every single day. And while local authorities and government agencies are ...

Deep cuts in DCF programs looming
Bradenton Herald,  United States - Apr 18, 2008
Reports of child abuse and neglect rise during periods of economic hardship, studies show. With Florida 's economy widely believed to be in recession, ...

State funding to help improve child safety
Elmira Star-Gazette, NY - Apr 18, 2008
MDTs bring together several disciplines to augment the teams’ ability to investigate, prosecute and manage cases of child abuse and neglect – particularly ...

Wanted: A Few Good Child Welfare Caseworkers
New York Times, United States - Apr 18, 2008
... a case study in attracting people to what may seem like an unappealing job: juggling a dozen or more cases of child abuse and neglect at a time, ...

National Child Welfare News Clippings (4/11/2008 - 4/18/2008)

Child Abuse & Neglect News:

Hard times put kids at risk, as well as programs to serve them
MiamiHerald.com, FL – Apr 17, 2008
Reports of child abuse and neglect rise during periods of economic hardship, studies show. With Florida 's economy widely believed to be in recession, ...

Children, parents face mass custody hearing in San
CBS 42, TX - Apr 16, 2008
... gets underway Thursday morning in San Angelo involving a constitutional battle over church and state and serious charges of child abuse and neglect. ...

Pound of prevention combats child abuse
Tahlequah Daily Press, OK - Apr 16, 2008
“But child abuse and neglect have no racial, ethnic or economic boundaries.” She said when a family is referred through Indian Child Welfare, workers begin ...

Local officials favor stalking law
Parkersburg News, WV - Apr 15, 2008
Included were stalking, child abuse and neglect and self-defense, according to a wrapup of legislative action put together by the West Virginia Prosecuting ...

Area social workers see increase in abuse cases
Wahpeton Daily News, ND - Apr 14, 2008
Richland County is approaching 200 cases of suspected child abuse and neglect per year, he said. Bueling mostly handles cases of neglect, which are the most ...

National Child Welfare News Clippings (4/4/2008 - 4/11/2008)

Child Abuse & Neglect News:

Standing up for the children
Shelbyville Times-Gazette ,  TN  - Apr 10, 2008
Becky Hord of the Bedford County Sheriff's Department does - investigate child abuse and neglect cases. There have been success and failures as well, ...

Grandparents step in
Milan News-Leader, MI - Apr 9, 2008
... incarceration, divorce, child abuse and neglect, teen pregnancy, poverty, HIV/AIDS, domestic violence, military deployment and death. ...

PA Secretary of Public Welfare Releases 2007 Child Abuse Report
PR Newswire (press release), NY - Apr 9, 2008
For more information on Pennsylvania's efforts to prevent child abuse and neglect or to view the 2007 child abuse report, visit http://www.dpw.state.pa.us. ...

Abuse of kids rises in weak economy
Orlando Sentinel, FL - Apr 8, 2008
"Research shows that financial stress is a key trigger of child abuse and neglect." Experts are quick to say that being poor in and of itself is not the ...

Banding together against meth
Arizona Republic , AZ - Apr 7, 2008
Crockett said 60 percent of violent and non-violent crimes in Arizona are tied to meth, and nearly two-thirds of the state's child abuse and neglect cases ...

Law could save lives of abused, backers say
News-Leader.com, MO - Apr 7, 2008
... state Children's Division of the state Department of Social Services handles calls to its child abuse and neglect hotline and subsequent investigations. ...

Santa Clara County foster-care court struggles to adjust to kids ...
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - Apr 5, 2008
... children's lawyers - jogged the local system that decides whether to remove children from their homes following allegations of child abuse and neglect. ...

Neglect, Abuse Seen in 90000 Infants
Washington Post, United States - Apr 4, 2008
Other studies have looked at national child abuse and neglect cases, but this is believed to be the first to focus on infants, said study co-author Rebecca ...

National Child Welfare News Clippings (3/28/2008 - 4/4/2008)

Child Abuse & Neglect News:

Report: One In 50 US Babies Victims Of Abuse Or Neglect
AHN – Apr 4, 2008
... of the risk for nonfatal maltreatment of children less than 1 year old, was based on data from the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System. ...

Year of the Child theme for April to coincide with National ...
Terre Haute Tribune Star, IN – Apr 3, 2008
Several activities are planned in April to promote prevention of child abuse and neglect and to highlight resources that strengthen families and promote ...

Helping Adults Teach Their Kids Well
Washington Post, United States - Apr 3, 2008
"One of the chief purposes of the program is preventing child abuse and neglect," said Mary Phelps, program manager for the county's Child Abuse Prevention ...

SC listed 6th-worst state for children
Charleston Post Courier, SC - Apr 2, 2008
It is the principal funding source for dealing with child abuse and neglect." At the same time, he said, "Why the state of South Carolina is 50th, ...

Wayne State University Launches Research Center to Improve Human ...
dBusinessNews Detroit (press release), MI - Apr 1, 2008
With 4578 cases of child abuse and neglect in Detroit, what role do fathers play and how can we limit the risks of paternal physical child abuse? ...

National Child Abuse Prevention Month, 2008
Whitehouse.gov (press release), DC - Apr 1, 2008
During National Child Abuse Prevention Month, we underscore our commitment to preventing child abuse and neglect so that all children can live in safety and ...

Cuyahoga County refuses to join foster care system
Lancaster Eagle Gazette, OH - Mar 30, 2008
... is designed to collect data on child abuse and neglect cases, making it easier for child welfare agencies to track abusers and victims. ...

National Child Welfare News Clippings (3/21/2008 - 3/28/2008)

Child Abuse & Neglect News:

Abortion bill gets long, hot debate
Biloxi Sun Herald,  USA  – Mar 28, 2008
The House bill was designed to create penalties for false reports of child abuse. A Senate amendment offered by Sen. Alan Nunnelee, R-Tupelo, ...

Educators address child-abuse law
Arkansas Democrat Gazette, AR - Mar 27, 2008
The law states that no school, Head Start program or day care may prohibit an employee from directly reporting suspected child abuse and neglect to the ...

Pet abuse, an indicator of other violence
YourHub.com, CO - Mar 27, 2008
A separate study conducted in 1983 outlined a strong correlation between child and animal abuse, stating that in 88% of pet-owning homes where child abuse ...

Utah meth campaign sees results
Deseret News, UT - Mar 24, 2008
With treatment, child abuse and neglect cases decrease along with the number of children placed in foster care and termination of parental rights, he said. ...

National Child Welfare News Clippings (3/14/2008 - 3/21/2008)

Child Abuse & Neglect News:

Book offers tips on kinship care
The Hillsdale Daily News, MI - Mar 21, 2008
She has been a technical advisor for the Michigan Children’s Trust Fund, on the board for Michigan Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention, and on the Michigan ...

Peoria event promotes child abuse awareness
Peoria Journal Star, IL - Mar 19, 2008
Peoria - In efforts to raise awareness of its 1179 pending child abuse and neglect cases, Peoria County will host its first "Hands Around the Courthouse. ...

Prosecutor reveals disturbing trends during budget process
The Fayette Tribune, WV - Mar 17, 2008
“We have had to move all the child abuse and neglect cases to a specialized area because of the overwhelming amount of them we have to deal with,” Harris ...

State pushing less use of foster care
Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL - Mar 17, 2008
Connie Shingledecker oversees all the child abuse and neglect investigations in Manatee County, where investigators remove children from their homes more ...

DCFS checks raise questions
Chicago Tribune,  United States  - Mar 15, 2008
... the applicant's background is checked by the state for child abuse and neglect and for criminal convictions, which includes a fingerprint check. ...

State panel calls for change to fix dependency court system
San Jose Mercury News,  USA  - Mar 15, 2008
... courts decide which children should be returned to their families and which are removed permanently following allegations of child abuse and neglect. ...

National Child Welfare News Clippings (3/7/2008 - 3/14/2008)

Child Abuse & Neglect News:

Author : Georgetown University; Casey Family Programs
Earthtimes,  UK  - Mar 13, 2008
Child abuse and neglect are associated with earlier onset of juvenile crime. Research shows this factor increases a juvenile's risk of arrest for a violent ...

Child safety hampered by poor system
Huntington Herald Dispatch, WV - Mar 9, 2008
There has been a slight increase in Cabell County child abuse and neglect referrals for the past several years, to the point that child abuse cases in the ...

Child deaths: higher in Georgia than in other parts of country
The Times-Herald, GA - Mar 8, 2008
... one-half of substantiated cases of child abuse and neglect are associated with parental alcohol or drug abuse," according to the findings in the report. ...

Librarians need to report abuse
Republican & Herald, PA - Mar 7, 2008
BY STEPHANIE LASOTA Many local librarians didn’t know before December they were state-mandated to report suspected child abuse and neglect until recent ...

National Child Welfare News Clippings (2/29/2008 - 3/7/2008)

Child Abuse & Neglect News:

Local Child Welfare Report Mixed
KTVL, OR - Mar 5, 2008
This year the commission is looking at four main areas, child abuse and neglect, juvenile crime, drop out rates, and drug and alcohol abuse. ...

Half of neglect abuse calls not pursued
Denver Post, CO - Mar 2, 2008
By Karen Auge From one end of Colorado to another, in farm towns and urban centers, people are seeing — or think they are seeing — child abuse and neglect ...

Happy Bear works to prevent unhappy encounters
Kansas City Star, MO - Feb 29, 2008
And realize that 8700 cases of child abuse and neglect were reported in Johnson and Wyandotte counties in 2006. One of the program’s key components is “PS ...

Courts, county did not share mother's history
Newsday ,  NY  - Feb 29, 2008
Nassau officials reported the number of child abuse and neglect calls spiked yesterday, though they did not provide numbers. They attributed the increase to ...

Seeking Reforms For Juvenile System
Hartford Courant, United States - Feb 29, 2008
... good attorneys]," said Signorelli, a 43-year-old former state assistant attorney general who prosecuted child abuse and neglect cases for nine years. ...

National Child Welfare News Clippings (2/22/2008 - 2/29/2008)

Child Abuse & Neglect News:

State to study aid for grandparents
Attleboro Sun Chronicle, MA - Feb 27, 2008
A similar Senate bill was included in January in broader child abuse and neglect legislation. "The main objective is to try to have a coordinative agency ...

Child services to add 40 caseworkers
Rocky Mountain News, CO - Feb 27, 2008
By Ann Imse, Rocky Mountain News (Contact) Denver is adding 40 child welfare caseworkers because calls to its child abuse and neglect hotline have soared in ...

Lawmakers push bills to increase CPS disclosures
Tucson Citizen, AZ - Feb 26, 2008
Also, lawmakers can't stop with the legislation at hand because child abuse and neglect won't stop unless more attention is paid to substance abuse, ...

Online course aids in reporting child abuse
WAVY-TV ,  VA  - Feb 25, 2008
(AP) -- A free online course is helping Virginia officials who must report suspected child abuse and neglect to look for the signs. ...

Suffolk Unveils Public Awareness Campaign to Thwart Family Violence
Northender, NY - Feb 23, 2008
The “Silence Breeds Violence” poster campaign will feature messages tied to domestic violence, teen-dating violence, child abuse and neglect, elder abuse, ...

National Child Welfare News Clippings (2/15/2008 - 2/22/2008)

Child Abuse & Neglect News:

Reports on abuse too slow, panel says
Arkansas Democrat Gazette, AR – Feb 22, 2008
Teachers make up one of nearly 30 professions and other groups who are legally required to report child abuse and neglect. “I have seen that a number of ...

Monitor: DC Social Workers Overwhelmed Following Jacks Case
NBC 4.com, DC - Feb 21, 2008
The number of investigations into child abuse and neglect has tripled, and the number of children removed from their homes has doubled. ...

Wharton to Seek Law Against Uninvolved Parents
Memphis Daily News,  USA  - Feb 20, 2008
... 'To hell with it' - that to me is the epitome of child abuse and neglect," Wharton said."A broken arm is for six months. Ignorance is forever. ...

CPS-backed bill defines child abuse for action
East Valley Tribune, AZ - Feb 20, 2008
Child abuse and neglect would be specifically defined to include things like bumps, bruises and failure to thrive, allowing child welfare workers to prove ...

Lawmakers advance bill to give more info on child welfare cases
NTV ,  NE  - Feb 20, 2008
(AP) - Lawmakers have given second-round approval to a bill (LB782) that could give the public more information about cases of child abuse and neglect ...

State workers rewarded for money-saving suggestions
State-Journal.com, KY - Feb 20, 2008
Harris said the state receives more than 40000 requests for background checks on child abuse and neglect, but doesn't charge any fees for the service. ...

Senate approves Zarelli's foster care bill
The Columbian, WA - Feb 18, 2008
Finally, Zarelli’s bill would require the ombudsman’s office to review all child abuse and neglect referrals made in 2006 and 2007 to DSHS by “mandatory ...

Policy probed in kid deaths
Denver Post, CO - Feb 17, 2008
McDonough said the rule change is one of a number of things the state is reviewing as it assesses what's behind 13 child-abuse and neglect deaths last year. ...

National Child Welfare News Clippings (2/8/2008 - 2/15/2008)

Child Abuse & Neglect News:

Authorities: Need local shelter for juvenile sex crime victims
News Courier, AL – Feb 15, 2008
... Center (NCAC) is a non-profit organization that provides training, prevention, intervention and treatment services to fight child abuse and neglect. ...

Group tells governor to 'Invest in Kids'
Springfield State Journal Register, IL - Feb 15, 2008
Rod Blagojevich to increase funding for home-visiting programs that could help prevent child abuse and neglect. Police, prosecutors, violence survivors and ...

New system gives foster families more support
Gazette Online, IA - Feb 12, 2008
DHS remains responsible for investigating child abuse and neglect allegations and for managing cases. Four Oaks subcontracted with Iowa KidsNet, ...

State assailed on child welfare
DetNews.com, MI - Feb 11, 2008
... and 3-year-old James Earl Bradley Jr., who was murdered in a Van Buren Township home in 2007 Child abuse and neglect investigators do not yield enough ...

National Child Welfare News Clippings (2/1/2008 - 2/8/2008)

Child Abuse & Neglect News:

2 more lose jobs in death of child
Baltimore Sun,  United States  – Feb 7, 2008
She supports several bills that, if approved, would provide greater focus on preventing child abuse and neglect. Donald said she wants to rebuild the city ...

Child team to help fight Fort Myers' backlog
St. Petersburg Times, FL - Feb 6, 2008
The investigators will work to clear 700 cases of child abuse and neglect. By MOLLY MOORHEAD, Times Staff Writer NEW PORT RICHEY - A team from Pasco ...

News From New York State Office of Children & Family Services
ReadMedia (Press Release), NY - Feb 5, 2008
It maintains critical funding to programs that protect children and prevent child abuse and neglect, and supports community-based preventive services. ...

Lawmakers support more public info on foster care
KPTM-TV ,  NE  - Feb 5, 2008
(AP) - Lawmakers gave first-round approval to a bill (LB782) that would give the public more information about cases of child abuse and neglect involving ...

County’s safety net for at-risk kids is a knotted maze at times
Lock Haven Express, PA - Feb 5, 2008
C&Y Staff provide educational meetings to mandated reporters of child abuse and neglect and attend community forums to increase child abuse and neglect ...

Visits to waiting moms help dads, babies, too
Louisville Courier-Journal, KY - Feb 5, 2008
... Development Services -- is showing reduced rates of underweight and premature babies, infant deaths, birth defects and child abuse and neglect. ...

Juvenile court judges launched a month-long campaign to encourage ...
MiamiHerald.com, FL - Feb 4, 2008
When the dental health issues affect an abused or neglected child, the potential risks are even greater, so courts that hear child abuse and neglect cases ...

CHILD PROTECTION, PART II: Through the eyes of a social worker
Wisconsin State Journal, WI - Feb 4, 2008
Nationally, most new social workers at public agencies begin by investigating child abuse and neglect -- that's where the job openings are. ...

Mass. disparity in social services for children
Boston Globe,  United States  - Feb 3, 2008
The state's poorest counties are the counties with the highest rates of child abuse and neglect, and they are west of Worcester . But in those same counties, ...

Life-and-death decisions: Part I: When to remove children
Wisconsin State Journal, WI - Feb 2, 2008
For years, Dane County social workers have relied on an overriding philosophy when investigating child abuse and neglect cases: Unless the children are in ...

National Child Welfare News Clippings (1/25/2008 - 2/1/2008)

Child Abuse & Neglect News:

Child-abuse investigations often unneeded, state says
Baltimore Examiner, MD - Feb 1, 2008
Martin O’Malley’s administration is proposing “alternative” responses to low-risk child-abuse and -neglect reports that involve intervention rather than ...

Group calls for new look at abuse prevention
Indianapolis Star, United States - Jan 29, 2008
By Tim Evans Child abuse and neglect cost the US economy more than $104 billion in 2007, according to a new report that calls for more emphasis on ...

Changes proposed to protect children
Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX - Jan 29, 2008
To involve the community in protecting all children from child abuse and neglect -- not just CPS. "All of us are responsible if something happens to these ...

School focuses on foster-care students
New York Daily News, NY - Jan 29, 2008
Also, school staffers will receive specialized training in child abuse and neglect to better react to children's needs. Organizers expect some concern about ...

MSU pamphlets help in reporting child abuse and neglect
MSU Today, MI - Jan 28, 2008
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Teachers, pastors, dentists and others who work with children are required by Michigan law to report suspected abuse or neglect – yet ...

Report: Mental illness affects one in five Oklahoma children
Tulsa World, OK - Jan 25, 2008
Meanwhile, greater numbers of Oklahoma children are victims of child abuse and neglect and the percentage of children born with low birth weights has ...

National Child Welfare News Clippings (1/18/2008 - 1/25/2008)

Child Abuse & Neglect News:

DHS offers police access to child welfare records
Honolulu Advertiser, HI – Jan 25, 2008
... Child Protection Center , said one of the key issues is that police officers don't have organized training to identify child abuse and neglect. ...

Schools may get immunity in references
Columbia Daily Tribune, MO – Jan 24, 2008
... would be required to not only conduct criminal background inquiries, but also use a second, broader state database of child abuse and neglect reports. ...

Child Protective Services keeps closer watch
McKinney Courier Gazette, TX - Jan 22, 2008
The problem is prevalent; each region of CPS is hiring more staff and acquiring new space to investigate child abuse and neglect cases, Gonzales said. ...

Report: DCF inept in handling 2 rape cases
MiamiHerald.com, FL - Jan 22, 2008
''We have to stay focused on preventing child abuse and neglect in these homes,'' said Alan Abramowitz, DCF's new regional administrator in Miami. ...

VIEWING THE FOSTER CHILD POPULATION, IN PROPORTION
CityLimits.org - Jan 21, 2008
Samuels is helping the state of Michigan to evaluate "the overrepresentation of children of color in their child abuse and neglect and juvenile justice ...

Report: Oklahoma Leads Nation In Child Death Rate
KOCO, OK - Jan 19, 2008
The US Department of Health and Human Services hopes to reduce the rate of child abuse and neglect 20 percent by 2010 and cut the amount of deaths from ...

There Are Other Children to Save
Washington Post,  United States  - Jan 19, 2008
The mayor has promised a comprehensive citywide child abuse and neglect prevention plan, and advocacy groups stand ready to work with the mayor and city ...

Adoption creates a family
Sioux Falls Argus Leader, SD - Jan 19, 2008
It's a screening process to see if they've been brought up on child abuse and neglect or if they've been subjected to child abuse or neglect as children ...

National Child Welfare News Clippings (1/11/2008 - 1/18/2008)

Child Abuse & Neglect News:

Are All Child Drownings Neglect?
Tampa Tribune, FL – Jan 18, 2008
Caretakers accused of verified child abuse and neglect used to have their names entered into an abuse registry that could be queried as part of an ...

Report: One in Three District Children in Poverty
Washington Post, United States - Jan 17, 2008
Poverty is one of the key risk factors that can lead to child abuse and neglect, said Victoria Casey, chairman of the DC Children's Trust Fund. ...

Governor unifies child welfare agencies
Atlanta Journal Constitution, USA  - Jan 17, 2008
The commission funds community based anti- child abuse and neglect programs while the council focuses its work on juvenile delinquency and teen pregnancy ...

DSHS 'disappointed' about foster-care court action
KING5.com, WA – Jan 17, 2008
DSHS points out that about 95 percent of child-abuse and neglect complaints are responded to within 24 hours if the child is in imminent danger. ...

Group keeps babies out of harm's way
Grand Traverse Herald, MI - Jan 16, 2008
"I investigate child abuse and neglect and I've grown weary of investigating broken babies,” she added sadly. Meeting monthly, the workgroup pulls in ...

Report: More Nebraska children living in poverty
NTV ,  NE  - Jan 15, 2008
It also included information on child abuse and neglect cases, education, juvenile arrests and out-of-home care and adoption. The report says the number of ...