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• Usher and ex-wife ordered to sort out custody agreement
• Child abuse registry bill passes Conn. Senate
• Couples Outraged With Adoption Agency
• Parents of Teen Who Died While Restrained at Yonkers School Speak Out
• Funds increased for Indiana child and family social service providers
• Debate Over Child Interrogation Policy Regarding IVS Incident Continues
• State won't renew contract with major foster care provider
• Husband's grief over slain wife compounded by CPS
• Infant's parents want answers after death in Staten Island foster home
• Conn. bill ensures sibling visits for DCF kids
• NYS Court Says Kids Who Witness Parents Fighting Aren't Necessarily Neglected
• Govt to have power to take over orphanages
• Jailed teen tried to kill foster mum
• Baby dies while in foster care on Staten Island
• Louisiana Foster Kids Saved From Horror of Loving Homes
• Statement from Secretary Sebelius on National Foster Care Month
• May Day protesters call for reforms of child protective services
• Usher In A Child Custody Battle With Ex-Wife Tameka Raymond
• CSA worker 'threatened' by loan sharks siphoned off £6.8k into her own bank account
• American foster mother's suit against Russian children's ombudsman set for May 28
• Parents with disabilities fight to keep baby
• Keep Families Together
• South Carolina Teacher Arrested After Grabbing Student as Part of a Nazi, Jew Rant
• Experience with foster system inspired run
• Hefty, The Official Luggage of the Foster Care System

Usher and ex-wife ordered to sort out custody agreement Posted: 03 May 2012 05:11 AM PDT Usher and ex-wife ordered to sort out custody agreement Usher appeared in court on Tuesday to battle for custody of his children and was ordered to work out a temporary agreement in private with his ex-wife.

Child abuse registry bill passes Conn. Senate Posted: 03 May 2012 05:03 AM PDT Child abuse registry bill passes Conn. Senate The Connecticut Senate has passed a bill that would allow rehabilitated people to apply to have their names removed from the state child abuse and neglect registry.

Couples Outraged With Adoption Agency Posted: 03 May 2012 04:55 AM PDT Couples Outraged With Adoption Agency A Farmington family is out more than $35,000 and, for now, lost hope for adopting a baby girl.

Parents of Teen Who Died While Restrained at Yonkers School Speak Out Posted: 03 May 2012 04:42 AM PDT Parents of Teen Who Died While Restrained at Yonkers School Speak Out Sheila and Andre Foster said they want justice in the death of their son Corey, who died at the Leake and Watts Facility on April 18.

Funds increased for Indiana child and family social service providers Posted: 02 May 2012 07:48 PM PDT Funds increased for Indiana child and family social service providers Indiana's Department of Child Services says more money is on the way to help at-risk children and their families. Our Fact Finder team learned St. Joseph County's Family and Children's Center will see some of those increased funds.

Debate Over Child Interrogation Policy Regarding IVS Incident Continues Posted: 02 May 2012 07:35 PM PDT Debate Over Child Interrogation Policy Regarding IVS Incident Continues On April 10, Dr. Stacey Hundley addressed the Enon Village Council in regards to the questioning of her ten-year-old son at Indian Valley Middle School, concerning a missing cell phone.

State won't renew contract with major foster care provider Posted: 02 May 2012 07:17 PM PDT State won't renew contract with major foster care provider Maryland's second-largest foster care provider will lose its contract with the state to place children in homes, a Department of Human Resources spokesman said Wednesday.

Husband's grief over slain wife compounded by CPS Posted: 02 May 2012 07:11 PM PDT Husband's grief over slain wife compounded by CPS On April 17, Keith Schuchardt absorbed the horrific news that an unknown assailant had gunned down his wife of 3½ years, Kala, and had fled with the couple's three-day-old son, Keegan. When he learned from news reporters that the infant had been found safe, Schuchardt went to the Montgomery County sheriff's office around 3 a.m. on April 18 to retrieve his son. He had hoped his nightmare was coming to an end. It was only beginning.

Infant's parents want answers after death in Staten Island foster home Posted: 02 May 2012 07:01 PM PDT Infant's parents want answers after death in Staten Island foster home The mom of a six-month-old who died Monday night after being placed into a Concord foster home is demanding someone be held responsible for her young daughter's death.

Conn. bill ensures sibling visits for DCF kids Posted: 02 May 2012 06:46 PM PDT Conn. bill ensures sibling visits for DCF kids The Connecticut Senate has passed legislation that would require the state's child welfare commissioner to make sure siblings under the state's care, such as in foster homes, get to visit one another at least once a week.

NYS Court Says Kids Who Witness Parents Fighting Aren't Necessarily Neglected Posted: 02 May 2012 11:28 AM PDT NYS Court Says Kids Who Witness Parents Fighting Aren't Necessarily Neglected A four member panel of the Appellate Division, Second Department of the Supreme Court of New York State has unanimously overturned a King's County Family Court ruling that a mother and father had neglected their children by fighting in front of them.

Govt to have power to take over orphanages Posted: 02 May 2012 11:25 AM PDT Govt to have power to take over orphanages The government is set to empower states to take over unregistered orphanages and child-care homes on the ground of child abuse or any other irregularity. A key change proposed in the Juvenile Justice Act is a follow-up of the reported abuse of children in Delhi-based Arya Orphanage in February

Jailed teen tried to kill foster mum Posted: 02 May 2012 11:21 AM PDT Jailed teen tried to kill foster mum A foster mother awoke to a nightmare scene and had to' fight for her life' after a teenager she was looking after tried to stab her to death.

Baby dies while in foster care on Staten Island Posted: 02 May 2012 11:09 AM PDT Baby dies while in foster care on Staten Island William Monge is demanding answers even as he and his girlfriend mourn the loss of their 6-month old daughter, Genesis.

Louisiana Foster Kids Saved From Horror of Loving Homes Posted: 02 May 2012 11:06 AM PDT Louisiana Foster Kids Saved From Horror of Loving Homes A local House Committee in Baton Rouge saved the last little pocket of American innocence on Tuesday. A proposal that would have allowed gay couples and straight unmarried couples and other ungodless folk (Wiccans?) to adopt children together in Louisiana has been defeated, with the House Civil Law and Procedure Committee voting 9-2 against HB 1081.

Statement from Secretary Sebelius on National Foster Care Month Posted: 02 May 2012 11:02 AM PDT Statement from Secretary Sebelius on National Foster Care Month Each May, National Foster Care Month provides us a special opportunity to focus on the nation's more than 400,000 children and youth in the foster care system. It is a time for us to raise awareness about the urgent needs of these young people and encourage all Americans to get involved – as foster or adoptive parents, volunteers, mentors, employers or in other ways. With the help of more Americans, many formerly abused or neglected children and teens will be able to reunite safely with their parents, be cared for by relatives or be adopted by loving families.

May Day protesters call for reforms of child protective services Posted: 02 May 2012 09:59 AM PDT May Day protesters call for reforms of child protective services An Occupy Oakland offshoot group on Tuesday -- a day of May Day actions nationwide -- protested the Alameda County agency entrusted with protecting children and investigating reports of child abuse, prompting some of its employees to stay away for the day.

Usher In A Child Custody Battle With Ex-Wife Tameka Raymond Posted: 02 May 2012 09:48 AM PDT Usher In A Child Custody Battle With Ex-Wife Tameka Raymond It looks like everything isn't going as smoothly as planned in celebrity dad Usher's child custody case with his ex-wife, Tameka Raymond. The two have been battling it out at an Atlanta courtroom where a judge has ordered the ex-couple to try and hash out a temporary custody agreement in private mediation.

CSA worker 'threatened' by loan sharks siphoned off £6.8k into her own bank account Posted: 02 May 2012 09:44 AM PDT CSA worker 'threatened' by loan sharks siphoned off £6.8k into her own bank account A WORKER at the Child Support Agency diverted nearly £7,000 due to be paid to parents into her own bank account, a court heard.

American foster mother's suit against Russian children's ombudsman set for May 28 Posted: 02 May 2012 09:04 AM PDT American foster mother's suit against Russian children's ombudsman set for May 28 The Moscow Tverskoy Distrcit Court will continue hearing the lawsuit by U.S. citizen Torry Ann Hansen against Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights Pavel Astakhov on May 28.

Parents with disabilities fight to keep baby Posted: 02 May 2012 08:41 AM PDT Parents with disabilities fight to keep baby A Mississauga couple who suffer from cerebral palsy are fighting to keep their month old baby after the Peel Children's Aid Society expressed doubt about their ability to care for the child.

Keep Families Together Posted: 02 May 2012 08:34 AM PDT Keep Families Together John is five years old. He lives with his mother Nancy, who is 25. One night, child welfare services receives a call from the police department. Nancy has been arrested. Child welfare is asked to come pick up John. In the days that follow, it becomes clear that Nancy's drug addiction is serious, but she loves her son, and John, who's been in foster care since the arrest, really misses his mom. Now, my dream isn't for anyone to feel sorry for Nancy. Nancy got herself into this position. She is young and foolish, she hangs out with a bad crowd, and this isn't the first time she's been in trouble. My dream isn't for society to feel sorry for Nancy; my dream is for society to think about John.

South Carolina Teacher Arrested After Grabbing Student as Part of a Nazi, Jew Rant Posted: 02 May 2012 08:27 AM PDT South Carolina Teacher Arrested After Grabbing Student as Part of a Nazi, Jew Rant A South Carolina teacher is accused of grabbing a student and shoving him under a table last Wednesday as she delivered an anti-Semitic rant in her classroom, one her lawyer said was part of an interactive history lesson on World War II and the Holocaust.

Experience with foster system inspired run Posted: 02 May 2012 07:42 AM PDT Experience with foster system inspired run Fish said the department targeted her because she had publicly advocated for change.

Hefty, The Official Luggage of the Foster Care System Posted: 02 May 2012 07:16 AM PDT Hefty, The Official Luggage of the Foster Care System The bad news: There are over 400,000 kids in foster care in the US, many of whom are moved four or more times per year. Its no wonder they feel unwanted. It has been estimated that 50% of foster kids end up homeless when they age out of the system. These kids are approached by a trafficker (pimp) within 48 hours of being homeless. The fourth time a trafficker approaches a homeless youth (often with a burger and fries), the young person succumbs. Thats how abused kids end up in prostitution. When these young people find themselves in a life they cannot get out of, they often medicate themselves. Thats how abused kids end up on drugs.

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