Category: Child Protection and Advocacy
Texarkana Child Advocacy Center and CASA get more than $16000 in grant funds – Texarkana Gazette
TEXARKANA, Texas — Child protection organizations Texarkana Children’s Advocacy Center and Court Appointed Special Advocates recently received grant funding for their respective missions. The two child wellness programs work together underneath Northeast Texas CASA and provide free services to children and families dealing with abuse and neglect.
Read MoreOregon spent upwards of $18 million to defend its struggling child welfare system. Now, the trial has been postponed – Oregon Public Broadcasting
The trial between the state of Oregon and the advocacy group suing the state over its mistreatment of kids placed in foster care has been delayed as the two sides near a settlement agreement. The trial, where the state was expected to defend its beleaguered child welfare system, was scheduled to start on Monday in Eugene. After about five years and spending upwards of $18 million of taxpayer money, it seems settlement talks have finally gained traction. The final settlement deal is due May 17. THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR: Melissa…
Read MoreAdvocates fear public safety bill could send more Vermont children to prison – Vermont Public
Child advocates are making an 11th-hour push in Montpelier to revise legislation that would send more young offenders into the criminal justice system for adults. Teenage brains are different than adults’, and that scientific fact has spurred reforms in Montpelier that are designed to keep young offenders from entering the system that Vermont uses for adults. Public safety legislation that’s up for a final vote in the Statehouse this week, however, could result in more kids going to adult prison. “All in all, this bill is one of the most…
Read MoreMainers call for transparency in child welfare system – Bangor Daily News
On a gray morning last week, former state Sen. Bill Diamond stood at a rally in front of the State House and implored Maine’s government to do more to prevent child abuse — and be transparent about its efforts. A nearby sign attached to a stone column listed the names of eight Maine children on blue sneakers: eight children who have died in the past three decades, and whose names have become synonymous with the state’s child welfare system, including Maddox Williams, Marissa Kennedy and Logan Marr. Diamond was describing a…
Read MoreAt-risk children’s ‘broken’ NSW government protection system is harming them, advocates say – ABC News
After more than 20 years as a child protection case worker, Betina Huber reached her breaking point last year. “Seeing the children’s pain and suffering on a day-to-day basis it got to a point where I thought ‘I can’t do it anymore’,” she said. After a period of leave, Ms Huber resigned in February. She had worked for the New South Wales government’s Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ), overseeing the care of children removed from family homes for their own welfare. Ms Huber said that while it could be…
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