Ashli Sims, News On 6 TULSA, Oklahoma — Two new reports say Oklahoma’s safety net for children is riddled with holes. It’s the latest shot across the bow from the organization suing the state’s child welfare system in federal court. These two new reports, totaling more than 170 pages, blast DHS from top to bottom.
Oneida County received 3,976 reports of child abuse last year. The Oneida County Child Advocacy Center, which deals mostly with sexual abuse or serious physical abuse, investigated 602 of those complaints as well as another 439 cases that came to the center through other channels, according to Oneida County. Their investigations covered 722 alleged abusers
Layla Jackson never returned to her mother. The cheerful, observant 17-month-old was murdered by her foster father in 2018. Latasha Bacon said child protection workers should not have removed her daughter from her care after the girl returned from a babysitter’s with a broken leg. Bacon, who is Black and Native American, is part of
ABUJA, NIGERIA, April 19, 2024 — In a significant move to advance the rights and welfare of children in Nigeria, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the Nigerian Guild of Editors, and the Diamond Awards for Media Excellence (DAME) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). This partnership aims to leverage media’s influential power to
A new report contends that two-thirds of kids in California foster care’s system have never met with their legal counsel outside of court, but critics call the data and conclusions flawed. By Jeremy Loudenback Attorneys represent tens of thousands of California foster children, but the results of a new survey reveal many still feel left
TOPEKA — Following a years-long clash over who should oversee the state’s child welfare system — a battle that took on new urgency with the death of a Topeka 5-year-old in October — lawmakers sent a bill creating an independent office to the governor. Senate Bill 115 would establish the Office of the Child Advocate
Thursday, April 18, 2024TOPICS: Politics and Law Share This Post SAN DIEGO (April 18, 2024) – University of San Diego (USD) School of Law Children’s Advocacy Institute (CAI) released a report, entitled “Foster Care or Foster Con? Preserving the Federal Benefits of America’s Most Vulnerable Children.” The report evaluates all 50 U.S. states and the