Oneida County Child Advocacy Center marks Child Abuse Prevention Month – Utica Observer Dispatch

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

Racial disparities in child protection prompt Minnesota legislation, federal complaint – Star Tribune

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

Nigerian Media Leaders Sign Groundbreaking Partnership to Boost Children’s Rights Advocacy – UNICEF

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

Kansas might soon create more oversight of foster care and abuse cases with child advocate office • Kansas Reflector – Kansas Reflector

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

Children’s Advocacy Institute Publishes 50 State Report Card on Preserving Foster Youth Federal Benefits – University of San Diego Website

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