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Child Welfare Florida Department of Children and Families Secretary David Wilkins is asking lawmakers to give capable child abuse investigators a raise,...

Top Headlines for 12/23

Child Welfare There is no need to place foster children on highly potent psychiatric drugs, says Dr. Peter Breggin, who identifies himself...

Top Headlines for 12/22

Child Welfare The Oklahoma Commission for Human Services voted 6-3 late Tuesday to settle a federal class-action lawsuit over the state’s foster...

Top Headlines for 12/21

Child Welfare Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman is concerned about the legislature’s desire to return some child welfare services back to a state...

Top Headlines for 12/20

Child Welfare Federal officials are planning a summit in South Dakota to discuss the removal of Native American children into foster care...

Top Headlines for 12/19

Child Welfare Opinions vary as Nebraska legislators ponder moving child welfare case management back to the state agency after two years of...

Top Headlines for 12/16

Child Welfare Laws written to punish mandated reporters who stay silent on child abuse have largely gone unenforced, reports Brad Heath of...

Top Headlines for 12/15

Child Welfare Susan Livio and Bob Considine of the New Jersey Star-Ledger report on a recent review of the state’s child welfare...

Top Headlines for 12/14

Child Welfare A Congressional hearing to discuss the potential for new legislation aimed at toughening the child abuse reporting process included proposals...

Top Headlines for 12/13

Child Welfare Fears of an uptick in child abuse tied to an economic downturn have not been realized, reports the Associated Press,...

Top Headlines for 12/12

Child Welfare Alabama’s tough new immigration law has not been used to take children away from their illegal immigrant parents despite the...

Top Headlines for 12/9

Child Welfare Stacy Brown of the Pennsylvania Independent reports on state legislation aimed at curbing Pennsylvania’s child sex industry. A New Jersey...

Top Headlines for 12/8

Child Welfare The leader of Connecticut’s child welfare system believes her agency is paying for mental health services that should be covered...

Top Headlines for 12/7

Child Welfare The resignation of two state child welfare leaders became known this week: Devin Katayama of WFPL.org reports on Patricia Wilson...

Top Headlines for 12/6

Child Welfare Ana Valdes and Dara Kam of the Palm Beach Post report on how some businesses in Florida are stepping up...

Top Headlines for 12/5

Child Welfare If the only effect of the GAO report on psychotropics and foster kids is tracking prescriptions, writes Judith Warner in...

Top Headlines for 12/2

Child Welfare Ana Valdes of the Palm Beach Post breaks down yesterday’s GAO report about psychotropic medications and foster youths, and snared...

Top Headlines for 12/1

Child Welfare ABC News got an exclusive early look at the GAO report released today about foster youths and psychotropic drugs, and...

Top Headlines for 11/30

Child Welfare Florida’s licensed child care centers say they are losing after-school customers to businesses that offer sports classes and other activities...