Dorothy Roberts Thinks We Need a New Way to Keep Kids Safe
The author and academic is not opposed to reforming the CPS system but believes the wiser path is to start over.
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Judge says agency secretary has to do child protective work because of staffing shortage
A West Virginia circuit judge has ordered state officials to serve as CPS workers due to severe understaffing in child ...
Families With Trans Kids Are Fleeing the U.S.
As the new administration targets transgender individuals, families are protecting themselves in any way they can ...
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A Bill Supporting Critical Services For Victims of Abuse Gets Another Chance In Congress
The reintroduction of the Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act comes as survivors of abuse are in desperate need of support.
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The court system is shot through with addiction, so let’s start dealing with it
We joined together to increase the tax on alcohol to fund services, hoping to end the revolving door of jail, drug seeking, ...
Judge mandates W.Va. DoHS officials to fill critical CPS roles amid staffing crisis
HARRISVILLE, W.Va. (WCHS) — A circuit court judge is ordering officials with the West Virginia Department of Human Services ...
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TORPY: Letting kids go free range. Supporters say: ‘There oughta be a law’
Two bills introduced at the Georgia state legislature aim to protect parents from the long-arm of the law if their kids are caught out there free-ranging.
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Maryland recorded an alarming rise in child deaths from abuse and neglect. No one noticed.
As many as 83 Maryland children died from abuse or neglect in 2023, making the state’s published rate of child maltreatment ...
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‘An ecosystem of dysfunction:’ West Virginia still has a child welfare worker shortage, and it’s taking a toll on foster kids and families
When Olivia Frausto was growing up with her father and sister in Martinsburg, sleeping on the floor and waking up to ...