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LA County supervisors call for review of child protection system in wake of Anthony Avalos’ death

Los Angeles Times

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday ordered officials in charge of child protection to examine shortcomings in the system in the …

Officials had documented abuse of Lancaster boy, 10, who died last week – The Pasadena Star-News

Before his death, 10-year-old Anthony Avalos came out as gay, official says – Los Angeles Times

10-Year-Old Boy May Have Come Out as Gay Before His Death – kmir.com

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Victorian Child Protection staff overworked, with worker saying car crash a wake-up call

ABC News

Mr Sherman said Child Protection is drastically understaffed and workers are not being supported, even though they deal with the most confronting …

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Child Protection workers tell of system in crisis

Herald Sun

Joshua Sherman, an after-hours crisis worker based in Bendigo for Victoria’s Child Protection service told the ABC’s 7.30 he was risking his job by …

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Child Protection workers tell of system in crisis

NEWS.com.au

CHILD Protection workers claim they are expected to be “super human” as a scathing report reveals they are being lumped with unreasonable …

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Analysis: Chief Minister Michael Gunner must take on NT child protection ministry when he …

NT News

Analysis: Chief Minister Michael Gunner must take on NT child protection … to his chief ministerial responsibilities — police and emergency services, …

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Department aware of Scouting child protection flaws six years ago

Irish Times

The Department of Children and Youth Affairs was aware of serious flaws in how Scouting Ireland handled child protection cases as early as six years …

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New report: Tackling lead in drinking water at child care facilities

Environmental Defense Fund (blog)

Though child care facilities are currently a major gap in the effort to reduce children’s exposure to lead from drinking water, they also present a critical …

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Monroe County ends use of alternative child protective services program

13WHAM-TV

After an expert review of an alternative child protective services program, Monroe County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo has chosen to end it indefinitely.

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CIRA partners with the Canadian Centre for Child Protection to protect children from abuse

Canada NewsWire (press release)

OTTAWA, June 27, 2018 /CNW/ – Today, the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) announced it has signed an agreement with the …

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Child protection isn’t cheap, but the mess at Tusla runs deeper than money

Independent.ie

RESPONSE: Katherine Zappone, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, commissioned the report into Tusla after the false allegations made against …

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CPS (Child Protective Services)

DHHS – NC DHHS

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McCarrick case points to shift in culture, child protection experts say

Crux Now

The archdiocese of New York’s scrutiny of Cardinal Theodore McCarrick shows that “no one is exempt from accountability,” participants at a …

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Amendments to the Child Protection Act 1999

Queensland Law Society

In October 2017, the Child Protection Reform Amendment Act 2017 was passed by the Queensland Legislative Assembly, progressing changes to …

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Last Week in Child Welfare: June 17-24

cwla.org

The child welfare system in New Mexico is in desperate need of an overhaul. As another abuse case—specifically child prostitution and how the case …

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CIFF – Child Protection

Harvard Dataverse

The Dataverse Project is an open source software application to share, cite and archive data. Dataverse provides a robust infrastructure for data …

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Child Protection Practitioners

Seek

Protecting our most vulnerable children from harm is one of the most important jobs you can do.

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Child Wellbeing and Child Protection

HETI

Welcome to the eLearning module Child Wellbeing and Child Protection – Part 3. This module can help you improve your response to presentations of …

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Marshall Government honours 100-day child protection agreement

Premier of South Australia

The Marshall Government has delivered on its 100-day commitment to extend foster care payments for young people up to 21 years of age and …

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June 2018

These articles and stories about child abuse & child protection are only sampling of what should be reported – the majority of child abuse is never reported.  These scars last forever.

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Profit drives the UK child protection industry

The Guardian

There is widespread condemnation (Letters, 20 June) at Trump separating immigrant children from their families. But in the UK, away from the public …

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Brooklyn Park Missing Girl Found, Family has Lengthy History with Child Protection

KSTP

Court documents regarding the children in the home show child protection worked with the family from 1999 to 2000, again in 2006, once more in …

Case of missing Brooklyn Park girl leads to wider child protection investigation – Minneapolis Star Tribune

Brooklyn Park Girl’s Runaway Case Reveals Home ‘Unfit For Human Habitation’ – WCCO | CBS Minnesota

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Missing girl’s family had long history with child protection workers

Minnesota Public Radio News

The Brooklyn Park mother who reported her 11-year-old daughter missing Monday has a long history with child protection workers, most recently …

Brooklyn Park police continue to investigate abuse, neglect allegations at home of runaway – Minneapolis Star Tribune

Case Of Missing Girl Leads To Wider Child Protection Probe – Voice Of Alexandria (press release)

Authorities enhance investigation after Brooklyn Park girl found, home searched – KMSP-TV

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Expert’s plan to help solve child protection crisis

NT News

AN Aboriginal justice campaigner with nearly two decades of experience in child protection in the NT has called for more services to be handed back …

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Child protection advocate Maggie Dawkins claims ‘toxic culture’ at Equestrian SA has existed for …

The Advertiser

A PROMINENT member of the South Australian equestrian community, with a national profile as a child protection advocate, has spoken out against …

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Top official overseeing child protection in Kentucky plans to resign

WKYT

(AP) – The top official overseeing child protection in Kentucky plans to resign from her job as commissioner of the Department for Community Based …

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Child protection in the NT under review

9news.com.au

Child protection in the NT under review … months, there have been 41 substantial cases of sexual exploitation of children in the Northern Territory.

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Another View: Child protective system should include support for families

Press Herald

Also critical are resources for families – jobs, child care, housing, mental health and substance abuse treatment and parenting support – and a …

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Katherine child protection caseloads are NT’s highest

Katherine Times

“We know that education and health services do it differently. We are trying to line up our services to make sure staff, who are recruited, are welcomed …

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Six Classrooms’ Worth Of Youngsters Put On Child Protection Plans Every Day

HuffPost UK

Six classrooms’ worth of young people are being placed on child protection plans every day, shocking new town hall figures show. The number of …

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Child Protection Officer

BrighterMonday

Apply for the Child protection officer vacancy at Wamo Relief and Rehabilitation Service today! Subscribe to alerts to receive similar jobs directly to …

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Take Our Survey!

Child Welfare Information Gateway

If you agree to take the survey you will leave the Child Welfare Information Gateway website. Information Gateway takes no responsibility for and …

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AG Schimel Statement on Seventh Circuit Ruling in Unborn Child Protection Act Case

Wisconsin Department of Justice

MADISON, Wis. – Late yesterday, in Anderson, et al. v. Loertscher, a challenge to the state’s Unborn Child Protection Act, the United States Court of …

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‘Crisis-driven’: NSW child protection system is failing, study says

The Guardian

A damning independent report into child protection in New South Wales has found the system is “ineffective and unsustainable”, its escalating costs …

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Tasmanian budget: Child protection funding cautiously welcomed, but Labor says damage done

ABC News

Unions and the social service sector have welcomed money in the Tasmanian budget for the state’s child protection system, but said more needed to …

Tas budget funds for child safety workers – Daily Mail

Tasmanian Government to spend an extra $24 million to improve child safety – The Mercury

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Child protection costs ‘threaten local councils’ financial stability’

The Guardian

Failure to support families at risk and reduce pressure on the care system will lead to child protection services becoming financially unsustainable, the …

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Minnesota parents seek changes to child protection laws

KFGO News

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A group of Minnesota parents are seeking for some of the state’s child protection laws to be declared unconstitutional, alleging …

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Tasmanian child protection system still failing, union warns

ABC News

The union representing Tasmania’s child protection workers says the state is still failing vulnerable children, six years after the deaths of two babies …

EDITORIAL: Children need our protection, not politics – The Advocate

Tasmanian Labor criticises child safety resources after baby death – The Advocate

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Legal system of child protection is in crisis, says senior judge

The Guardian

The family justice system is in crisis, fuelled by an “untenable” workload created by a glut of applications to take vulnerable children into care, the …

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One Man’s Journey Leads to Outcry on Child Protection Cases

KAAL

June 07, 2018 09:33 PM. (ABC 6 News)– It’s a lawsuit between parents and the Minnesota Department of Human Services that has been ongoing on …

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‘Those kids don’t have anyone’: Child protection ‘scandal’ revealed

The Mercury

A NOTE ABOUT RELEVANT ADVERTISING: We collect information about the content (including ads) you use across this site and use it to make both …

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Make a booking, donate to child protection in tourism

TTG Asia

Bedsonline said the one-day initiative is aligned to its commitment to protect against the commercial sexual exploitation of children and adolescents in …

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Top Official Overseeing Child Protection Plans to Resign

U.S. News & World Report

The top official overseeing child protection in Kentucky plans to resign from her job as commissioner of the Department for Community Based Services …

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the child protective service worker

ScienceDirect

Abstract-County child protection units throughout the United States were surveyed to (1) profile the attributes of child protection workers, (2) determine …

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About Us

Canadian Centre for Child Protection

The Canadian Centre for Child Protection is a national charity dedicated to the personal safety of all children. Our goal is to reduce the sexual abuse …

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LePage’s suggestions to improve child protection include shifting focus away from family reunification

Biddeford Journal Tribune

LePage’s suggestions to improve child protection include shifting focus away from … Drawing on his own past as a victim of child abuse, Maine Gov.

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Minnesota Parents Seek Changes to Child Protection Laws

U.S. News & World Report

A group of Minnesota parents are seeking for some of the state’s child protection laws to be declared unconstitutional, alleging they deprive families of …

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LePage’s suggestions to improve child protection include shifting focus away from family reunification

Press Herald

Drawing on his own past as a victim of child abuse, Maine Gov. Paul LePage told a legislative committee Thursday that the deaths of two children after …

Gov: Outdated protection system played role in child deaths – WTOP

Governor says outdated protection system played role in child deaths – WAGM

Gov. LePage proposes child welfare changes, saying two girls ‘should not have died’ – WGME

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Minnesota parents seek changes to child protection laws

Hastings Tribune

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A group of Minnesota parents are seeking for some of the state’s child protection laws to be declared unconstitutional, alleging …

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Group: Child Protection Laws Unconstitutional

KNSI Radio

(AP) – A group of Minnesota parents is seeking for some of the state’s child protection laws to be declared unconstitutional, alleging they deprive …

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Minnesota parents seek changes to child protection laws

WRAL.com

MINNEAPOLIS — A group of Minnesota parents are seeking for some of the state’s child protection laws to be declared unconstitutional, alleging they …

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LePage’s suggestions to improve child protection include shifting focus away from family reunification

Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel

Child Protective Services, a division of the state’s Department of Health and Human Services, is under intense scrutiny after two girls who suffered …

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SAHRC child protection week activities come to an end

Eyewitness News

SAHRC child protection week activities come to an end … successful endeavour as it better helps children understand their rights and responsibilities.

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Child protection cases taking several years to be dealt with

Irish Times

Lack of co-operation between gardaí and social workers and inadequate supports for many district courts are contributing to child protection cases …

Child protection cases being delayed for years – Irish Examiner

Court system inadequately resourced to deal with child protection cases – Report – Irish Examiner

Child abuse cases bogged down by lack of cooperation between gardaí and social workers – thejournal.ie

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Child protection ‘failed suffocated baby’

The Australian

A three-week-old baby may not have died had Tasmania’s Child Protection Services adequately responded to 15 prior complaints about her parents’ …

Death of Tasmanian baby due to ‘extensive failings’ of child protection system, coroner finds – ABC News

System failures in Tasmanian baby’s death – 9news.com.au

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Contact a Social Worker

Tusla

Child Protection & Welfare. Child Protection & Welfare … Contact a Social Worker. Social workers provide frontline services to children and families.

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Cart

Child Welfare Information Gateway

The Child Welfare Information Gateway cart allows you to order publications from the Child Welfare Information Gateway website. To add an item to …

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Child Protection Chair

Sunday Times Appointments – The Times

Child Protection Chair – Wiltshire – £40ph Our Client in Wiltshire requires an experienced CP Chair to join their fast paced team. The suitable …

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Child Welfare Organizing Project

cwop.org

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Child protection training requirements

NSW Department of Education

In NSW, nominated supervisors and persons in day-to-day charge are required to have completed the child protection courses approved by the NSW …

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School Support Services under the DEIS initiative

Tusla

… Educational Welfare Services of the Child and Family Agency have responsibility for operational management of two school-based support services …

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Child protection knows no borders

SAnews.gov

The Minister was addressing the closing ceremony of Child Protection Week in Ladybrand in the Free State. Local communities, including learners, …

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WC social development ready to mark child protection week

Eyewitness News

The spokesperson for the MEC of social development, Sihle Ngobese says more people have become aware of child protection and are focused on …

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The Cycle of Child Protection Services Involvement: A Cohort Study of Adolescent Mothers

AAP News

OBJECTIVES: To determine if adolescent mothers who were in the care of child protection services (CPS) when they gave birth to their first child are …

Understanding the Intergenerational Cycle of Child Protective Service Involvement – AAP News

We’re separating babies from their teenage mothers in care, perpetuating a never-ending cycle – CBC.ca

Father Sues Child Protective Services for ‘Kidnapping’ His Kids As Black Children Are … – Atlanta Black Star

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Child Protection Week launch: waging a war on sexual abuse

eNCA

JOHANNESBURG – Sunday marks the beginning of Child Protection Week. … eNCA spoke with Mandisa Maruge, a social worker at the Family Life …

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SACE has no access to child protection and sex offenders’ registers

Times LIVE

“Today marks the start of Child Protection Week and the admission by SACE that they have never checked teachers against the registers is a damning …

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Child Protection Week: Protect your child from child predators

Kormorant

Always know where your child is and who they are with. Be aware of … Check the child protection policies at organizations that interact with your child.

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ACT Policing says men posed as child protection workers to enter Canberra home

ABC Online

Police say two men posed as child protection workers to enter a Canberra home on Sunday and are investigating possible links to a similar unsolved …

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Texas Child Protection leader slams foster care pregnancy report

Chron.com

AUSTIN — The leader of Texas child protection is slamming a recent report that found high rates of teen pregnancy in foster care, calling the data …

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#HaveYourSay: Readers’ view on Child Protection Week

Rosebank Killarney Gazette

SURPRISE HONONO: Child Protection Week is very important seeing that children go missing. It raises the importance of how we can protect children.

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Child Protection Week: What you need to know

Letaba Herald

Social Development Minister Susan Shabangu kicked off Child Protection Week by putting the spotlight on issues facing young South Africans under …

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Legal Aid SA observes Child Protection Week

Highway Mail

DURING Child Protection Week, Monday, 27 May to Sunday, 3 June, state institutions and civil society reflect on the work done to further protect …

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DSS Child Protective Services

DHHS – NC Department of Health and Human Services

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Division of Children and Family Services

Arkansas Department of Human Services – Arkansas.gov

The Division of Children and Family Services is responsible for safety of … DCFS is responsible for child abuse and neglect prevention, protective, …

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Children with disabilities need more attention during Child Protection Week

City Press – News24

South Africa is a prolifically violent society with a shocking prevalence of child abuse. An example of this is the revelation emanating from the Optimus …

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Child Safety Officer (Child Protection, Social Work, Psychology)

Seek

Department of Communities, Child Safety, Youth and Women / Various locations in Brisbane and Sunshine Coast. Do you want an opportunity to …

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Child Protection Week: DA lays criminal charges against SACE officials for failing to vet teachers

Democratic Alliance

Today, my colleague, DA Shadow Deputy Minister of Basic Education, Nomsa Marchesi MP, and I laid criminal charges against the South African …

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Interdiction for the Protection of Children: A Program of Partnerships to Stop Trafficking

COPS Office – Department of Justice

Captain Derek Prestridge of the Texas Department of Public Safety oversees the Interdiction for the Protection of Children training program. The IPC …

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Child Protection Practice Leader (Case Planning) – Inner East Melbourne Area

Vacancies – Careers.vic.gov.au – Careers.Vic

Child Protection Practice Leader (Case Planning) – Inner East Melbourne Area. The Department of Health and Human Services develops and delivers …

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MINISTER SHABANGU TO LAUNCH CHILD PROTECTION WEEK

Social Development

The Minister of the Department of Social Development, Ms Susan Shabangu, will lead the launch of the national Child Protection Week (CPW) …

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‘It’s on everybody’: A look at child protection services in Fargo-Moorhead area following three child …

Brainerd Dispatch

Linda Dorff, Cass County Social Services division manager, fears we’ll see more deaths. “That worries me. Scares me,” Dorff said. On April 9, 6-year-old Justis Burland died in Fergus Falls, Minn., after being repeatedly beaten, tortured and neglected for months. He had injuries from head to toe. On April …

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‘It’s on everybody’: A look at child protection services in our area following three child deaths

Brainerd Dispatch

FARGO—Three children recently died within a 60-mile radius of here, allegedly at the hands of caregivers who should have protected them.

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Oregon child protection officials work to bring back ‘sense of hope’

Statesman Journal

Child Welfare Director Marilyn Jones was optimistic about a lot of issues that once plagued the child welfare section of Oregon Department of Human Services: Overdue cases are being closed, staffing levels are no longer plummeting and the workloads of overburdened caseworkers are shrinking.

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Child protection: It’s vital that state agencies ‘dare to share’

Irish Examiner

Niall Muldoon looks at child protection in other jurisdictions and learns how it is vital to unify activities between law enforcement and social work.

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Auditor general calls for changes to fix ‘broken’ child protection system

Sharonherald

HARRISBURG – Six months after declaring that Pennsylvania’s child protection system was broken, Auditor General Eugene DePasquale rolled out …

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Warren Mundine slams “PC approach” to indigenous child protection

2GB

Indigenous leader Warren Mundine says politicised “crap” is seeing at-risk indigenous children left in dangerous situations, when they should be …

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Parliament debates adoption ‘fix’ for child protection crisis

Daily Telegraph

A BITTER clash over whether adoption can be used to tackle the soaring rates of Australian children in child protection is heating up as a major …

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Child protection is in need of immediate attention

Sunbury Daily Item

State Auditor General Eugene DePasquale’s plan to address what he calls a broken child protection system deserves immediate and serious …

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Gender-transformative child protection: An annotated bibliography

ReliefWeb

This annotated bibliography provides a brief overview of the state of evidence on gender-transformative child protection. Gender-transformative child …

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Child welfare IT trumps fears for family privacy

The Australian

Child welfare workers in the Northern Territory will be handed a tablet device on which they can access more than 20 different data systems to track …

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Child Abuse Review

Wiley Online Library

Comparing International Approaches to Safeguarding Children … Policy Assemblage in Taiwan’s Child Protection Reforms: Policy Mixture, Policy …

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Senior Child Protection Practitioner, (Supervisory)

Vacancies – Careers.vic.gov.au – Careers.Vic

Senior Child Protection Practitioner, (Supervisory). The Department of Health and Human Services develops and delivers policies, programs and …

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the full Social Services-Ogwadeni:deo Policies Review RFP

Six Nations Of The Grand River

SOCIAL SERVICES OGWADENI:DEO CHILD PROTECTION AGENCY. REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. Six Nations Ogwadeni:deo working …

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CHANGE! Factsheet -“Family Group Conference – co-production in child protection”

urbact

CHANGE! Factsheet -“Family Group Conference – co-production in child protection”. PDF icon CHANGE! Factsheet -“Family Group Conference …

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FLIP THE SYSTEM: Hennepin Co. Child Protection reforms a $122M system

KMSP-TV

Hennepin County Child Protection took her two other children, terminated her … And I tried to do everything I could to protect my children,” she said.

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No evidence Michigan child welfare records were manipulated, monitors say

Lansing State Journal

DETROIT — After interviewing and reviewing the caseload records of hundreds of Michigan’s child welfare employees, court monitors said they found …

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Auditor general calls for changes to fix child protection in PA

Sunbury Daily Item

HARRISBURG — Six months after declaring that Pennsylvania’s child protection system was broken, Auditor General Eugene DePasquale rolled out …

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Court of Guardianship, UNICEF host Child Protection training

The Daily Herald (press release)

From left: Prime Minister’s Cabinet policy advisor Rodney Richardson, UNICEF Child Protection in Emergencies-training/consultant Joanna Wedge, …

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Child Protection Minister Rachel Sanderson hasn’t met Child Commissioner or Guardian for …

NEWS.com.au

… protection spokeswoman Jayne Stinson in Parliament, Ms Sanderson confirmed that she had not met with Children’s Commissioner Helen Connolly or Guardian Penny Wright since the March 17 election. Ms Sanderson said she had instead prioritised meeting with Child Protection Department staff, …

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Child Protection Minister Rachel Sanderson hasn’t met Child Commissioner or Guardian for …

The Advertiser

CHILD Protection Minister Rachel Sanderson has not met with the state’s Children’s Commissioner or the Guardian for children in care since taking on …

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Kansas Child Welfare Agency Sees Administrative Turnover As Hope For Turnaround

KCUR

Some 20 administrators in the Kansas agency managing child welfare and state assistance have been promoted, fired or shifted to other posts since …

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Child protection staff bemoan levels of bureaucracy

Jersey Evening Post

Child protection healthcare staff have said bureaucracy is keeping them from front line practice in Northern Ireland. The complexity of cases involving …

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Damning reports questions the priority of child protection officers

The Australian

“If the focus is on the child being at the centre of everything we do, I would think their (child protection’s) response and their prioritisation would be …

Matt Cunningham: Report reveals litany of appalling failures – NT News

Toddler safety before ideology – The Australian

Child carer’s horror house of evil clowns and cruel abuse – The Australian

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Safeguarding children´s rights in east Jerusalem – Child Protection Working Group, Sub-Cluster …

Reliefweb

A mapping of organisations providing protection services for vulnerable children in East Jerusalem took place as part of an effort to offer appropriate …

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GLAD Is Helping Create a Safer, More Inclusive Child Protection System

GLAD

Earlier this month, Mary Bonauto and I were invited to speak on a panel about LGBTQ youth at a Maine Judicial Conference in Lewiston, for all …

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Reworked child protection system in Tasmania under fire from unions, case worker

ABC Online

Two key Tasmanian unions have raised serious concerns about the State Government’s redesign of the child protection system, claiming it will farm out responsibility for child safety to the non-government sector. The Government announced a major overhaul of the “broken” child protection system in …

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Vic child protection workers ‘burning out’

SBS

Victoria’s child protection case workers are overloaded, burning out and it would cost more than $1.4 billion to fix the problems, a new report says.

$1.4b can fix Victoria’s broken child-protection system, amid rise in case loads, staff stress: report – Herald Sun

Vic child protection staff burning out – SBS

Spat on, sworn at, threatened – child protection staff doing it tough – The Age

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Child protection services ‘failed’ two-year-old girl allegedly raped in Tennant Creek, report finds

ABC Online

Child protection services “failed” a two-year-old girl allegedly raped in the outback town of Tennant Creek, and provided “inadequate and ad-hoc” support, an independent report has concluded. The Children’s Commissioner, Colleen Gwynne, launched her own investigation into the case in February, …

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Tasmanian child protection whistleblowers detail claims of abuse in foster care

ABC Online

Whistleblowers have detailed allegations of child abuse in foster care, saying the Tasmanian Government is so desperate to house vulnerable …

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St. Louis County to Add Attorney for Child Protection Cases

WDIO

Another attorney will be hired on to help St. Louis County’s Public Health and Human Services Department manage child protection cases.

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Child protection investigator quit after he was accused of lying about a case. He says he was …

Bradenton Herald

A child protection investigator has resigned from the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office after an internal affairs investigation began looking into …

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Vic child protection staff burning out

NEWS.com.au

“(Department of Health and Human Services) is not meeting its obligation to ensure that (child protection practitioners) are maintaining good mental health,” the report released on Thursday said. “The primary risk affecting CPPs’ management of their mental health is unreasonable workloads.”.

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State child protective services hires new administrator

Helena Independent Record

Vining has also been a child protection specialist and supervisor, in addition to working as a social worker for the Cascade County Health Department, …

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Whole of Syria: Child Protection Response Snapshot (January – December 2017)

ReliefWeb

The child protection sector in Syria is comprised of approximately 60 partners including, UN, INGO, Syrian NGO and government agencies operating in 13 governorates. The sector works to prevent and respond to abuse, neglect, exploitation and violence against children through strengthening …

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New spending on child protection, mental health clears House by wide margin

The Union Leader

CONCORD — Two Senate-passed bills designed to improve child protection and mental health services cleared the House with overwhelming bipartisan … The support for the bills indicates a widespread desire to address some of the issues raised in an outside evaluation of the state’s child protective …

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Child protection

NUI Galway

NUI Galway is fully committed to safeguarding the well-being of all the children and young people with whom we work. Our policy on Child Protection is in accordance with Children First – National Guidelines for the Protection and Welfare of Children – 1999 which was published by the Department of …

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COPPA

coppa.org

Websites that are collecting information from children under the age of thirteen are required to comply with Federal Trade Commission ( FTC ) Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). What is COPPA ? How To Comply with The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule ?

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Child Welfare Organizing Project

cwop.org

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NEW Child Protection Workshop (cross sectoral)

Drumcondra Education Centre

Newly Qualified Teachers (NQT’s) NEW Child Protection Workshop (cross sectoral). NIPT Simple Logo2 DEC06-399x369x16m. Child Protection …

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Documents Show Chaos In Brooklyn Park Home

WCCO | CBS Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The search for a runaway led police to a home unfit for children. Now, new documents reveal what they say they …

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New details on conditions inside Brooklyn Park home

KARE11.com

BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. – The initial report from Brooklyn Park police on Monday, as they removed four children from a home and … the children were subject to physical abuse, sexual abuse and had missed many days of school.

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Former Henry Sibley music teacher gets six months in jail for criminal sex with student

TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press

“Sexual abuse of a student by a teacher is deeply disturbing conduct,” County Attorney James Backstrom said in a statement announcing the sentence …

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The Mom Stop: Policy pulls apart families

Crookston Daily Times

… the policy amounted to “government-sanctioned child abuse” that can have lasting health effects on the children who were pulled from their parents.

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Deputies arrest two Marion County residents on child neglect charges

WBOY-TV

FOUR STATES, W.Va. – The Marion County Sheriff’s Department has charged two people with child neglect for allegedly keeping drugs near children.

Marion County residents charged with child neglect – WDTV

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Recent Child Abuse and Neglect Allegations Hurting International Adoption

whotv.com

DES MOINES, Iowa — Amid an Osceola couple’s child neglect and endangerment allegations in regard to their two children adopted from Africa, …

Attorney explains adoption process following couple’s child abuse charges – KCCI Des Moines

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Affidavit: Osceola Couple’s Adopted Kids Fed Only Oatmeal, Kept in Plastic Lined Rooms

whotv.com

OSCEOLA, Iowa – An Osceola couple is facing charges after investigators say they neglected and endangered the health of two children they adopted …

Iowa couple charged with neglecting 2 adopted children – DesMoinesRegister.com

Respected Osceola couple charged with neglect and endangerment – Local 5 – WeAreIowa.com

Iowa couple accused of feeding adopted kids only oatmeal, confining them to plastic-lined rooms – wtkr.com

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Marshall County Child Neglect Hearing Continued

Wheeling Intelligencer

Meyer remains out on $10,000 bond from the Northern Regional Jail. She faces two felony counts of child neglect creating risk of injury. The hearing …

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Central Iowa parents face felony child abuse charges

KCAU 9

OSCEOLA, Iowa (WOI) – Court documents state a well-know couple is being charged with child neglect and endangerment after leaving adoptive kids …

EXCLUSIVE: Woman who reported Osceola couple’s alleged child endangerment speaks out – KCCI Des Moines

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4 Jones County residents charged with 5 counts of child neglect each

Jackson Clarion Ledger

Four people are behind bars in Jones County, charged with multiple counts each of contributing to delinquency or neglect of a child. A release from …

Four charged with child abuse in Jones County – WDAM-TV

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Woman arrested on felony drug and child neglect charges

Dothan First

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Fla. – A Washington County woman was arrested in her home on felony drug and child neglect charges after deputies …

WOMAN ARRESTED ON FELONY DRUG CHARGES; CHILD NEGLECT – chipleyobserver.com

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Two arrested for child neglect after babies abandoned at Conway doctor’s office

wpde.com

Conway, S.C. (WPDE) — The woman and man police have been searching for after two young children were abandoned at a Conway doctor’s office …

Suspects wanted by Conway police after allegedly abandoning children arrested – Myrtle Beach Sun News

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Miscommunication cited in child neglect death

NHK WORLD

Experts say there was miscommunication between 2 local authorities handling the case of a 5-year-old girl who died after being severely neglected by …

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Police arrest two in investigation of child neglect, confinement

WTHR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WTHR) – Sheriff’s deputies arrested two people Tuesday during an investigation of a child abuse complaint in the 6100 block …

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Ginnie Graham: Oklahoma child abuse, neglect getting worse and entire system needs bolstering

Tulsa World

It was hard for workers to erase a thank-you note left on a conference room wipe board at the Child Abuse Network. Sisters were brought into the …

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Mother in fatal child neglect case in Appleton bound over for arraignment

Appleton Post Crescent

Nicole L. Gussert, 38, of Appleton was charged last week with neglecting a child causing death and three counts of possession with intent to deliver …

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Norfolk mother charged with neglect after child found wandering by road, infants found home alone

wtkr.com

NORFOLK, Va. – A mother has been charged with child neglect after a child was reported wandering by a road Friday morning. Around 4:45 a.m. …

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Americans view child abuse and neglect as a serious public health problem

EurekAlert (press release)

June 18, 2018–A strong majority of Americans view child abuse and neglect as a public health problem in the United States, a sentiment shared …

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35 Years Later, Colorado Victim Works To End Child Abuse

CBS Denver

Today Lori is spearheading a new national effort to end child abuse. More Colorado kids are reported abused or neglected than ever before.

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Sanford woman arrested for child neglect

News 13 Orlando

SANFORD, Fla. — Deputies responded to a call concerning a missing 3-year-old left in a possibly stolen vehicle at the Vista Haven Apartments located …

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Sanford mother accused of child neglect to face judge

Central Florida News 13

She never left us in a car, she always took us. I am from the old school,” Keller told Spectrum News. Keller is being charged with child neglect with …

Child left in hot car overnight after woman makes trip to liquor store – WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando

Florida mom arrested after 3-year-old left in car overnight, deputies say; child hospitalized – Atlanta Journal Constitution

Mother arrested, accused of leaving child in car overnight – Fox 35 Orlando

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The most shocking abuse allegations against shelters for immigrant children

Quartz

Separating the children of immigrants from their parents under the Trump administration’s now-rescinded “zero tolerance” policy was devastating in its …

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Home Search Leads to Child Neglect Charges

My Panhandle

Williams was also charged with use or display of a firearm during a felony along with child neglect due to a child being in the home and all items being …

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Morristown couple faces child abuse and neglect charges after alleged meth binge

Citizentribune

A Morristown married couple has been charged with nonviolent child abuse and neglect after bringing their young children along on an alleged …

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Child neglect

Wiley Online Library

The research described here is an exploratory study of child neglect which focuses on practitioners’ perspectives. The study was conducted in two …

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Suspect arrested for child neglect Seminole Co.

Seminole County Sheriff’s Office

Suspect arrested for child neglect. Seminole Co. (June 17, 2018) – Seminole County Sheriff’s investigators arrested Casey Dyan Keller, 33, of. Sanford …

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CHAPTER 3. CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT

mt.gov

CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT … Termination of Parent-Child Legal Relationship — Sexual Abuse; Part 9 … Office of Child and Family Ombudsman.

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Join the conversation – Responding to disclosures of child abuse and neglect

Australian Institute of Family Studies

This webinar provided an overview of recent research on how to support and respond to children’s disclosures of abuse and neglect.

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Library Search – Child Welfare Information Gateway

gov.childwelfare.library – Child Welfare Information Gateway

Although various types of child neglect have been described in military families, it is unknown whether deployment status is associated with specific …

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OATD: Daniel, Veronica – EFFECTS OF CHILD NEGLECT ON PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS IN …

OATD – Open Access Theses and Dissertations

Title, EFFECTS OF CHILD NEGLECT ON PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS IN COLLEGE STUDENTS. URL, http://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/713.

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Child Welfare Information Gateway

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Mother in WI charged with child neglect in death of daughter wit – WMC Action News 5 – Memphis …

WMC Action News 5

An autopsy shows 13-year-old Brianna Gussert died of sepsis, a blood infection that can be caused by neglect, at her mother’s house last year.

Mother in WI charged with child neglect in death of daughter with special needs – Tucson News Now

Wisconsin mother charged with neglect in death of disabled daughter – WGN-TV

Investigators: Appleton home smelled of “death” – WBAY

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Maine Voices: Preventing child abuse, neglect will require all of us working together

Press Herald

I am a board-certified child abuse pediatrician who has practiced child abuse pediatrics in Maine for the past 30 years. I have evaluated many …

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Hatfield couple faces jail for child neglect

The Reporter

NORRISTOWN >> A Hatfield man and woman each will spend several months in jail in connection with two incidents during which prosecutors …

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Mom charged with child neglect after leaving baby inside car

WCVB Boston

A toddler had to be rescued from a car in Methuen. Police said a neighbor noticed a baby inside of the car Monday afternoon. By the time officers …

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Report: Domestic Violence, Child Abuse on the Rise in Livingston County

WHMI

A study conducted by the Livingston County Health Department shows an increase in reported cases of domestic violence and child neglect or abuse …

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Warrenville woman charged in child neglect case

Aiken Standard

The Aiken County Sheriff’s Office charged a Warrenville woman Monday in connection with a child neglect investigation. Candice Nicole Vickers, 33, …

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Jail sentence on the cards for child neglect after ‘house of horrors’ case

Illawarra Mercury

Parents and caregivers who seriously neglect children in their care could be subject to jail terms under new laws which Ryan Park claims have the …

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Child abuse investigation underway at Indy day care

WRTV Indianapolis

INDIANAPOLIS — An abuse investigation is underway at an Indianapolis day care after a worker is accused of injuring a young girl by forcefully pulling …

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5 years probation for father convicted in case involving neglect of month-old boy

fox6now.com

RACINE COUNTY — A father convicted in a child neglect case out of Racine County has been sentenced to probation. Gest Wangsness, 32, of …

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Jail sentence on the cards for child neglect after ‘house of horrors’ case, confronting images

Newcastle Herald

Jail sentence on the cards for child neglect after ‘house of horrors’ case, … The piles of clothes were stacked so high the children would have to step …

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Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect With a Program of Nurse Home VisitationThe Limiting Effects …

The JAMA Network

THE PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE and neglect is an urgent public health concern. Annually, about. 1 million abused children—15 of every 1000 …

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Arrest warrant issued 4 days after South Bend child neglect suspect apparently cut off GPS-tracking …

South Bend Tribune

SOUTH BEND — It took four days for an arrest warrant to be issued for Aldo Aranda — a 30-year-old man who is facing multiple charges for severe …

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Arrest warrant issued for South Bend man charged with child neglect

South Bend Tribune

SOUTH BEND — An arrest warrant has been issued for the man charged with multiple felony counts of child neglect after he didn’t appear for his initial …

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Couple accused of child neglect sentenced

Leader-Telegram

A couple accused of child neglect after tests revealed children in their care had been exposed to methamphetamine have been sentenced. Nicholas …

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Missouri couple accused of tormenting 8-year-old face 52 counts of abuse, neglect

Kansas City Star

Prosecutors in northwest Missouri have filed 52 counts of child abuse or neglect against a couple whose daughter told an investigator she would kill …

Man arrested and charged with felony child abuse and neglect – News Talk 94.3 WRHI

Ray County couple each plead not guilty to 26 counts of child abuse or neglect – kttn

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Two charged with child neglect

Minot Daily News

Two people were charged with Class C felony child neglect on May 18 after a Ward County deputy reported they and their children were living in a …

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Who is required to speak up about child abuse?

WJAC Johnstown

Twenty-three new laws and regulations brought about by the PA Task Force on Child Protection have focused on reporting child abuse, how it is …

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Lawton woman facing Child Neglect charge

KSWO

A Lawton woman is facing a Child Neglect charge after leaving her infant child alone in an apartment. Police say on June 1 they had to force their way …

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Man charged with child neglect after reportedly putting kids in dryer, Snapchatting it

WTRF

MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. (WTRF) – A Moundsville man is behind bars after reportedly throwing his three-year-old son and two-year-old daughter in a …

Father accused of putting toddlers in dryer and posting the videos to Snapchat – myfox8.com

Dad accused of putting toddlers in dryer and posting videos to Snapchat – fox13now.com

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Arrest warrant issued in South Bend child neglect investigation

WSBT-TV

Aldo Aranda, 30, faces several counts of child neglect. Now he’s charged with not showing up for a hearing. Aranda and his wife, Maria Benitez, face …

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Police seek man accused of severe child neglect

WNDU-TV

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) – A warrant is out for a South Bend man accused in a severe case of child neglect. Police are looking for Aldo Aranda, …

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Special Issues

Science Direct

Read the latest chapters of Child Abuse & Neglect at ScienceDirect.com, Elsevier’s leading platform of peer-reviewed scholarly literature.

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Reporting Concerns

Tusla

The Child and Family Agency was established on 1st January 2014 and is now the dedicated State … Child Protection &. … Child Protection & Welfare.

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Suffolk man wanted for child neglect after 2-year-old found unattended outside home

wtkr.com

19-year-old Deomari Volante Beamon is wanted for Abuse and Neglect of Children – Reckless Disregard. Shortly after midnight on May 27 while …

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Livingston County health reports show increase in domestic violence, child abuse

Livingston Daily

A boy with a blue pinwheel, which represents child abuse prevention. Child abuse cases in Livingston County increased by 56% between 2009-2015.

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Two arrested on drug, weapons, child neglect charges

wpde.com

Two people were arrested Saturday on multiple drug and weapons charges, as well as neglect of a child, according to a police report. Katrina Lane …

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Fairfield father charged with lewd acts in addition to child abuse involving his 10 children

KTVU San Francisco

FAIRFIELD, Calif. (BCN) – The Solano County District Attorney’s Office today charged a Fairfield father of 10 children with four counts of committing a …

Prosecutors add lewd conduct claims to tortured Fairfield kids case – KRON4

Lewd Act Charges Filed Against Father In Child Abuse, Torture Case – SFGate

Prosecutors add lewd conduct charges to tortured kids case – WTOP

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Watchdog Agency Finds That State Failed To Follow Policies In Fatal Child Abuse Cases

Maine Public

The state agency charged with government oversight, OPEGA, released a report Thursday about the state’s handling of two child abuse cases that …

“Poor job performance”: OPEGA report reveals new details in child abuse cases – WABI

State failed to follow procedures and share information in deaths of 2 girls – Lewiston Sun Journal

State investigators release initial report concerning abuse deaths of two Maine children – PenBayPilot.com

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Iowa’s horrific child deaths and drug use have helped spur a huge spike in confirmed abuse cases

DesMoinesRegister.com

I don’t know how you absorb that,” said Stephen Scott, a consultant and former Prevent Child Abuse Iowa director who analyzes state abuse data …

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Lawson couple charged with 26 counts of child abuse each relating to treatment of their daughter

KMBC Kansas City

Two Ray County parents are facing dozens of charges of child abuse after their 8-year-old daughter said she had been beaten, abused, and belittled …

Lawson parents charged with more than 50 counts of child abuse in Ray County – fox4kc.com

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Iowa sees spike in confirmed child abuse cases

WRAL.com

The Des Moines Register reports that confirmed child abuse cases in Iowa increased 26 percent, from almost 8,900 in 2016 to more than 11,200 last …

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Mother, father charged with child neglect after 7-month-old baby dies

kfor.com

OKLAHOMA CITY – A mother and father have been charged with child neglect after their 7-month-old baby boy died. On April 23, 2017, police were …

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Wrightstown mother sentenced to jail in child abuse, starvation case

Green Bay Press Gazette

GREEN BAY – A Wrightstown woman will spend nine months in jail for what a physician called a “most egregious example of child starvation and …

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Division of Children and Family Services

Arkansas Department of Human Services – Arkansas.gov

The Division of Children and Family Services is responsible for safety of … DCFS is responsible for child abuse and neglect prevention, protective, …

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Child neglect charges against Ocala man, 34

Ocala

A 34-year-old Ocala man was charged with child neglect on Thursday when two children were found wandering a neighborhood. Ocala police officers …

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Mother to be sentenced next week for felony child neglect

WBAY

Kimberly Fahrenkrug, 39, avoided a jury trial and pleaded no contest to one count of felony child neglect last month. Prosecutors say she and her …

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Bismarck couple arrested for child neglect, abuse

KFYR-TV

Court records say someone contacted the state’s Department of Human services suspecting child abuse or neglect. Following this report the children …

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From Cannes: ‘Capharnaüm’ Says No to Child Neglect, Yes to Child Acting Prodigies

Harvard Crimson

Zain (Zain Al Rafeea), who is serving a five-year sentence in juvie “because I stabbed a son of a bitch with a knife,” as he so eloquently puts it, was …

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Longwood mom accused of child neglect after kids found malnourished, bruised

News 13 Orlando

Christina Marie Dickinson, 24, was charged Thursday with child neglect after police responded to her Longwood home for a wellness check on her …

Longwood mother arrested after 3 children found malnourished, covered in bug bites, police say – WFTV Orlando

Longwood mother charged after malnourished kids found in ‘deplorable’ conditions, police say – WESH Orlando

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Boiling Water in Tub Leads to Child Neglect Charge in Vernon

Patch.com

VERNON, CT — An incident over boiling water left in a bathtub has led to child neglect charges against a 25-year-old Vernon resident, an arrest …

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Child abuse case in California spotlights lack of oversight of home schooling

NBCNews.com

The arrest of a California couple accused of abusing their 10 children — including waterboarding them, shooting them with crossbows and pouring …

‘Amazing Mother’ Appears in Court on Charges She Abused Her 10 Kids Under the Age of 13 – PEOPLE.com

Waterboarded, shot with crossbows: 10 children in California home faced harsh treatment, officials … – Seattle Times

Here’s Why 10 Home-Schooled Kids Were Tortured Inside A California House And No One Tried … – BuzzFeed News

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Police: Rockville Mom Arrested On Child Neglect Charges

Hartford Courant

A Vernon woman was arrested after she lied about the circumstances under which her toddler was severely scalded, police said. Victoria Brocuglio …

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FACS told to review adequacy of child neglect penalties

Illawarra Mercury

The Department of Family and Community Services (FACS) has been asked to review the adequacy of child neglect penalties after the Mercury …

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Need for alternative sentencing for child neglect

Illawarra Mercury

NSW has the weakest child neglect penalties in Australia according to a … In WA, she said, the maximum penalty for child neglect was 10 years …

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10 children taken from Fairfield home, dad charged with torture

FOX 5 Atlanta

Investigators believe nine of the 10 children were abused. … Fairfield resident, was arrested and booked into Solano County Jail for child neglect.

10 children taken from Fairfield home, dad charged with torture – FOX 13 News, Tampa Bay

10 children taken from Fairfield home, dad charged with torture – Fox 35 Orlando

10 kids removed from California home, but mother denies abuse – NBCNews.com

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California mother charged with 9 counts of felony child abuse in torture case

NBCNews.com

Prosecutors revealed even more chilling details of the torture they say the 10 children were subjected to: waterboarding, strangling, being shot with a …

California mother charged with 9 counts of felony child abuse in torture case – NBCNews.com

California mother charged with felony child abuse – euronews

Mother in Fairfield Child Abuse Case Taken Into Custody – NBC Bay Area

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Man, wife arrested on charges of child neglect, molestation

The Herald Bulletin

ANDERSON — Madison County authorities have filed charges of felony neglect of a dependent against the mother of four children who police allege …

Indiana children kept in basement – wwlp.com

Couple charged for locking kids in basement without food, water – NBC2 News

Connie and Javier Campos Charged with Child Neglect and Molestation – Crimeola

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Parents charged with child neglect after 10-month-old found with 35 rib fractures, brain injuries

WLS-TV

Police in Griffith, Indiana, have charged two parents with child abuse after their 10-month-old baby was found to have 35 rib fractures and significant …

Police: Indiana baby suffered dozens of fractures, brain damage in ‘extensive’ child abuse – WGN-TV

Police File Charges Against Parents Due To Injuries To 10 Month Old Baby – CBS Chicago

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Richer parents more likely to use ‘connections’ to avoid social worker interventions, finds child

The Independent

Richer parents are more likely to use their “powerful social connections” to avoid interventions by social services, a report into child neglect in affluent …

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Mom to be Sentenced Friday in Child Neglect Case After Skipping Court

whotv.com

DES MOINES, Iowa — A Des Moines mother will be sentenced for child neglect Friday after she failed to show up for sentencing last week.

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2 charged with child neglect for allegedly living in trailer littered with marijuana

Pensacola News Journal

An Escambia County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to a call about two people passed out a gas station with a small child inside their car and then …

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Court upholds child neglect convictions in DUI case

WVVA TV

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – A Virginia court has rejected the appeal of a woman convicted of felony child neglect after driving drunk with her two children in …

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Carter County couple charged with aggravated child neglect, abuse

WJHL

The sheriff’s office reports their arrests stemmed from an investigation by the Elizabethton Police Department into the neglect of a one-year-old child.

Carter County couple indicted for child abuse – WCYB

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Stapleton parents who say they were unfairly accused of child neglect want parent protection laws

The Denver Channel

DENVER — Monica and Devon Jones’ parenting philosophy has always been about giving their children the freedom to grow. But teaching their now …

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Loneliness and Isolation In Child Neglect

SAGE Journals

In Child Neglect. This investigation of 156 black and white low-income families from rural Georgia contrasted neglectful with control families.

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Child Indicators Research Special Issue on Child Neglect

Society for Research in Child Development SRCD

The International Society for Child Indicators invites you to participate in their … special issue of the Child Indicators Research journal on child neglect.

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Preventing child abuse and neglect fatalities

The Hill (blog)

Recently, the Senate Caucus on Foster Youth, together with the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth and the National Coalition to End Child Abuse …

Kids in foster care aren’t getting the care they need. That’s why we’re suing DCF. – Miami Herald

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Pace woman charged with child neglect

WEAR

Santa Rosa County deputies arrested a woman after finding crystal meth within reach of a child. 37-year-old Brandis Nichole Harris was arrested at a home in Pace. According to the arrest report, a deputy went to the home on a separate case and saw crystal meth on a glass table in the living room.

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Tulsa Woman Pleads Guilty To Child Neglect After Kids Found In Boarded Up Home

News On 6

A Tulsa woman pleaded guilty to child neglect after police found four children barricaded in a home alone last summer. Police said Shamecio Willis and Adam Hemphill Sr. lived five miles away from the home and visited to bring the kids food. The children were locked in separate rooms, and the front …

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Destinee Miller Jailed After Missing Sentencing on Child Neglect Charge

whotv.com

DES MOINES, Iowa – A Des Moines mother who failed to show up for her sentencing on child neglect charges Wednesday, is not behind bars in the Polk County Jail. Twenty-six-year-old Destinee Miller pleaded guilty in February to one count of child neglect. She was arrested last year after leaving …

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Jackson County woman arrested on child neglect charge

WV News

RIPLEY — A Jackson County woman was arrested Tuesday after allegedly abandoning her child, leaving him with power company workers.

Ripley mother charged with child neglect after she allegedly left infant son with AEP workers – The News Center

Jackson County woman arrested on child neglect charges – WV News

Jackson County woman charged with child neglect after handing utility workers child – West Virginia MetroNews

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Pryor substitute teacher who exposed students to pornography convicted of child neglect

NewsOK.com

PRYOR — A Pryor substitute teacher who was accused of exposing junior high school students to pornographic images was convicted of child neglect on Thursday. A Mayes County District Court jury deliberated for two hours before finding John Autry guilty on a single felony child neglect charge.

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2 accused of child neglect, drug trafficking in Cherokee Co.

WSPA.com

CHEROKEE COUNTY, SC (WSPA) – Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office deputies, along with Homeland Security Officers, arrested two people during an undercover narcotics operations as part of Operation Rolling Thunder last week. According to news release, the operation took place at a local motel off …

Couple at Upstate motel had meth, heroin, $68K in cash, more drugs in baby’s bassinet, deputies say – WYFF Greenville

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Mother arrested for suspected child neglect after 1-month-old dies

News3LV

Tulsa police said a mother has been arrested in connection with the death of her 1-month-old daughter. TPD said on Saturday they were called to an apartment complex near North Victor Ave and East Young Street on reports that a baby was in cardiac arrest. Officers did not initially arrest the child’s …

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Child Neglect Charges Dropped Against Inola Man

News On 6

Charges of child neglect and aiding an attempted suicide were both dropped against Michael Jensen. 2/14/2018 Related Story: Father Gives Suicide …

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Tulsa Mother Facing Child Neglect Charges Didn’t Realize Baby Was Dead For Hours

News On 6

A Tulsa mother is in jail after her 5-week old baby was found dead in an apartment near North Peoria and Apache. Denise Jones, 26, is facing felony child neglect charges. According to investigators, Jones said she left the baby in her bassinet at 2:30 Saturday morning and didn’t realize the newborn …

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Child abuse and neglect in the Jaffna district of Sri Lanka – a study on knowledge attitude practices …

BMC Pediatrics – BioMed Central

Child abuse and neglect in the Jaffna district of Sri Lanka – a study on knowledge attitude practices and behavior of health care professionals. M. G. SathiadasEmail authorView ORCID ID profile,; Arunath Viswalingam and; Karunya Vijayaratnam. BMC Pediatrics201818:152.

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Internet firms are failing to tackle child abuse images, police chief says

The Guardian

Internet companies have the technology to stop most of the digital child abuse images circulating among paedophiles but are failing to do so, a senior …

Web giants like Facebook are ‘fuelling a surge in child abuse by enabling paedophiles to share vile … – The Sun

‘Thousands’ of Men in UK Are Live Streaming Child Abuse From Philippines – Sputnik International

British are third biggest viewers of online child abuse – Devon Live

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Harmony House gets help from United Way to start a child abuse prevention program

WTRF

Each set was made by a child who was a victim of abuse or neglect, who was … And now, thanks to the United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley, Harmony …

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Perv coach deported for child abuse busted for molesting a child in Brooklyn

New York Post

A soccer coach who had been deported from Texas as a child molester in 2009 has returned to allegedly molest another child — this time in Brooklyn, …

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Vatican diplomat admits he possessed child abuse images

The Guardian

A Catholic priest who worked as a diplomat at the Vatican’s embassy in Washington has admitted at the start of his trial that he had possessed images …

Vatican Court Sentences Cleric to 5 Years on Child Pornography Charges – New York Times

Former Vatican diplomat admits to sharing child porn – Denton Record Chronicle

Vatican Ex-Diplomat Convicted of Child Pornography Charges – Wall Street Journal

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Church of England downplayed extent of child abuse allegations to protect its reputation, report finds

Telegraph.co.uk

The Church of England disregarded dozens of allegations in its inquiry into child sexual abuse and then downplayed the issue to protect its reputation, …

Church of England ‘botched’ 2010 sexual abuse inquiry – The Guardian

Church of England ‘needs to review’ abuse inquiry in seven dioceses – BBC News

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Perris torture case: Turpin couple ordered to stand trial on torture, child abuse charges

KABC-TV

A couple accused of abusing and torturing 12 of their 13 children in a Perris home, to the point most were emaciated and barely educated, were …

‘Yes, you do. You want to die’: More disturbing details revealed in California child-abuse case – Washington Post

National Digest: California couple to face trial on child abuse charges – Washington Post

David and Louise Turpin must face trial in horrific case of child abuse as relative pleads for ‘justice’ – New York Daily News

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4 Anaheim family members accused of torture, child abuse on teen girl

KABC-TV

A hammer, pins, a chair and an awl are just some of the things a criminal complaint alleges a 15-year-old Anaheim girl was assaulted with by her own …

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‘It never stops shaping you’: the legacy of child sexual abuse – and how to survive it

The Guardian

Set up by the government’s Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, the … failure of institutions from churches to boarding schools to halt abuse.

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Law change: more people obliged to report child abuse

swissinfo.ch

All professionals with regular contact with children will be obliged to report their suspicions of child abuse to the authorities from January 1, 2019, in a …

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Rialto Father Arrested for Homicide After 5-Year-Old Dies Due to Suspected Child Abuse

NBC Southern California

A 5-year-old boy died due to suspected child abuse on Tuesday, and the man charged with the crime is the boy’s own father, Miguel Castaneda Sr., 30 …

Rialto man arrested in connection with 5-year-old son’s death, child abuse suspected – San Bernardino County Sun

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A Clinician’s Duty to Report State-Sponsored Child Abuse

Op-(m)ed – Doximity

A Clinician’s Duty to Report State-Sponsored Child Abuse. Image: siam.pukkato/Shutterstock. By Chuck Munyon, MD. My fellow physicians/health care …

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The seal of the confessional and child abuse: a religious privilege too far

National Secular Society

Accommodating their demands would undermine efforts to tackle child abuse, says Richard Scorer. The controversy over the seal of confessional in …

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Church Donates to Child Abuse Prevention Organizations

Mormon Newsroom

Church Donates to Child Abuse Prevention Organizations. Latter-day Saint leaders visit Children’s Justice Center. News Release. 27 JUNE 2018 …

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Child and Adolescent Counsellor – Child Sexual Abuse Therapy Service Job in Perth

Seek

The Child Sexual Abuse Therapy Service aims to reduce the harmful effects of sexual abuse on children. As the Child and Adolescent Counsellor you …

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Child Sexual Abuse Statute of Limitations with Rep. Mark Rozzi, Monday at 8pm

PCNTV

The release of a massive, highly-anticipated report examining sexual abuse by priests in Pennsylvania has been blocked the state Supreme Court.

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Celebrating the Legacy of Johanna Schuchert

Prevent Child Abuse America

Prevent Child Abuse America is losing one of its longest allies at the end of June, but today we are celebrating her career and legacy. For the past 43 …

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Greens co-leader Marama Davidson speaks out on her sexual abuse experience

RadioLIVE

Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson has spoken out for the first time about the sexual abuse she suffered as a child, saying she didn’t tell her …

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PTSD correlates with somatization in sexually abused children: Type of abuse moderates the effect …

PLOS

Child sexual abuse is a widespread and major public health problem [1]. The definition of sexual abuse ranges from no contact (exhibitionism) to …

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Not guilty verdict ‘heart-wrenching’

Stuff.co.nz

With only half of all sexual assault charges resulting in a conviction, is it time to bring in a third verdict of ‘not proven’?

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Child Abuse at the Border

New York Times

The U.S. government is, as a matter of policy, literally ripping children from the arms of their parents and putting them in fenced enclosures.

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Members of Jeff Sessions’s own denomination accuse him of immorality, discrimination and ‘child

Washington Post

In a letter dated June 18, hundreds of Methodists all over the United States accused Sessions of child abuse, immorality, racial discrimination and …

Jeff Sessions Faces Complaint From Fellow United Methodists Over Border Separations – New York Times

Why being accused of ‘child abuse‘ by his fellow Methodists probably means little to Jeff Sessions – Washington Post

More than 600 Methodist members accuse Sessions of child abuse over border policy – MLive.com

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Geraldo Rivera to Hannity: ‘When did we become the party of child abuse?’

The Hill

Fox News’s Geraldo Rivera said late Tuesday that the Republican Party has become “the party of child abuse,” referring to a Trump administration …

Geraldo calls Republicans ‘the party of child abuse – New York Post

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DHS Secretary Nielsen denies separation amounts to ‘child abuse

CNN

(CNN) Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen insisted conditions at the detention facilities are up to par, when asked by …

Kirstjen Nielsen’s Answer To This Question About Child Abuse Has Everyone Horrified – Elite Daily

DHS secretary denies separation amounts to ‘child abuse – WYFF Greenville

Read This Scathing Open Letter Slamming Trump for “Government-Sanctioned Child Abuse – Mother Jones

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Western Mich. woman charged with murder, child abuse

The Detroit News

Portage – A western Michigan woman is facing charges she abused her infant twin sons, including one who died from his injuries.

Mother facing murder, child abuse admitted to hitting infants – MLive.com

Western Michigan woman charged with murder, child abuse – Bristol Herald Courier (press release) (blog)

Portage mother of twins arrested on child abuse, felony murder in death of 5-month-old – WWMT-TV

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Immigrant Youth Shelters Have History of Child Abuse Claims: Report

Daily Beast

Government contractors and non-profits running immigrant child shelters have been accused of sexual abuse, physical abuse, and neglect, according …

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Clergy group brings church charges of child abuse, immorality against Jeff Sessions over zero …

Atlanta Journal Constitution

A group of United Methodist clergy and laity said it is bringing church law charges against U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions over the “zero …

Members of Sessions’ church accuse him of child abuse for border policies – CBS News

Sessions’ fellow Methodists file church charges claiming ‘child abuse, immorality’ against immigrants – AL.com

600 United Methodists file complaint against Sessions for child abuse, discrimination – USA TODAY

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Child abuse victims named in police bulk email error

The Guardian

A police force has been fined and heavily criticised for sending out a bulk email that identified victims of historical child abuse. The Information …

Cops fined £80000 for revealing childhood abuse victims’ names – The Register

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The most shocking abuse allegations against shelters for immigrant children

Quartz

Separating the children of immigrants from their parents under the Trump administration’s now-rescinded “zero tolerance” policy was devastating in its …

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35 Years Later, Colorado Victim Works To End Child Abuse

CBS Denver

Today Lori is spearheading a new national effort to end child abuse. More Colorado kids are reported abused or neglected than ever before.

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CHAPTER 3. CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT

mt.gov

Montana Children’s Trust Fund (Renumbered) · Part 8. Termination of Parent-Child Legal Relationship — Sexual Abuse; Part 9 reserved; Part 10.

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Child Maltreatment

Administration for Children and Families – HHS.gov

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Factors associated with abuse in residential child care institutions

Wiley Online Library

the abuse of children and young people, particularly those in residential child care institutions. This paper examines factors associated with such …

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Child Abuse Laws—Are They Enough?

The JAMA Network

in establishing child abuse laws. In 1963 the Chil¬ dren’s Bureau of the Department of Health, Edu¬ cation and Welfare proposed model legislation on.

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Join the conversation – Responding to disclosures of child abuse and neglect

Australian Institute of Family Studies

This webinar provided an overview of recent research on how to support and respond to children’s disclosures of abuse and neglect.

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Clergy, laity file complaint against Sessions

The United Methodist Church

Specifically, the group accuses him of child abuse in reference to separating young children from their parents and holding them in mass incarceration …

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Babies Behind Bars: Child Abuse Now Government Policy Under Trump, Sessions, Nielsen

LexisNexis

Steve Turnham, ABC News, June 18, 2018 – “There’s a vivid term mental health experts use to describe the destruction of the love of life in another …

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Police officers at risk of PTSD when investigating child sexual abuse cases

University of Essex

Police officers investigating child sexual abuse cases experience high levels of stress and anxiety, putting them at risk of post-traumatic stress disorder …

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Mother found guilty of brutal child abuse

rthk.hk

A woman was found guilty on Wednesday of child neglect so severe that it left her daughter in a vegetative state. The High Court heard that the seven-.

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Child sexual abuse: whose problem?

Policy Press

In Cleveland in 1987 a medical diagnosis of child sexual abuse was made in 127 children, resulting in their removal from home. The consequent …

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Australian PM to apologize for institutional child sexual abuse

CNN

(CNN) Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will issue a formal apology to child sexual abuse victims, as part of the government’s response to a …

Australian PM to apologize for institutional child sexual abuse – KXLF.com | Continuous News … – KXLF Butte News

Australian PM to apologize for institutional child sexual abuse – KYMA

Australian Prime Minister to Apologize to Child Sexual Abuse Survivors – New York Times

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NSW to change laws to allow child abuse survivors to sue churches

The Guardian

Survivors of child sexual abuse will be able to sue churches and other institutions under changes to New South Wales’s civil litigation laws. The state’s …

Child Abuse Survivors Now Able To Sue Churches – ten daily

Ellis defence reforms: NSW to scrap legal loophole, opening up churches to being sued – ABC News

NSW to give abuse survivors power to sue – Ararat Advertiser

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Man admits child abuse in accidental shooting at day care

Seattle Times

The couple’s six children were placed with relatives after the shooting. Samantha Eubanks also is charged with child abuse. She’s awaiting trial July …

Man admits child abuse in accidental shooting at day care – Fox News

Man Admits Child Abuse in Accidental Shooting at Day Care – U.S. News & World Report

Man admits child abuse in accidental shooting at day care – The Daily Tribune

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CHILD ABUSE: Horrifying video showss woman letting grandchildren out of dog cages in her truck

TheGrio (blog)

A Tennessee grandmother is under fire for treating her grandchildren ;like pets by packing them in a cage in the back of her truck’s trunk. A concerned …

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Child abuse victim denied compensation as she lived under same roof as attacker

Telegraph.co.uk

In 2012, her stepfather was jailed for 14 years for eight offences including rape and sexual assault. A legal challenge will take place at the Court of …

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Child abuse is now part of America’s official immigration policy

The Guardian

The trauma caused by separations is not the byproduct of necessary legal process – it’s a punishment designed to be grotesque to scare other …

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Cooper pleads guilty to child abuse

The Daily Courier

RUTHERFORDTON – A man charged with child abuse resulting in permanent brain damage in an infant has received two consecutive sentences of …

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Child sexual abuse: all states on board for redress after WA resolves doubts

The Guardian

Western Australia, the only remaining state not to sign up to the national redress scheme for child sexual abuse survivors, has resolved its concerns …

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Utah man charged with child abuse homicide after allegedly falling asleep with loaded gun, which …

Salt Lake Tribune

A 27-year-old man was charged Thursday with child abuse homicide after he fell asleep with a loaded gun close by and his 2-year-old fatally shot …

Utah man charged with child abuse homicide after allegedly falling asleep with loaded gun, which … – Salt Lake Tribune

Father of toddler who shot himself charged with child abuse homicide – Deseret News

Dad charged with child abuse homicide after son, 2, shoots self, authorities say – Fox News

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Bonita woman faces aggravated child abuse charges after baby in her care is seriously hurt

Naples Daily News

A 5-month-old baby boy has severe brain damage, and a Bonita Springs woman is facing aggravated child abuse charges after the infant she was …

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Child Maltreatment 2007

Administration for Children and Families – HHS.gov

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childhood histories of women imprisoned for fatal child maltreatment

Science Direct

Retrospective research with nine women imprisoned for fatal child abuse revealed childhood histories of maltreatment. Detailed life histories indicated …

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Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect With a Program of Nurse Home VisitationThe Limiting Effects …

The JAMA Network

THE PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE and neglect is an urgent public health concern. Annually, about. 1 million abused children—15 of every 1000 …

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Child Sexual Abuse Images on the Internet: A Cybertip.ca Analysis

Canadian Centre for Child Protection

The harsh reality is 78% of the images and videos analyzed by Cybertip.ca depict children under 12, with the majority (63%) of those being under 8 …

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Australian Government Response to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child …

Dss.

On 13 June 2018, the Australian Government released its response to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.

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Than 2300 Suspected Online Child Sex Offenders Arrested During Operation

Department of Justice

The task forces identified 195 offenders who either produced child pornography or committed child sexual abuse, and 383 children who suffered …

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White River Man Indicted for Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child

Department of Justice

United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a White River, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Aggravated …

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International Models of Hospital Interdisciplinary Teams for the Identification, Assessment, and …

Taylor & Francis Online

The well-being of a child who has experienced abuse or neglect is dependent on whether or not an interdisciplinary, holistic treatment perspective is …

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I-Team: Suspended Buffalo priest served on child abuse review board

WKBW-TV

From 2003 to 2004, he was a member of the Buffalo Diocese’s first diocesan review board, which listens to claims of child sexual abuse by priests and …

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Read the Mormon church’s presentation on when clergy should report child abuse

Salt Lake Tribune

The complaint accuses the attorney of practicing in Arizona without a license by telling an LDS bishop he did not need to report child sexual abuse.

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Ohio Children’s Hospitals Working To Identify Child Abuse In Infants Sooner

WOSU

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is working with the state’s hospital to expand a collaboration intended to reduce repeat incidents of child abuse in …

Ohio hospitals announce collaboration to prevent child abuse – WFMJ.com News weather sports … – WFMJ

TRAIN collaboration to help prevent repeat child abuse in infants 6 months and younger – WKEF ABC 22

Pediatric practices to start new interventions to prevent repeat child abuse – Loveland Magazine

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Church joins Australia child abuse compensation plan

Crux: Covering all things Catholic

CANBERRA, Australia – Four in five victims of child sexual abuse in Australian institutions will be eligible for compensation after three churches, the …

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Child abuse: Knowing the signs

Jacksonville Daily News

The Department of Social Services investigated nearly 2,000 cases of child abuse or neglect in Onslow County in 2017. Those were out of the 3,487 …

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Athlete Running 3000 Miles to Speak Out Against Child Abuse

kwbe

Ultra-endurance athlete Christian Griffith running across US to raise awareness about child abuse. Photo: Run2Heal Facebook page. “Gravel roads …

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Who is required to speak up about child abuse?

WJAC Johnstown

Twenty-three new laws and regulations brought about by the PA Task Force on Child Protection have focused on reporting child abuse, how it is …

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Missouri couple accused of tormenting 8-year-old face 52 counts of abuse, neglect

Kansas City Star

Prosecutors in northwest Missouri have filed 52 counts of child abuse or neglect against a couple whose daughter told an investigator she would kill …

Area couple charged with 52 felony counts of child abuse – Excelsior Springs Standard

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Public hearing to be held on Maine child abuse deaths report

WABI

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) – A Maine oversight committee is scheduled to hold a public hearing on a report about an investigation into the state’s handling …

LePage blames children’s deaths on outdated DHHS system – Press Herald

Probe into child abuse deaths continues – WABI

Panel To Hold Public Hearing On Maine Child Abuse Deaths Report – Maine Public

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Pope sends abuse investigators back to Chile, ‘ashamed’ church didn’t listen

CNN

(CNN) Pope Francis is sending investigators back to Chile to look into historical child abuse and accusations a bishop covered up crimes against …

Vatican at crossroads in handling clergy sexual abuse cases – Los Angeles Times

Pope Francis Sends Investigators to Chile to Look Into Allegations of Child Abuse and Cover-Up by … – KTLA

Pope sends abuse investigators back to Chile, ‘ashamed’ church didn’t listen – CW39

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Special Issues

Science Direct

Read the latest chapters of Child Abuse & Neglect at ScienceDirect.com, Elsevier’s leading platform of peer-reviewed scholarly literature.

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Reporting Concerns

Tusla

The Child and Family Agency was established on 1st January 2014 and is now the … Children First · Definitions of child abuse · Reporting Concerns …

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Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges Involving Sexual Abuse of 14-Year-Old Girl

Department of Justice

WASHINGTON – Anthony Brooks, 29, of Indian Head, Md., pled guilty today to federal charges of transporting a minor across state lines with intent to …

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Child Welfare Information Gateway

The Child Welfare Information Gateway cart allows you to order … Neglect · Preventing Child Abuse & Neglect · Responding to Child Abuse & Neglect …

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Child abuse prevention advocate to receive honorary degree

University of Regina

Former NHL hockey player Sheldon Kennedy will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree, the University’s highest honor, on June 6.

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Addressing Trauma In Schools; Sexual Abuse At CPS; ‘Character Education’

Illinois Public Media

But first, we speak to reporters from the Chicago Tribune about their investigation into sexual abuse and assault within Chicago Public Schools. Plus …

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Dearborn Woman Sentenced for Role in Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of a Child

Department of Justice

GREAT FALLS – The United States Attorney’s Office announced that during a federal court session in Great Falls, on June 6, 2018, before U.S. District …

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Domestic Violence

Maryland General Assembly

HB0081, Family Law – Child Abuse and Neglect – Mental Injury, Delegate Angel, In the House – Unfavorable Report by Judiciary, Judiciary 1/25/2018 …

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How AI is helping stop abuse and exploitation of children

ITU News

By ITU News. When Joelle Casteix envisioned a project to end child abuse, she did not figure that Artificial Intelligence (AI) would play a role.

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Catholic church signs up to redress scheme for child abuse victims

The Guardian

The Catholic Church has signed up to the federal government’s national redress scheme for survivors of child sexual abuse. The scheme will take …

Churches, Scouts and YMCA join Australian abuse redress plan – ABC News

Australian Catholic Church to enter into redress scheme for sex abuse survivors – Reuters

Churches, Scouts and YMCA join Australian abuse redress plan – WTOP

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City’s toughest neighborhoods also plagued with high instances of child abuse

WBAL Baltimore

Some of the city’s toughest communities, those plagued by crime and drugs, are also notorious for another adverse distinction: having a high number …

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Lawson couple charged with 26 counts of child abuse each relating to treatment of their daughter

KMBC Kansas City

Two Ray County parents are facing dozens of charges of child abuse after their 8-year-old daughter said she had been beaten, abused, and belittled …

Lawson parents charged with more than 50 counts of child abuse in Ray County – fox4kc.com

Lawson couple charged with 52 felony counts of child abuse – Richmond Daily News

Ray County man, woman face 52 counts of child abuse – KCTV Kansas City

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Iowa sees spike in confirmed child abuse cases

Seattle Times

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Officials say publicity around high-profile child abuse cases in Iowa has caused a surge in such reports. Confirmed child …

Iowa sees spike in confirmed child abuse cases – WRAL.com

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Tips about suspected child abuse topped 47000 in 2017

TribDem.com

HARRISBURG – The number of children across the state killed from abuse dropped from 46 in 2016 to 40 in 2017. But both the number of reports of …

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Livingston County health reports show increase in domestic violence, child abuse

Livingston Daily

A boy with a blue pinwheel, which represents child abuse prevention. Child abuse cases in Livingston County increased by 56% between 2009-2015.

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APD investigates how officers handled child abuse case

KRQE News 13

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department says it has launched an internal affairs investigation into the department’s …

APD launches investigation into how officers handle child-abuse case – KOAT Albuquerque

‘A line in the sand’: APD, mayor promise review, changes after child abuse case – Albuquerque Journal

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Mother charged with child abuse after 13-month-old found dead in Roberstdale

KMOV.com

Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office investigators are currently working a child death investigation of a 1-year-old in which the mother of the child has been …

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Victims of Sexual Abuse Face a Lifetime of Costly Problems

Psychology Today (blog)

Victims of Sexual Abuse Face a Lifetime of Costly Problems … Girls exposed to child sexual abuse also have substantially lower lifetime earnings than …

Include male child survivor of sexual abuse in victim compensation schemes : Maneka Gandhi – Times of India

Maneka Gandhi bats for compensation to male child victims of sexual abuse – THE WEEK

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Fairfield father charged with lewd acts in addition to child abuse involving his 10 children

KTVU San Francisco

FAIRFIELD, Calif. (BCN) – The Solano County District Attorney’s Office today charged a Fairfield father of 10 children with four counts of committing a …

Father of abused Fairfield children now charged with lewd acts – KGO-TV

More Charges Added Against Father In Fairfield Child Abuse Case – CBS Sacramento

Jailed Fairfield couple face new charges of child molestation – TheReporter.Com

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Child Abuse Review

Wiley Online Library

Assessment of Physical Child Abuse Risk in Parents with Children Referred to Child and Adolescent Psychiatry · Natalie Van Looveren · Inge …

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Does a history of sexual and physical childhood abuse contribute to HIV infection risk in adulthood?

bioRxiv

Abstract. Background: Sexual and physical abuse in childhood creates a great health burden including on mental and reproductive health. A possible …

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Acknowledging cross-cultural differences in investigations of child sexual abuse

SciTech Europa

Allegations of child sexual abuse are some of the most difficult cases to investigate because of the lack of corroborating evidence. There are often no …

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Division of Children and Family Services

Arkansas Department of Human Services – Arkansas.gov

The Division of Children and Family Services is responsible for safety of children and youth in Arkansas. DCFS is responsible for child abuse and …

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Editorial: Child abuse in Gaza

Jewish Journal

Editorial: Child abuse in Gaza. Many children in Gaza are living in impoverished circumstances, causing problems for public health and education.

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Senate orders Pentagon to review child-on-child sex abuse

MilitaryNews.com

The Senate committee that oversees the U.S. military ordered an independent investigation of how the Defense Department handles sexual violence …

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Australian archbishop guilty of covering up sex child abuse

CNN

(CNN) An Australian archbishop is facing up to two years in prison after being convicted of concealing child sex abuse by a fellow priest in the 1970s.

Australian archbishop convicted of child sex abuse cover-up – FRANCE 24

Archbishop guilty of concealing child abuse – Hurriyet Daily News

Australian archbishop Philip Wilson guilty of concealing child sex abuses – BBC News

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Australian archbishop steps down after child abuse coverup conviction

The Independent

Philip Wilson, the Archbishop of Adelaide, was convicted on Tuesday in the Newcastle Local Court, north of Sydney, of concealing the sexual abuse of …

Australian archbishop convicted of concealing child sexual abuse – Catholic Herald Online

Australian archbishop to step down after child sex abuse cover-up – CNN

Australian archbishop guilty of concealing child abuse steps down – Mail & Guardian

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Child abuse case in California spotlights lack of oversight of home schooling

NBCNews.com

The arrest of a California couple accused of abusing their 10 children — including waterboarding them, shooting them with crossbows and pouring …

Fairfield mother enters plea in child abuse case, joins husband in jail – Fairfield Daily Republic

Child abuse case in California spotlights lack of oversight of home schooling – MyArkLaMiss (press release) (blog)

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The Parenting Internet Is up in Arms About a Movie Critics Say “Grooms” Children for Sexual Abuse

Slate Magazine

There’s a corner of the parenting internet that seems to revel in finding danger in the everyday: “heinous, disgusting” new Snapchat features, the perils …

‘Show Dogs’ sparks criticism over perceived message about sexual abuse – CNN

Show Dogs filmmakers respond to critics who say movie ‘grooms children for sex abuse – EW.com (blog)

Parents say it echoes of pedophilia tactics and grooming – USA TODAY

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Self-proclaimed leader of ‘religious’ group sentenced for child abuse, rape

Good4Utah

On Tuesday, Shaffer was sentenced for rape of a child and child abuse. A judge says Shaffer will serve 25 years- to-life for rape, and 1 to 15 years for …

Utah Knights of the Crystal Blade ‘prophet’ will serve at least 26 years in prison for child abuse – Salt Lake Tribune

Self-styled polygamous doomsday cult ‘seer’ gets 26 years to life for child rape and abuse – Fox News

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Talking about child abuse

KIMT 3

good morning?? we can’t deny that where ever we live?? we know child abuse is happening. in 20?15 more than five thousand victims of abuse and …

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Franklin parents charged with child abuse, endangerment

The Tennessean

Two Franklin parents were charged after allegations of abusing their nearly two-month-old baby were brought to a Williamson County grand jury. The Franklin Police Department presented the case after a “multi-layered investigation,” according to spokesman Lt. Charles Warner. The two parents are …

Parents of infant indicted on charges of child abuse and endangerment and Franklin Police … – Franklin Home Page

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Banning children from the internet is like ‘child abuse‘, claims sociologist

The Independent

When it comes to children and screen time, parents have conflicting views. While some would argue that allowing young kids to spend hours on digital …

Banning children as young as four from using the internet is like ‘child abuse‘, claims controversial … – Daily Mail

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A boy’s parents said a day care worker dragged him into a classroom. Video told another story.

News & Observer

A Wayne County District Court judge dismissed a charge of misdemeanor child abuse against Joshelyn Parker, a former teacher at the Goldsboro …

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Child abuse: What more can we do together?

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Yes, as the Editorial Board recently said, when it comes to children, we need to ask ourselves what more we can do. As leaders of child-serving …

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Child Abuse Review

Wiley Online Library

Comparing International Approaches to Safeguarding Children … the Reporting of Child Abuse in Africa and whether International Standards Actually …

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Child Abuse Research and Resources

Prevent Child Abuse America

Learn about the child abuse research being done by Prevent Child Abuse America and how you can help give children a pleasant childhood.

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Current Fellows

UT Southwestern

Child Abuse Fellows. Incoming Fellow – July 2018. Andrew Boulos, M.D.. Elizabeth Peeler, D.O., M.S.. Education B.S., Rhodes College, Memphis, TN, …

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Ten in court in Coventry child sexual abuse case

West Midlands Police

Four members of a Coventry family have been convicted of child abuse following an eight week trial at Birmingham Crown Court after two others and a …

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New Laws Pass Parliament For Child Abuse Victims To Sue

Premier of Victoria

The Andrews Labor Government today passed new laws quashing a legal loophole preventing child abuse survivors from suing some organisations …

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Archbishop of Adelaide found gulity of child abuse cover-up

att.net

He was found guilty in 2004 of nine counts of child sexual abuse and died in jail in 2006. Wilson has consistently maintained his innocence, but the …

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Detecting Wife and Child Abuse in Clinical Settings

SAGE Journals – Sage Publications

Victims and perpetrators of wife and child abuse are often not identified in treatment settings. The author offers strategies for detecting abuse in the …

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A brief overview of child abuse

SAGE Journals

fered as a tool for mental health profession- als to use in educating and consulting with others about child abuse. It was originally written for a local …

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Sexual violence and sexual harassment between children in schools and colleges

service.gov.uk

violence and/or sexual harassment and many ways to describe those who are alleged to have carried out any form of abuse. For the purposes of this …

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Working with the parent in childabuse cases

SAGE Journals

Child abuse as a concept is relatively new in Western civilization. Historically, children have ~een accepted as the exclusive property of their parents …

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