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Florida child welfare agency wages legal battle, seeks felony charge for ex-watchdog
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoAs the state’s long-time child welfare ombudsman, it was Heather Cox Rosenberg’s job to fight for...
Idaho Legislature calls for new, independent health and social services ombudsman
Idaho Capital Sun via Yahoo News· 2 months agoA bill that would create a new, independent health and social services ombudsman to hear complaints...
Iowa to pay $10M to settle lawsuits of siblings of teen who was starved to death
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 6 months agoTwo former siblings of Sabrina Ray, a Perry teen starved to death and severely abused by parents who...
Bill to dissolve Tennessee youth commission dead after pushback from child welfare advocates
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA bill to dismantle the Tennessee Commission on Youth and Children will not advance this year after...
Maine's child protection system failed to recognize risks to children, report says
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJan. 4—The state's child welfare system continues to fall short of its duty to protect children, the Maine Child Welfare Services Ombudsman said in its annual report released Wednesday. The ...
An appreciation for departing Jennifer Griffith, state child advocate for RI | Opinion
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 9 months agoState Rep. Julie A. Casimiro represents Dist. 31, North Kingstown, Exeter. State Sen. Louis P....
Iowa settles with boy allegedly abused in Perry home where girl died of starvation
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIowa taxpayers will pay $500,000 to a boy said to have been abused at a child care center run by a...
New Mexico can't run CYFD any longer
Carlsbad Current-Argus via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWith the announcement of Secretary Barbara Vigil’s resignation last week, I heard a death knell for the Child, Youth and Families Department (CYFD) as we...
Republicans prioritize child welfare, propose to separate office from DHHS
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJan. 17—Republican state lawmakers are proposing to make the Office of Child and Family Services a standalone department in an attempt to improve the state's beleaguered child welfare system ...
YouTuber Ruby Franke and business partner Jodi Hildebrandt will remain held without bail, judge says
TODAY via Yahoo News· 8 months agoFamily vlogger Ruby Franke and her business partner Jodi Hildebrandt will continue to be held...