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Apparent under-reporting of child fatalities in LA County investigated |
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Thursday, 02 September 2010 |
The Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services is under scrutiny regarding the under-reporting of deaths of children in the child welfare system, after it was discovered that dozens of these fatalities were not made public.
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Five Years After Katrina, U.S. Remains Unprepared to Protect Children During Disasters |
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Thursday, 26 August 2010 |
In a release by Save the Children, the organization says the U.S. is still unprepared to protect kids during disasters. Its new report along with that of the National Commission on Children and Disasters confirms that five years after Katrina, 38 states and the District of Columbia have failed to implement basic safeguards to protect kids who are in school or child care during disasters:
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Are Parents of Obese Children Guilty of Abuse? |
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Wednesday, 25 August 2010 |
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Sodahead News yesterday posted an interesting question
concerning childhood obesity and parental responsibility—“Are
Parents of Obese Children Guilty of Abuse?” The article states:
"The U.S. is facing a childhood obesity epidemic. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
childhood obesity has tripled in the past 30 years, thanks to factors
ranging from genetics to behavior (i.e., too much processed fat- and
sugar-laden food consumed in huge quantities) and environment (lack of
healthy habits and lifestyle)."
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Does Increased Financial Stress Lead to More Child Abuse? |
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Thursday, 19 August 2010 |
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Experts at the National Children's Advocacy Center warn that during the recession, children are it an increased danger for physical abuse and neglect. The organization, which helps children suffering from abuse and advocates on their behalf, also says that there are measures adults can take in order to prevent abuse.
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Home Visitations Pay Off in Keeping Children Safe |
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Monday, 16 August 2010 |
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In Thurston County, we've recently seen a couple of horrendous cases of
child abuse. One mother admitted putting a narcotic pain reliever in her
9-month-old daughter's bottle of milk to quiet the crabby child. More
recently, a 33-year-old Yelm woman diagnosed with schizophrenia was
arrested on suspicion of second- degree assault of a child after she
allegedly choked her 4-year-old daughter until the child lost
consciousness. In both cases, the children were lucky to have survived.
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Petit corrects the Portland Press Herald |
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Wednesday, 11 August 2010 |
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In a letter to the editor published in last Sunday's Portland Press Herald, Michael Petit, president of Every Child Matters, challenges the paper's previous reporting on welfare legislation and spending. Petit argues that, contrary to a column which indicated that welfare spending is "out of control," funding for programs for low-income families is actually quite minimal. He writes:
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The Children of the Great Recession |
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Tuesday, 10 August 2010 |
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Is The Great Recession over? Is it entering a double dip? Will the economy ever fully recover?
Almost every day several economists can be heard on the business
cable channels discussing these questions. Agreement is scarce.
Conclusions more so. And when the TV programs end, aside from being
reminded of George Bernard Shaw's wisdom ("If all economists were laid
end to end, they still would not reach a conclusion"), I think about one
fact that we do know with certainty: Not since the Great Depression has
the economic plight of the nation endangered children more.
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States slash pre-K programs as budgets bleed |
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Friday, 06 August 2010 |
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are slashing nearly $350 million from their pre-K programs by next year
and more cuts are likely on the horizon once federal stimulus money
dries up, according to the National Institute for Early Education
Research at Rutgers University. The reductions mean fewer slots for
children, teacher layoffs and even fewer services for needy families who
can't afford high-quality private preschool programs.
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Abused Children Benefit from Skills Training |
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Tuesday, 03 August 2010 |
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According to a recent trial, exposing abused children in foster care to a combination of mentoring and training in coping skills can improve
their mental health and satisfaction with life.
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