FAMILY FIRST PREVENTION ACT
#SAVEOURCHILDREN
#DeFundCPS
'roughly 7.5 million children are still reported to CPS hotlines each year, with the vast majority never receiving any services — whether or not they need help.'
imprintnews.org/youth-services…
INDIANA
#SAVEOURCHILDREN
#DefundCPS
'Indiana's innovative program reduces foster care by 50%, gains national attention'
'The program was designed to keep more children in their homes when it's safe.'
wdrb.com/news/indianas-…
GEORGIA
#SAVEOURCHILDREN
#DefundCPS
'...audit from earlier this year found DFCS failed to address risk and SAFETY CONCERNS in 84% of reviewed cases...
analysis that found 1,790 children in state care were REPORTED MISSING between 2018 and 2022'
newschannel9.com/news/local/jud…
OREGON
#SAVEOURCHILDREN
#DeFundCPS
'Settlement in class-action lawsuit to ‘transform’ Oregon foster care system'
'... will help oversee everything from home placements to suspected abuse cases to healthcare for thousands of kids in the system.'
yahoo.com/news/settlemen…
IDAHO
#SAVEOURCHILDREN
#DefundCPS
'Idaho closes three short-term rentals where foster kids have been staying'
idahonews.com/news/local/ida…
TEXAS
#SAVEOURCHILDREN
#DefundCPS
'...Texas health and human services officials to pay $100,000 per day in fines for routinely neglecting investigations into allegations of abuse and neglect by children in the state’s beleaguered foster care system.'
lmtonline.com/news/houston-t…
IDAHO
#SAVEOURCHILDREN
#DefundCPS
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'Idaho governor signs child health watchdog law, calls for broader government oversight role'
READ
idahocapitalsun.com/2024/03/26/ida…
BILL 1380
legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/20….
NORTH CAROLINA
#SAVEOURCHILDREN
#DefundCPS
'... face physical trauma including broken bones, sprains, bruises and sexual assault, emotional abuse & dangerous physical & chemical restraints administered by a “poorly trained & understaffed workforce.'
qcnerve.com/foster-childre…
GEORGIA
#SAVEOURCHILDREN
#WhereAreTheChildren
#DefundCPS
'... nearly 1,800 children who were under Georgia's Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS) care were reported missing between 2018-2022.'
ARTICLE:
11alive.com/article/news/l…
REPORT:
judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/…
PENNSYLVANIA
#SAVEOURCHILDREN
#DefundCPS
'Fayette County foster care worker charged with child pornography'
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cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/new…
MASSACHUSETTS
#SAVEOURCHILDREN
#DefundCPS
'The money held by DCF will be returned to the Social Security Administration, and recipients can request it from the federal agency once they leave foster care.'
msn.com/en-us/news/us/…