6 January 2009
Forensic unit tracks child abuse | courier-journal | The Courier-Journal
Alarmed by Kentucky’s high rate of child-abuse injuries and deaths, Dr. Melissa Currie and U of L’s pediatrics department have established the state’s only forensic medical unit for children.
5 January 2009
The Herald Standard (PA) – Despite mandate, 20,000 children remain in extended foster care
A statewide study has found that about 25 percent of about 20,000 children living in foster care have been there for more than 17 months despite a federal mandate that they should be freed for adoption. The study, conducted by Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children (PPC), found that only 12 percent of Fayette County’s 32 children who fit into that category have been cleared for adoption.
2 January 2009
Let grandparents care for their families | detnews.com | The Detroit News
Barack Obama speaks often of how important his grandmother was in his life. The president-elect was raised for eight years by Madelyn Payne Dunham who, sadly, died just before the election. Today, we would call it “informal kinship care.” Children with the potential to become the next Barack Obama, but happen to live in Michigan, may not be so fortunate.
29 December 2008
Volunteers are big help to children | ajc.com
CASA workers serve as court’s ‘eyes and ears’.