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California child welfare agencies under fire for pocketing foster kids’ Social Security money By Jeanne Kuang Published April 6, 2023 at 11:39 AM PDT ...
More than 51,339 children and youth in California have an open case in the child welfare system, according to the most recent point-in-time count.Children in an out-of-home placement in the child ...
Their son, now 5-years-old, suffered permanent brain damage, leaving him a quadriplegic unable to walk, talk, or see.
In summary California child welfare agencies must investigate claims of Native American ancestry before separating a family, the California Supreme Court stressed in a new ruling that affects ...
Even after the A.G. case roiled the county’s Child Welfare Services office — and prompted calls from a host of public officials for independent reviews and or commissions — almost nothing ...
A one-year-old boy has died from heatstroke after he was left inside a hot vehicle for over two hours while his mother ...
But according to the California Child Welfare Indicators Project, only 1-in-9 cases of child abuse or neglect was substantiated in 2023. Black, ...
This case presented an opportunity to ensure fairness in child support determinations which involve tribal welfare benefits. I represented the mother at the trial court level.
On Jan. 7, Shasta County sheriff’s deputies carried out a welfare check on a 2-year-old child at a home on Sunset Lane in Redding. At the home, no one answered the door, but deputies reached the ...
A community college English assignment to write a poem about herself inspired Celine Gomez to pursue a career in social work and help her community.Now, Gomez, a graduate of the University of ...