- State making improvements, but too many children still abused, says group, By Megha Satyanarayana and Ann Zaniewski, March 20, 2013, Detroit Free Press: “While the state continues to make improvements in child welfare, too many children in foster homes are still being subject to abuse, a child advocacy group said in federal court today. The New York-based Children’s Rights and the Michigan Department of Human Services met in court for a periodic check of reforms mandated by a lawsuit filed in 2006 on behalf of the thousands of children in the state’s foster care system. A 2008 consent decree that called for a complete overhaul of the system was amended in 2011, and Wednesday’s hearing was a reflection of the first complete reporting period under the new agreement, January through June 2012…”
- Abuse in Milwaukee child welfare system at historic low; stability problems persist, By Crocker Stephenson, March 22, 2013, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: “While the percentage of children who suffered maltreatment while they were in the care of the Bureau of Milwaukee Child Welfare continued to hover at historic lows during 2012, too many children bounced from caregiver to caregiver and too many of the front-line workers responsible for their safety and stability left their jobs, according to a report released Friday…”
Poverty-related issues in the news, from the Institute for Research on Poverty