Child abuse caseworkers search millions of homes without a warrant
Oct 13, 2022 · For years, caseworkers from the Administration for Children’s Services, New York City’s child protective services bureau, had been showing up unannounced like this and inspecting her kitchen,...
'Deluged' child welfare systems struggle to protect kids amid calls …
Nov 30, 2023 · More than three million children in the U.S. were involved in an investigation or other intervention for suspected abuse or neglect in 2021, the latest year with available data. Child welfare...
Officials outline child protective services changes after …
6 days ago · HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. (AP) — Officials in the New York City suburbs said Thursday they’re making changes to child protective services in response to the 2020 death of an 8-year-old boy whose police officer father forced him to sleep overnight on …
In 'Broken,' former caseworker examines problems in child protective ...
Mar 19, 2024 · Jessica Pryce is a former child protective services caseworker and now a faculty member of Florida State University’s College of Social Work. In her book “Broken: Transforming Child Protective Services ― Notes of a Former Caseworker” she looks back her CPS years and how they led her to quit and work for systemic change.
How mandatory reporting of child abuse traps struggling families - NBC News
Oct 12, 2022 · The number of children reported as possible victims of abuse or serious neglect increased by 72% compared to the five years prior, triggering Child Protective Services investigations into...
US: Child Welfare System Harms Families | Human Rights Watch
Nov 17, 2022 · (New York) – Child welfare systems in the United States too often treat poverty as the basis for charges of neglect and decisions to remove children from their parents, Human Rights Watch and...
Texas CPS whistleblower says child welfare agency fails vulnerable ...
Aug 1, 2023 · A Child Protective Services disability specialist says Texas’ foster care system isn’t preparing teens with cognitive disabilities and mental health challenges for adult life.
An algorithm that screens for child neglect raises concerns
Apr 29, 2022 · Vaithianathan and colleagues prototyped a new child abuse screening model that proposed using national data to predict the risk that the child protection system would confirm allegations that a child had been mistreated by age 5.
Thomas Valva's death prompts overhaul of Suffolk County's Child ...
6 days ago · Thomas Valva's death prompts overhaul of Suffolk County Child Protective Services 02:24. HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. -- Four years after the heartbreaking death of 8-year-old Thomas Valva, change is coming to ...
Suffolk County overhauls Child Protective Services after death
6 days ago · The death of 8-year-old Thomas Valva revealed several failures within Suffolk County's Child Protective Services, which officials are looking to address with several changes and reforms.