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Foster Youths in L.A.: A Before-and-After Storynew
L.A. is home to the largest foster-care agency in the U.S., with many of its 7,000 employees fighting valiantly to try to fix the system and the lives of children caught in it. But with John, on a brisk night on a corner frequented by former foster youths now homeless, you notice only the system's failings.
L.A. Weekly |
Daniel Heimpel |
09-11-2009 |
Children & Families
How the District's Children Dienew
Every year between 130 and 160 children and youth die in the District -- by murder, by suicide, by infection, by falls, by a fire that broke out from a candle being used to heat a house, by neglect.
Washington City Paper |
Jason Cherkis |
09-04-2009 |
Children & Families
To Proponents of Natural 'Death Care,' Colorado Springs Feels Like Fertile Groundnew
A Boulder nonprofit aims to educate and empower families to care for their own dead in less conventional ways that are more meaningful to them, more affordable and more environmentally conscious.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Jill Thomas |
06-09-2009 |
Children & Families
Child Abuse Cases Are Getting More Severenew
Child protection service providers in Madison say their caseloads have increased and they are seeing more severe abuse cases. Worse, the waiting lists for social service programs have gotten longer.
Isthmus |
Joe Tarr |
06-08-2009 |
Children & Families
Tags: child abuse, Madison
Split Decision, Collaboration is a Gentler Way to Divorce
Using a national model, a group of Syracuse, New York, attorneys formed CNY Collaborative Family Law Professionals to give divorcing couples an alternative to often-ugly litigation. The group keeps growing in members and "successful" divorces.
Syracuse New Times |
Molly English-Bowers |
01-27-2009 |
Children & Families
Vermont's Commitment to Low-Income Kids is Being Testednew
Vermont can reduce violence to children. But the way to do so won't win any sexy headlines. The state can make kids safer from abuse by making them less poor.
Seven Days |
Judith Levine |
12-03-2008 |
Children & Families
Donor Babies Search for Their Anonymous Fathersnew
All grown up, some children of sperm donors are trying to break through the secrecy that keeps them from knowing their family history.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
11-11-2008 |
Children & Families
Babies Sleep Safest Where?new
A well-intentioned public health campaign in New York state may harm as many infants as it helps -- if not more -- by claiming that babies sleep safest alone.
Metroland |
By Miriam Axel-Lute |
11-06-2008 |
Children & Families
Language Barriers at Texas' Child Protective Servicesnew
For the first year, Baby Raymond lived happily with his family. Then the agency took him away and even though his Chinese-American family fought to get him back, they couldn't find the right words.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
09-23-2008 |
Children & Families
Midwived Texans Cast into Citizenship 'Black Hole'new
A trio of recently filed federal lawsuits allege that the State Department is blacklisting kids born the ol'-fashioned way.
San Antonio Current |
Greg Harman |
09-17-2008 |
Children & Families
Will WIC For Foodnew
Honestly, I've never thought of myself as someone who would need help feeding my family. Ann-Elise and I are both college graduates. We own our house. We have good credit. We make more money now than we ever have. But none of that changes the fact that we're trying to feed, clothe and house a family of four on less than $60,000 a year -- something that's getting harder and harder to do.
Seven Days |
Cathy Resmer |
08-15-2008 |
Children & Families
Battered Woman Becomes American Refugee in Amsterdamnew
A wanted fugitive and kidnapper in the United States, Holly Collins was granted refugee status in the Netherlands in 1997. She fled the US to keep her husband -- who beat her -- from taking custody of their kids.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Beth Walton |
07-31-2008 |
Children & Families
Prof Vikram Jaswal Explains Why Sad Children Learn Betternew
With the help of video clips from The Lion King and The Jungle Book and the music of Mozart and Mahler, researchers tested how a group of children's state of mind related to their ability to perform detail-oriented tasks. Jaswal discusses the surprising findings.
C-Ville Weekly |
Chiara Canzi |
07-30-2008 |
Children & Families
Leave No Child Inside: How Nature-Deficit Disorder is Affecting Our Kidsnew
Despite all the benefits that outdoor play offers, more and more kids are spending their time inside instead of out. In fact, according to a recent report put out by the National Wildlife Federation, children are spending half as much time outside as they did 20 years ago.
Boulder Weekly |
Dana Logan |
07-21-2008 |
Children & Families
This Isn't How Adoption is Supposed to Worknew
Three little boys set out to destroy the parents who loved them. Now, after a protracted lawsuit has drawn to a close, the adoptive parents remain in legal/political limbo with $10 million at stake. The boys are finally in treatment -- but no one's sure it will help at this stage. Experts say that the children should have been given intensive psychological care -- ten years ago.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Deidra Funcheon |
07-01-2008 |
Children & Families
