AltWeeklies Wire
Taking a New Look at Shaken Baby Syndromenew
Assumptions about shaken baby syndrome are now being questioned.
Phoenix New Times |
Monica Alonzo |
08-19-2013 |
Children & Families
Tags: shaken baby syndrome
A Mother Finally Got the Help She Needed for Her Troubled Son -- By Having Him Arrestednew
If you have a seriously mentally ill kid, and you can't afford treatment, you can have your kid hauled before a judge. And that judge has the power to get services for your kid -- as long as you're willing to give up custody of your child to the state of Arizona.
Phoenix New Times |
Amy Silverman |
10-13-2009 |
Children & Families
Mother, Interruptednew
Child Protective Services accused her of everything from neglect to excessive care, never proved anything, and took her daughter anyway.
Phoenix New Times |
Megan Irwin |
04-01-2008 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
Arizona's Ill-Prepared to Handle its Most Vulnerablenew
BJ Bolender's struggle to keep her son alive in the state's care highlights the challenges of supporting the developmentally disabled.
Phoenix New Times |
Megan Irwin |
03-04-2008 |
Children & Families
Vegan Couple's Fear of Obesity Was No Picnic for Their Kidsnew
Because of the good care they believed they were providing, the Parker's children were very healthy -- except for the seizures.
Phoenix New Times |
Ray Stern |
05-14-2007 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
Cherokee River Indian Community's Indian Takersnew
A war for custody of 4-year-old Raven Laws includes a spurious Alabama tribe.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
03-27-2007 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
Anna Nicole Smith's Secret Indian Love Childnew
Move over, Dannielynn; Anna Nicole's Native son is alive and well on the Tohono O'odham reservation, and he may be the rightful heir to the tabloid temptress' millions.
Phoenix New Times |
Charles Tatum |
03-14-2007 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
Brokennew
The system that serves tiny children with disabilities is nowhere near fixed, after years of trying on the governor's watch.
Phoenix New Times |
Susie Stechner |
11-07-2006 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
The Case of the Two Abigailsnew
One infant dies with her head in a noose, another dies inside a toy chest -- each was in a father's care, and homicide cops want answers.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
05-23-2006 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
Grand Jury Indicts Divorce 'Mediator'new
A grand jury in Arizona's Maricopa County indicted mediator Gary Karpin, known as "Dr. Gary," of 14 counts of theft and two counts of defrauding clients.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
07-26-2005 |
Children & Families
Baby Mannew
At 54, William Windsor sleeps in a crib, eats in a high chair and does it in his diaper -- by choice. Believe it.
Phoenix New Times |
Joe Watson |
06-13-2005 |
Children & Families
Divorce Mediator Was Not the Lawyer He Claimed to Benew
Gary Karpin operates what he says is a booming one-man mediation business called "Divorce With Dignity." Two clients say he preyed on vulnerable divorcees, both romantically and financially.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
02-01-2005 |
Children & Families
Up the Down Staircasenew
When they had their third child with Down Syndrome, a Mormon family decided Santa Claus would be coming to their home forever.
Phoenix New Times |
Amy Silverman |
11-30-2004 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
