AltWeeklies Wire
Man Up: Another Side to the Domestic Violence Storynew
Publicly, Joshua Gonze supports a controversial cause known as “fathers’ rights.” Less known is that for years, Gonze has been able to suppress and counter domestic abuse claims made by two former spouses.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Corey Pein |
12-17-2009 |
Children & Families
From Personal Struggle, a Higher Purpose for Tracey Weavernew
Tracey Weaver has suffered more than her share of setbacks in life. As a teen she struggled with abuse, molestation, major financial problems, and the deaths of loved ones. But she overcame these and other tragedies and began to devote her life to helping others through hardship.
East Bay Express |
Alison Alter |
12-16-2009 |
Children & Families
One Couple Questions the Legality of Straight Marriagenew
If the New York State Senate does not address, or votes down, same-sex marriage before the end of this year, Matthew D'Olimpio and Rachel Murch D'Olimpio, a Brooklyn couple, will seek to have their marriage officially annulled on the grounds that it is "discriminatory and unconstitutional."
Boston Phoenix |
Deirdre Fulton |
12-02-2009 |
Children & Families
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
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
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
