As I mentioned in June 2014, I have decided to begin sharing links via a monthly post instead of posting each video story as I discover it. (I do welcome you to visit - & follow - WACPR on Scoop It, which will include links to news articles without videos.)

Teacher At Bronx Science Accused Of Paying Underage Boys For Nude Photos
March 6, 2015

Houston woman fighting to regain child offered up for adoption
March 10, 2015

Father who claims he was wrongly accused of child abuse back in court
March 25, 2015

Missing Boy’s Father Denies Child Abuse Allegations
March 25, 2015

Mar 29, 2015

Second Graders Given 'Sex Kits' on Field Trip

March 26, 2015

Feb 28, 2015

links for Feb 2015

Woman born in northern Indiana seeks birth mother through social media

Feb 2, 2015

Family endures bullying, threats for unvaccinated child, Utah mom says
Feb 6, 2015

DHS man among 3 arrested for sexual assaulting children, human trafficking
Feb 17, 2015

Are Psychiatric Meds Over-Prescribed to LA Foster Kids?
Feb 18, 2015

Parents rally around suspended preschool teacher
Feb 19, 2015

Catholic School Under Fire For Asking Young Children Sex Questions
Feb 20, 2015

DCF hotline counselor suspended for mistakes made in Jonchuck abuse case

Feb 23, 2015

Use of Medication On Foster Youth Investigated
Feb 23, 2015

CPS Worker Arrested for DWI, Resisting Arrest
Feb 25, 2015

Eighth-Grader Informs Classmates of State Standardize Test ‘Opt-Out’ - Her Mom Is ‘Very Upset’ by School’s Reaction
Feb 26, 2015

Dec 31, 2014

links for Dec 2014

Should the state be able to take your kids, or does it have too much power?
May 5, 2011 (updated Aug 3, 2011)

~ RECENT ~

Denver's District Attorney asks child welfare ombudsman to delay release of DHS investigation

Dec 1, 2014

Folsom Community Mourns 12-year-old Boy Bullied to Suicide
Dec 4, 2o14

Judge Sentences Man Who Raped Girl, 11, To Three Years Probation (Video)
Dec 4, 2014

What did judges know about guardian ad litem issues?
Dec 4, 2014

Mother of child abused by foster parent speaks out

Dec 5, 2014

Judge returns kids to Bellingham parents
Dec 6, 2014

State, child welfare advocates spar over DHS oversight

Dec 8, 2014

Valley family claims DCS wrongly removed children after booster seat accident
Dec 9, 2014

Former WV Child Protective Services Worker To Serve Up To 20 Years

Dec 10, 2014

Does Alaska’s foster care system need reform?

Dec 10, 2014

Walton County judge will hear case of daycare owner charged with 'Shaken Baby Syndrome'
Dec 11, 2014

CPS mishandling of Lawhorn case leads to change
Dec 11, 2014

Debra Milke murder charges dismissed; state vows appeal

Dec 11, 2014

DCF inadvertently shares foster parents' personal information
Dec 12, 2014

Secretive and often overzealous care agencies protect children largely at parents’ expense
Dec 12, 2014

Ontario’s most vulnerable children kept in the shadows
Dec 12, 2014

1 charged in killing of Demario Bailey, 15, who tried to save twin brother from robbers
Dec 14, 2014

Shocking Video Of Coach Grabbing High School Basketball Player By The Hair And Throwing Her Several Feet During Brawl
Dec 14, 2014

Aunt hopes to gain custody of nephew Achilles Lambert

Dec 15, 2014

Foster care system could face major changes
Dec 15, 2014

Petition to Drop Charges against Minn. Mom for Treating Son with Medical Pot
Dec 16, 2014

Texas Mother of 5 Released After Spending Years in Prison for Foster Son's Murder
Dec 16, 2014

Missouri mom loses custody of sick boy over claims of medical child abuse

Dec 16, 2014

Police: Man's attempt to kill ex-wife's husband ends with beatdown
Dec 18, 2014

Family of Toddler Injured by SWAT 'Grenade' Faces $1M in Medical Bills
Dec 18, 2014

Officials respond to case of a sex offender allowed to be foster parent
Dec 18, 2014

State audit shows some counties are not properly conducting background checks on relatives looking to be foster parents
Dec 19, 2014

Fight Against Unwarranted Seizures of Babies, Children

Dec 21, 2014

René Bailey to be released without bail
Dec 22, 1014

Sioux Falls couple says their children are victims of "medical kidnapping"
Dec 22, 2014

Police: Man spiked girlfriend's drink to cause miscarriage
Dec 25, 2014

Court Case May Change Foster Care Statewide
Dec 30, 2014

Nov 30, 2014

links for Nov 2014

27 foster homes and only 16-years-old

Nov 3, 2014

Foster Mom Files Class Action Lawsuit Against DSS

Nov 6, 2014

7 Minutes to Live: Crisis in the child protective service courts
Nov 6, 2014

Onslow County couple accused of starving children due in court

Nov 10, 2014

Foster families hit with massive legal fees following new adoption ruling

Nov 10, 2014

Fort Pierce foster mother arrested for breaking foster child's leg
Nov 13, 2014

Kelli Yanuzzi: Fort Pierce foster mother arrested for breaking foster child's leg

Nov 13, 2014

Group Home Closed: Residents Sexually Abused, Medications Missed

Nov 17, 2014

Child attacked by dog while in foster care, Oklahoma family demanding answers

Nov 17, 2014

Separated at birth, reunited on Facebook
Nov 18, 2014

Father Arrested After Confronting Daughter's Bully
Nov 18, 2014

Former child death investigator sues HHSC for firing

Nov 19, 2014

2 Winnipeg families fear for daughters' safety in child welfare system

Nov 19, 2014

Insider: New DCS agency is falling back to old CPS ways
Nov 19, 2014

Franklin family battles school over boy's service dog
Nov 20, 2014

Mother shares story of son's suicide
Nov 21, 2014

Foster kids reunite with siblings in Tucson

Nov 22, 2014

Couple hopes diagnosis will reunite family, end child abuse allegations
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome mimics signs of abuse
Nov 24, 2014

Hamburg cop was her daughter’s hero during storm, says mother
Nov 24, 2014

Charges not filed despite ‘substantiated child abuse’
Nov 24, 2014

11-year-old Milwaukee girl sexually assaulted in foster care

Nov 25, 2014

Mom wants changes to state's child care guide for parents.
Nov 25, 2014

CBS 58 Special Report: Child Welfare, a broken system

Nov 25, 2014

11-year-old Milwaukee girl sexually assaulted in foster care
Nov 25, 2014

Finally adopted: Teen excited to spend first Thanksgiving with new family
Nov 26, 2014

Ariz. mother claims state took son after disagreement over cancer treatment

Nov 27, 2014

State Supreme Court considers appeal in Battle Creek murder case
Nov 28, 2014

Oct 31, 2014

links for Oct 2014

~ OLDER ~

CPS case worker accused of making up records

Nov 5, 2013

Parents Wake Up to Something Terrifying Coming From Their Baby Monitor
April 28, 2014

Henrico teen beaten at school, charged with assault
Sept 30, 2014 (updated Oct 1, 2014)

~ RECENT ~

Local foster family forced to give up child in custody battle
Oct 3, 2014

West Virginia high school yearbook deems special-needs student ‘most likely to disappear’
Oct 7, 2014

Community leaders launch effort to overhaul child welfare system
Oct 7, 2014

N.S. to formally apologize to former Home for Colored Children residents
Oct 8, 2014

San Diego Pays $225K to Teen Mom Who Lost Custody of Newborn

Oct 14, 2014

Tribunal into Ottawa’s handling of First Nations kids nearing its end after 7 years
Oct 15, 2014

Erie County CPS Hires Retired Police to Fight Rising Caseloads
Oct 15, 2014

N.W.T. child services to work to support families
Oct 16, 2014

Girl donates hair to kids with cancer, gets bullied for looking like a boy
Oct 17, 2014

Officials: Woman exchanged DSS info on children for cash, gifts
Oct 21, 2014

Lubbock Woman Kicked Out of UMC for Breastfeeding Child in Waiting Room
Oct 23, 2013

Grassroots Effort To Fight Medical Kidnapping Of Baby Kathryn By UMC Children’s Hospital And CPS In Texas
Oct 26, 2014

Parents locked in custody battle after doctor at Children’s Mercy Hospital suspects abuse
Oct 28, 2014

Mother cleared of poisoning daughter after taking her to Belgium for treatment says case should be landmark ruling for parents who want to seek help outside of the NHS
Oct 31, 2014

Aug 31, 2014

links for August 2014

Elementary school teacher cited on suspicion of providing alcohol to a minor
Aug 1, 2014

Defense attorney: hot car baby death 'unintentional'

Aug 6, 2014

Babysitter Accused of Setting Fire to Family's Home

Aug 23, 2014

St. Louis County man charged with raping foster children
Aug 26, 2014

Case worker investigated for leaving foster child in car

Aug 26, 2014

St. Louis County Man charged with raping foster children

Aug 26, 2014

Caseworker, 3 Others Charged in Girl's Death

Aug 27, 2014

Lawsuit says Vermont DCF ignored abuse

Aug 27, 2014 (updated Aug 29, 2014)

Nurse Accused of Graphic Sex Acts with Newborn Claimed to Have "Virtual Baby": Neighbor
Aug 29, 2014

Jul 31, 2014

links for July 2014

Texas Legislators Promise Action Against CPS Caseworker
July 6, 2014

Who Is Protecting Our Children From Child Protective Services?
July 8, 2014

Husband and wife, both former Ridgeland school coaches, face child sex charges

July 11, 2014

Local Pastor Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Teen

July 13, 2014

Mom claims baby got herpes at Oklahoma daycare

July 14, 2014

Dispute between state and social service agency could leave abused kids caught in the middle

July 14, 2014

Officials Call for Investigation Into Group Home Where Boy Died

July 16, 2014

VIDEO: Foster carer and scout leader among 51 arrested in paedophile operation

July 16, 2014

More than 600 suspected paedophiles arrested

July 16, 2014

Therapy dogs comfort kids at Bexar courthouse

July 16, 2014

Facebook posts get deadbeat parents busted for not paying child support
July 16, 2014

Justina Pelletier Goes To D.C. To Lobby For Research Bill

July 18, 2014

Miami Beach detective accused of having sex with foster teen turns self in

July 19, 2014

Police: Two men rape 14-year-old Laurel girl lured on Instagram

July 23, 2014

Former CPS Supervisor Arrested On Third Degree Felony Offense
July 27, 2014

Jamie Parsons on parents' arrest: 'Momma knew they were coming'

July 30, 2014

Foster father's attorney calls murder charges 'ludicrous'

July 31, 2014

Jun 28, 2014

a long overdue post - links for June 2014

It has been some time since I have published a post here on WACPR. (I do welcome you to visit - & follow - WACPR on Scoop It, where I am able to post more frequently. These will, however, generally not include videos, as it has been my "thing" to reserve video posts for this blog.) I have decided to begin sharing links via a monthly post instead of posting each video story as I discover it.Father pays outstanding child support, still gets jail time

Investigation exposes little oversight of child advocates

published May 15, 2013 (updated Jul 23, 2013)

Rare Brittle Bond Disorder Mistaken for Child Abuse

published Nov 29, 2013

Bond set for DFCS worker arrest for drug possession

published Dec 14, 2013 (updated Dec 15, 2013)

Therapist in conflict for treating abuser and victim, psychologist says

published Dec 16, 2013

Judge dismisses attorneys, CPS workers on case involving claims of rare psychological problem

published Dec 23, 2013

Father pays outstanding child support, still gets jail time
published Jan 03, 2014 (updated Jan 21, 2014)

The story of one Alberta foster child we wanted to tell you — but can’t (video)

published Jan 8, 2014