Child Protection System

• Indiana Child Protection System Draws Fire

Rita Staton was taught that people are innocent until proved guilty. And she believed it -- until her family became entangled with the child protection system.

• Evansville Courier & Press
• October 17, 2006

• Motor vehicle safety standards: Occupant crash protection— Child restraint anchorage system (“LATCH” system); installation in front passenger seating of vehicles certified to meet advanced air bag requirements,

• FR, July 24, 2007
• Rules
• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

• Death Led to Big Overhaul of Child-Protection System

SAN ANGELO, Texas -- Little Diamond Alexander-White was beaten to death with a vacuum hose by her mother eight weeks after Texas child- protection officials allowed them to reunite. The 2-year-old's death in 2004 was one of more than 500 recorded in Texas in less than three years due to child abuse or neglect -- deaths that underscored the need for a massive overhaul of the state's child welfare system.

• Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
• April 17, 2008

• BI2 Technologies and Penobscot County Sheriff's Office Partner to Implement Statewide Child Protection System.

The Child Project[TM] - Statewide Iris Recognition Biometric Technology Implementation in Maine BANGOR, Maine -- The Penobscot County Sheriff's Offi...

• Business Wire
• May 20, 2008

• Hampshire County Sheriff's Office Debuts New Child Protection System; Iris Recognition Biometric Technology Install will be Nation's First.

NORTHAMPTON, Mass. -- The Hampshire County Sheriff's Office introduced a new system today that will identify and locate missing children and adults th...

• Business Wire
• May 27, 2005

• Q&A: Improving State's Protections for Children

Gov. Susana Martinez and Children, Youth and Families Department Secretary-designate Yolanda Berumen Deines sat down with The New Mexican this week. In light of the recent death of 3-year-old Leland Valdez, they said they have a plan that will put years of experience to work for the state child-protection system. Martinez was a prosecutor in Dona Ana County before being elected governor. Deines is a licensed clinical social worker who worked in child protection in the state of Texas. Here is part of their interview:

• The Santa Fe New Mexican
• February 07, 2011

• A New Look at Child Protection.

The use of community helpers in several states to assist child protective services is discussed. Topics include the Family Builders network in Arizona, scrutiny of the child protection system, new approaches, multiple response systems, costs, and suggestions for state lawmakers.

• State Legislatures
• Vol. 25 Nbr. 10, December 1999

• Events for People with Disabilities

EPIC (Every Person Influences Children) will offer workshops for parents with challenges involved with the child protection system, substance abuse, emotional health issues, custody matters, domestic violence, criminal backgrounds, situations which compromise their ability to provide parental guidance that protects the basic needs of their children. Ten-week classes will be held from 6 to 7:45 p.m. Tuesdays or 10 to 11:45 a.m. Fridays in the YWCA of the Tonawandas, 49 Tremont St., North Tonawanda. All classes are free. Call Rachael at 332-4180 to register. ***

• Buffalo News
• October 10, 2010

• Motor vehicle safety standards: Occupant crash protection— Attaching child restraints to the LATCH system for the suppression test,

• FR, May 19, 2005
• Proposed rules
• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

• Mothers Will March to Protest Dhs ; the Marchers Will Gather Monday to Voice Their Anger Over What They Call a Flawed Child Protection System.

Mothers who are upset over losing their children to state custody will converge on Maine's largest city next week in the latest attempt to spotlight flaws in the state's child protective services. Kerri Shannon of Addison plans to make the hours-long drive to Portland on Monday so she can march from the Chestnut Street Church to a lunchtime rally outside the Department of Human Services building on Marginal Way.

• Portland Press Herald
• March 03, 2004