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New York: federal child-welfare figures and 151 pieces of KARA reporting, in full.

Federal child-welfare figures and KARA's reporting on New York.

45,746

Child maltreatment victims
NCANDS, FFY2024

6,097

Entered foster care
AFCARS, FY2022

14,134

In foster care on Sept 30
AFCARS, FY2022

Sources: NCANDS Child Maltreatment 2024; AFCARS state tables. Full record — every metric, every year, gaps labeled — on KARA SIGNAL

KARA reporting on New York

151 articles, newest first, republished in full.

June 24, 2026 · KARA Reporting

Childhood Trauma and Lifelong ACES Impact

Children’s mental health crisis post COVID is no longer invisible. California’s Surgeon General Nadine Burke Harris has declared adverse childhood experiences a public health threat, while foster children across the nati

California · Minnesota · New Jersey · New York

June 23, 2026 · KARA Reporting

Mandated Reporting and Why We Don't

Mandated Reporters genuinely fear for their safety and reputation and regularly fail to report (or, "see") horrific child abuse to avoid potential damage to themselves.

California · Maine · New York

June 19, 2026 · KARA Reporting

MN Has 3rd Highest Sex Trafficking Cases in U.S.

For a Deeper Dive on this or other topics, hit the DEEP DIVE button on the lower right corner of this page. Odds are, you know somebody sex trafficking has impacted. Minnesota has the third highest number of human traffi

Minnesota · New York

June 19, 2026 · KARA Reporting

Best & Worst States For America's Children

Where does your state rank in protecting children & what can you do to make improvements. These statistics tell the stories of our best and worst states around the nation

Arizona · Arkansas · California · Connecticut · Florida · Hawaii · Idaho · Illinois · Iowa · Louisiana · Maine · Massachusetts · Minnesota · Mississippi · Nevada · New Hampshire · New York · North Dakota · Oklahoma · Rhode Island · South Carolina · South Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · West Virginia · Wyoming

June 8, 2026 · KARA Reporting

Why America’s Child Protection System Is Failing, and How to Fix It

America’s Child Protection System is producing the very harms it was meant to prevent: overflowing prisons, broken families, unsafe classrooms, and communities overwhelmed by untreated trauma. This post explains how secr

California · Florida · New York · Utah

May 27, 2026 · KARA Reporting

Foster Child Self-Harm & Suicide June 2025

Childhood trauma, suicide and self-harm among American youth are at historic highs, with alarming increases among fosters, preteens, girls, LGBTQ+ youth, and children of color. Suicide is now the second leading cause of

Alaska · Idaho · Nevada · New Hampshire · New York · West Virginia

May 16, 2026 · KARA Reporting

State of Foster Care In America

American Fosters are struggling. These reports from around the nation indicate a great need for more help for at risk families and safe homes for children unlucky enough to be born into toxic homes.

California · Colorado · New York · North Carolina · Oklahoma · Texas

May 5, 2026 · KARA Reporting

School Performance, Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow & What To Do

• “Since 2020, national and state test data show steep declines in foundational reading and math skills that are not bouncing back on their own. If current trends hold, by 2034 a majority of U.S. students will need remed

Alabama · Arizona · California · Connecticut · Hawaii · Louisiana · Massachusetts · Mississippi · Nevada · New Mexico · New York · Oregon · West Virginia

April 12, 2026 · KARA Reporting

“Illiteracy and Incarceration: What Ruben Rosario Got Right”

85 percent of all juveniles who come into contact with the juvenile court system are functionally illiterate. So are 60 percent of all prison inmates. Inmates have a 16 percent chance of returning to prison if they recei

Arizona · California · Minnesota · Missouri · New York

April 8, 2026 · KARA Reporting

Best and Worst Hospitals For U.S. Children (Beckers Hospital Review)

Which states give kids the best chance at a healthy life? This review ranks all 50 states and D.C. on children’s healthcare, nutrition, and oral health, and the gaps are stark.

Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Connecticut · Georgia · Hawaii · Iowa · Kentucky · Massachusetts · Minnesota · Mississippi · Montana · New Jersey · New York · Oklahoma · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · Texas · Vermont · Wyoming

March 14, 2026 · KARA Reporting

America’s Child Protection Crisis: Last Week’s Most Alarming CPS Cases and Reforms

Each week, children are escaping brutal homes, being harmed in foster care, and caught in CPS systems that too often miss clear danger or punish families without proof. From multimillion‑dollar settlements and court batt

California · Connecticut · Florida · Illinois · Louisiana · Michigan · Minnesota · New York · North Carolina · Texas · Washington

March 13, 2026 · KARA Reporting

LGBTQ Children, Even More Miserable Foster Care, and Suicide

LGBTQ youth are far more likely to land in foster care, and far more likely to face homelessness, abuse, and suicide attempts once they do. This piece shares hard

Alaska · California · Florida · Minnesota · New York

March 2, 2026 · KARA Reporting

Education 2026 - Educating At Risk Children (what tomorrow looks like)

Teaching in America in 2026 means managing trauma, violence, long COVID, and historic shortages: all while trying to educate growing numbers of abused and at‑risk children. Drawing on recent data from Education Week, NCES

Illinois · Minnesota · New York · Ohio

February 1, 2026 · KARA Reporting

What You Can Do Series - School Boards

School boards wield profound power over the safety, healing, and long-term success of children. What they choose to fund, prioritize, debate, and champion can dramatically shape school culture and community expectations

California · Colorado · New York

January 21, 2026 · KARA Reporting

Redefining Normalcy In Child Protection (from orphan trains to protection to ?)

Legally, there were no protections for children in the home or orphanage at the time (nor do they have legal status today). What became of orphan train children varied from finding loving homes to sex abuse and slave lab

Minnesota · New York

January 15, 2026 · KARA Reporting

Deregulation & the Child Abuse Abolition Movement

There is a growing abolition / “dismantle CPS” movement in the U.S., but so far it is more rhetorical and advocacy‑driven than implemented in statute, and no state has fully “deregulated” or abolished CPS.​ Advocates, sc

Florida · Kansas · Massachusetts · Minnesota · Nebraska · New York

November 29, 2025 · KARA Reporting

Why the CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) Organization Is So Successful (calling all volunteers)

Over 48 years, CASA/GAL (Guardian ad Litem) programs have grown into a national network of more than 900 organizations with 80,000–100,000 guardian ad litem volunteers serving close to a quarter‑million abused and neglec

Arkansas · California · New York · North Dakota · Virginia

November 19, 2025 · KARA Reporting

KARA Concerns About Trump's Child Protection Order (deep dive)

This post gets at the meaning of President Trump's Presidential Order bringing change to America's Child Protection System. If you support the work KARA is doing to improve the lives of abused and neglected children and

Minnesota · New York

October 22, 2025 · KARA Reporting

The Importance of Foster Youth Rights (find your State here)

This article is derived from Hana Ikramuddin's excellent Imprint News Article about Fosters not being notified of their rights - Read the Imprint article here. Hana tells us the story of AIayna Ghost’s years in Foster Ca

Alabama · Alaska · California · Colorado · Illinois · Kansas · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Nevada · New Jersey · New York · Oregon · South Dakota · Texas · Washington · West Virginia · Wyoming

August 25, 2025 · KARA Reporting

Join KARA's Child Advocacy Team (& make your community's children safe)

Ways for KARA readers to raise their voice for at risk children. The options in the Read More below provide direct impact, community building, and how to create policy change for at risk children where you live. Join KAR

California · New York · South Carolina · Tennessee · Utah

May 10, 2025 · KARA Reporting

Kids At Risk Action History

KIDS AT RISK ACTION / KARA / INVISIBLE CHILDREN HISTORY

Indiana · Minnesota · Nevada · New York · Wisconsin

November 15, 2024 · KARA Reporting

Realities of Mandated Reporting (why child abuse reporting is sporadic)

Mandated Reporters genuinely fear for their safety and reputation and regularly fail to report (or, "see") horrific child abuse to avoid potential damage to themselves.

New York · Pennsylvania

October 20, 2024 · KARA Reporting

If I Only Had a Brain

If the medical community, Children’s Defense Fund and former MN Supreme Court Chief Justice Kathleen Blatz are right, the vast majority of crime in America is the result of what happened to that person as a child.

Arizona · California · Georgia · Louisiana · Minnesota · Mississippi · New York · Oklahoma

October 15, 2024 · KARA Reporting

Child Abuse Investigations & Reforms

WHEN YOU Share KARA’s reporting with FRIENDS, INSTAGRAM & FACEBOOK and most of all, your State Representative (find them here) change will come a little bit faster. When enough of us become informed and speak up for abus

California · Illinois · Indiana · Massachusetts · Nebraska · New York · Oklahoma · Utah

September 12, 2024 · KARA Reporting

Child Welfare News Fall 2024 (compiled articles)

KARA compiles child abuse and neglect stories and data about abused and neglected children

District of Columbia · Florida · Georgia · Kansas · Nebraska · Nevada · New Mexico · New York · Pennsylvania

June 20, 2024 · KARA Reporting

Recent Child Suicide and Self-Harm Articles Around the Nation

What parents should do after a child's suicide attempt? Answering caregivers' frequently …

California · Colorado · Kentucky · New York

May 18, 2024 · KARA Reporting

U.S. Child Welfare Articles May 8 & 9 2024 - (From the Children's Bureau)

Sign up HERE for KARA’S free Friday updates Support KARA Programs Here KARA Maintains this site with the hope that this information will compel you to share it with media contacts, lawmakers and other changemakers. chang

Arizona · California · Colorado · Illinois · Louisiana · Massachusetts · Missouri · New York

March 14, 2024 · KARA Reporting

America's CHILDHOOD TRAUMA and ACES Impact

California’s Surgeon General Nadine Burke Harris has declared Adverse Childhood Experiences a public health problem and public school crisis in her state.

Alaska · California · Minnesota · New Jersey · New York

March 5, 2024 · KARA Reporting

Don't Leave It To the Professionals (thank you Naomi Schaefer Riley)

Minnesota's struggle to keep a strong CASA volunteer force advocating for abused and neglected children in the state has captured the interest of Naomi Schaefer Riley, author of NO WAY TREAT A CHILD and writer with City

Minnesota · New York

October 18, 2023 · KARA Reporting

Rich Gehrman Rebuttal of MAD Volunteer Guardian ad Litem Report

The analysis by MAD is not, in my view, sufficiently compelling in some important respects to support the board in managing this risk. While I understand from a previous board meeting I attended as well as a legislative

Maryland · Minnesota · New York · North Dakota

October 6, 2023 · KARA Reporting

Children & Gun Violence (as American as Apple Pie)

2020, he child and teen gun death rate in the U.S. was more than 3 times higher than that in Turkey, the country with the next highest rate; 11 times higher than in Israel; 19 times higher than in Switzerland and 85 time

Florida · Illinois · New York · Oklahoma · Tennessee

February 7, 2023 · KARA Reporting

Math For Legislators (cost of youth crime) Part 1

Most lawmakers know what a big percentage of their budgets is going to social programs like child welfare and child protection. Not as many understand how tax dollars they appropriate are working to solve the problems th

Minnesota · New York

February 6, 2023 · KARA Reporting

Statistics, Books, Videos & Articles of, by & About Fostered and Adopted Children

National Adoption Month One out of 25 U.S. families have an adopted child. Half of the 135,000 adoptions are from the foster care system. There are over 100,000 eligible children waiting to be adopted.

December 30, 2022 · KARA Reporting

For Profit Youth Prisons

Youth are two to three time more likely to confess to crimes they did not commit than adults. Police interrogations using fabricated statements are most likely why. Kids are more intimidated by law enforcement than adult

Arizona · California · Georgia · Illinois · Louisiana · Minnesota · Mississippi · New York · Oklahoma · Pennsylvania

October 26, 2022 · KARA Reporting

LGBTQ Foster Care & Ground Truths

about a third of kids in NY’s foster care identify as LGBTQ and nationally, about 24% do. 40% of homeless kids in NY City identify as LGBTQ and 42% of them had been in foster care. This NY Times article focuses on how ha

Alaska · Florida · Minnesota · New York · Texas

August 3, 2022 · KARA Reporting

Tasered and Tried as Adults

Expelled from elementary school, pregnant in junior high and facing a criminal justice system before they are able to drive a car. The cost to society in taxes, public health, education and safety is astronomical and the

Florida · Minnesota · New York · Texas · Wisconsin

July 17, 2022 · KARA Reporting

American Crime Costs & Statistics

READ TO THE END TO LEARN THE COSTS OF CRIME IN AMERICA TODAY

Alabama · Arizona · California · Georgia · Illinois · Louisiana · Minnesota · Mississippi · New York · Oklahoma

April 29, 2022 · KARA Reporting

Removing 100's of Community Volunteers from Child Protection (why?)

Removing 100's of Community Volunteers from Child Protection (why?) an accurate and troublesome picture of the conditions facing Minnesota's at risk children today.

Connecticut · Florida · Minnesota · New York · Utah

March 14, 2022 · KARA Reporting

COVID IMPACT ON AT RISK YOUTH

[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3″][vc_column_text] This report was submitted by Business Analytics Student Michelle Kocins at Cambrian College Support KARA efforts reporting on child abuse & trauma during COVID here. [/vc_c

Minnesota · New York

January 30, 2022 · KARA Reporting

Other People's Children Are Not Society's Problem - Senator Ron Johnson

Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson is not alone in publicly stating the expensive and mean spirited political platform Other People's Children Are Not Society's Problem - Senator Ron Johnson

Alabama · Arizona · California · Iowa · Minnesota · New York · Wisconsin

December 5, 2021 · KARA Reporting

IT'S NOT A CRIME TO ABUSE YOUR CHILD

Religious exemptions = It's Not A Crime to Abuse Your Child + NY banned child marriage today (7.23.21) but you can still withhold life saving medical care for religious reasons….

November 28, 2021 · KARA Reporting

Child Abuse Stories, Statistics & Politics In America Today

Kids At Risk Action gathers stories and statistics about child abuse and child welfare State By State + International)

Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Illinois · Minnesota · New York

November 9, 2021 · KARA Reporting

National Adoption Month (statistics, books, videos & articles of, by & about foster and adoptive children)

National Adoption Month One out of 25 U.S. families have an adopted child. Half of the 135,000 adoptions are from the foster care system. There are over 100,000 eligible children waiting to be adopted.

October 4, 2021 · KARA Reporting

October Is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Watching your mother being beat up or raped is the same trauma as being beaten or raped to a five or nine year old. Untreated trauma lasts forever and it changes a person forever. The United Nation's-Secretary General An

Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · North Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · South Carolina · South Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · West Virginia · Wisconsin · Wyoming

September 8, 2021 · KARA Reporting

Our Creeping Mental Health Crisis (& statistics)

Suicide is now the 2nd leading cause of death among 10 to 24 year olds. Over 1 million children under 6 are prescribed psychiatric drugs in America today.

Alaska · California · Illinois · Indiana · Minnesota · New Jersey · New York

August 19, 2021 · KARA Reporting

Domestic Violence Report August 2021

For abused children, there have been no classrooms to escape to and many mandated reporters have been unable to visit children to hear their stories and see their bruises. This must feel like a war to children living in

California · Connecticut · Florida · Missouri · New York · Ohio · Pennsylvania · South Carolina · Texas · Virginia · Wisconsin

June 3, 2021 · KARA Reporting

For Profit Youth Prisons & False Imprisonment

Youth are two to three time more likely to confess to crimes they did not commit than adults. Police interrogations using fabricated statements are most likely why. Kids are more intimidated by law enforcement than adult

Arizona · California · Georgia · Illinois · Louisiana · Minnesota · Mississippi · New York · Oklahoma · Pennsylvania

April 19, 2021 · KARA Reporting

Children & Gun Violence (as American as Apple Pie)

In 2020, he child and teen gun death rate in the U.S. was more than 3 times higher than that in Turkey, the country with the next highest rate; 11 times higher than in Israel; 19 times higher than in Switzerland and 85 t

Florida · Illinois · New York · Oklahoma

November 29, 2020 · KARA Reporting

Tasered and Tried as Adults - Police Training, Resources & Courts Meet America's At Risk Children

Trauma doesn’t heal itself and America doesn’t provide much more than Prozac for tortured 12 year olds. For an in depth and moving photo graphic look into incarcerated children in America’s Juveniles In Justice, check ou

Florida · Minnesota · New York · Texas

June 10, 2020 · KARA Reporting

The Pandemic Impacting Child Abuse and Foster Care (state by state)

Because schools are closed, after-school activities are canceled and churches aren't having youth groups and community activity with trusted adults outside the home have evaporated - the chances an abused child can find

Alaska · Arizona · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Florida · Georgia · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maine · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Rhode Island · South Carolina · Tennessee · Texas · Virginia · Washington · Wisconsin

April 20, 2020 · KARA Reporting

Violence Against Children & Covid19 – (it’s own pandemic) part III

Shelter In Place locks abused children in toxic homes With no escape to the safety of a classroom Domestic violence is rising and law enforcement & social workers are having a hard time keeping up. CLICK HERE FOR RESOURC

Connecticut · Georgia · Illinois · Indiana · New York · Ohio · South Carolina · Washington · Wisconsin

March 6, 2020 · KARA Reporting

Foster Care News 2019

The first article in this series is a CASEY Foundation Q&A about recruiting American Indian Foster Parents in Oklahoma and fixing the State’s struggling child welfare system. All states are struggling to find safe homes

Alabama · California · Illinois · Kentucky · Michigan · New York · North Carolina · Ohio · Oklahoma · Wisconsin

February 9, 2020 · KARA Reporting

Child & LGBTQ Suicide & Self-Harm (stories, statistics & trauma informed resources)

What would you say to the 12 year old boy who told you how he plans to suicide by cop? Or to the mother of the young girl you speak for in court that told her child "I wish you'd never been born"? Words don't come easy.

Alaska · California · Florida · New York

January 8, 2020 · KARA Reporting

KARA's Sad Stories, Statistics and Articles State By State & International

Follow KARA's reporting on child abuse & well-being in your state here; stories, statistics and articles about the things most important to at risk children

California · Florida · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · New York

December 18, 2019 · KARA Reporting

Sad Stories Child Abuse - Child Death Articles & Statistics

These stories, articles and statistics tell the stories of childhood trauma and death in America over the past few months - INVITE KARA’S INVISIBLE CHILDREN Program into your community.

California · Mississippi · New York · Tennessee · West Virginia

October 10, 2019 · KARA Reporting

Minnesota Child Abuse & Child Protection Sept 2019

This reporting over the last 45 days is a fraction of Recent Minnesota child abuse / child protection issues

Minnesota · New York

October 10, 2019 · KARA Reporting

Infant Death Stories & Statistics October 2019 (find your state here)

This reporting over the last 45 days is a fraction of the child death in our communities today Signup for KARA’s Weekly News Updates & share this with your friends and networks All Adults Are the Protectors of All Childr

Arizona · California · Delaware · Indiana · Michigan · Minnesota · New York · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Washington

August 22, 2019 · KARA Reporting

American Crime Costs & Statistics

READ TO THE END TO LEARN THE COSTS OF CRIME IN AMERICA TODAY

Arizona · California · Georgia · Illinois · Iowa · Louisiana · Minnesota · Mississippi · New York · Oklahoma

June 19, 2019 · KARA Reporting

June Child Abuse 2019 (find your state here)

current news about at risk children bringing transparency and attention to our youngest and most vulnerable citizens.

Indiana · Kentucky · Michigan · Mississippi · New York · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania

June 14, 2019 · KARA Reporting

Be A Squeaky Wheel For Children

Annual teacher turnover is highest in Arizona (24%) and New Mexico (23%) Minnesota is 14th highest in teacher turnover. After my workshop in New York at the United Nations Annual Youth Assembly, a line of ex social worke

Arizona · Minnesota · New Mexico · New York

June 6, 2019 · KARA Reporting

Blog Talk Radio Mike Tikkanen 7PM Friday

Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 2155 - Special guest Mike Tikkanen - Friday, 06/07/2019 Direct URL: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/naasca/2019/06/08/stop-child-abuse-now-scan-2155 Tonight's special guest is Mike Tikkanen fro

Minnesota · New York

February 27, 2019 · KARA Reporting

National Workshop On Adult & Juvenile Female Offenders

Last year, 33 states held children and juveniles with mental illness in detention centers without any charges. In 2001, nearly 2/3 of California local law enforcement departments did not have written guidelines governing

Arizona · California · Illinois · Massachusetts · Minnesota · New York · Texas

January 10, 2019 · KARA Reporting

Recent Child Burns/Torture Reporting & Statistics

Only the worst child abuse is reported Most child child trauma and torture is not discovered Find your state & resources here;

Alabama · Kansas · New York · Ohio · Utah · Virginia · Wisconsin

January 4, 2019 · KARA Reporting

Recent Child Suicide Reports & Statistics (part III)

Most child suicide is under reported & obfuscated Find your state, reporting & resources here…

Alabama · Hawaii · Kentucky · New York

January 1, 2019 · KARA Reporting

Recent Infant Abuse Death Reports & Statistics

KARA (Kids At Risk Action) tracks news about at risk children - Find your state here…

Mississippi · New York · North Carolina · Ohio · Texas · Wisconsin

December 31, 2018 · KARA Reporting

Recent Child Sex Abuse Reports & Statistics

KARA’s reporting is only a sampling of what should be reported the great majority of child sex trafficking, trauma & abuse is never known. 37% of children overall and 57% of Black children are reported

Alabama · Illinois · New York · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Tennessee · Texas · Washington

September 27, 2018 · KARA Reporting

Child Abuse Death & Suicide August/September 2018 page 1 (sad stories)

Child and teen death rate by race and ethnicity Kids Count Data Center Definitions: Deaths to children between ages 1 and 19, from all causes, per 100,000 children in this age range by race and ethnicity. The data are …

California · Illinois · Kansas · New York · North Carolina · Pennsylvania

August 8, 2018 · KARA Reporting

July 2018 Child Abuse / Child Protection (part 3)

KARA (Kids At Risk Action) tracks current news about at risk children bringing transparency and attention to our youngest and most vulnerable citizens. This reporting is only sampling of what should be reported – the gre

Florida · Illinois · Michigan · New York · North Carolina · Ohio · Tennessee · Texas · Virginia

July 11, 2018 · KARA Reporting

Reported Child Sex Abuse for June 2018

2 Nodaway County men charged with child molestation, sexual abuse Maryville Daily Forum NODAWAY COUNTY, Mo.. Two Nodaway County men were charged on May 18 with several counts of felony child molestation and sexual abuse

Florida · Kansas · Michigan · New York · Pennsylvania · Utah

July 6, 2018 · KARA Reporting

Domestic Violence & Violence Against Children for June 2018

Des Moines man pleads guilty to beating baby boy, causing skull fractures, brain bleed DesMoinesRegister.com An 18-year-old Des Moines man pleaded guilty Friday to charges he beat his child, sending the baby boy to the h

New York · Ohio · Tennessee · Texas · Utah

July 2, 2018 · KARA Reporting

Child Death & Sex Abuse May 2018 (7) find your state here

NH parents of child who died arrested on drug charges Boston 25 News Following the child's death, police executed a search warrant at 473 Hevey St. and said they found 28.1 grams of heroin, 11.8 grams of cocaine, 15.3 …

California · Florida · Indiana · Michigan · Nebraska · New Hampshire · New York · Ohio · Texas

June 16, 2018 · KARA Reporting

Child Burns, Sex Abuse & Beatings May 2018 (find your state here) 1

Accused child killers plead not guilty in Seneca County Court Rochester Democrat and Chronicle The mother and stepfather of a 3-year-old taken off of life support last week after being beaten until he was brain dead plea

Arizona · California · Florida · Georgia · Iowa · Michigan · New York · Oklahoma · Pennsylvania · Tennessee · Wyoming

June 12, 2018 · KARA Reporting

Child Welfare by State (statistics & news April 2018 (9) child death

American states are struggling to find answers for ending adverse childhood experiences (ACES) and saving at risk children by reversing the explosive growth of child abuse and neglect. Today, many state ward children are

California · New York · Wisconsin

June 6, 2018 · KARA Reporting

Child Welfare by State (statistics & news April 2018 (7) child sex abuse

American states are struggling to find answers for ending adverse childhood experiences (ACES) and saving at risk children by reversing the explosive growth of child abuse and neglect. Today, many state ward children are

Alabama · Georgia · New York · Utah · Washington

April 27, 2018 · KARA Reporting

Child Abuse & Trauma March 2018 (XI)

Jehovah's Witnesses accused of silencing victims of child abuse The Guardian Former and current members, including 41 alleged victims of child sexual abuse, described a culture of cover-ups and lies, with senior members

Alaska · California · Florida · Idaho · Iowa · Montana · New York

January 13, 2018 · KARA Reporting

MN At Risk Children's News July - September 2017 (IV)

Brandon Stahl Reporting KARA gathers news about Minnesota’s abused children to provide a snapshot of Child Protection and how our state values its children. Only a fraction of serious child abuse stories, statistics and

Arkansas · California · Florida · Illinois · Louisiana · Michigan · Minnesota · New York · North Dakota · Ohio · Texas

December 2, 2017 · KARA Reporting

America's Adoption Issues (300 new stories & articles)

Every state is struggling to find forever homes for traumatized state ward children. Aging out of foster care is painful (Misha's video) Here are 300 recent stories and articles about the fate of America's state ward chi

Florida · Massachusetts · Minnesota · New York · Texas · Washington

September 7, 2017 · KARA Reporting

Snapshot of Child Abuse News Headlines August 2017 (thank you Eileen King & Child Justice)

Woody Allen has never been charged with a sex crime. In the court of public opinion, however, a large segment long ago began viewing the famed director a deviant for two reasons. First, in 1992, his former partner Mia Fa

Connecticut · New York

August 4, 2017 · KARA Reporting

July Sad Stories Part I

This is only a sampling of what should be reported – the great majority of child trauma & abuse never gets reported. American states are struggling to find answers for saving at risk children and reversing the explosive

California · Georgia · Michigan · New York · Ohio · South Carolina · Texas

July 9, 2017 · KARA Reporting

June Sad Stories 2017 Part I

KARA tracks current news about at risk children bringing transparency and attention to our youngest and most vulnerable citizens. Please note that what you see here is only a sampling of what should be reported – the gre

California · Florida · Montana · New York · Ohio · Pennsylvania

July 4, 2017 · KARA Reporting

A Brief History of Four Year Olds and Prozac

Medicating very young children with psychotropic drugs is accepted protocol in foster homes and child protective services throughout America. States vary, but 33% of state ward children appears to be the lowest percentag

Arizona · California · Florida · Minnesota · Missouri · New York · Texas

June 14, 2017 · KARA Reporting

CASA guardian ad-Litem News Feb -May 2017 Part I

FIND YOUR CASA here – CASA’s around the U.S. If you are not listed, send me your info and we will include it. More than 251,000 abused and neglected children find safe, permanent homes, according to casaforchildren.org.

Arizona · Arkansas · California · Kentucky · Maryland · Michigan · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · New Jersey · New York · Oklahoma · Oregon · Texas

June 9, 2017 · KARA Reporting

May Sad Stories Part I

37% of children overall and 57% of Black children are reported to child protection services in America by the time they turn 18. (American Journal of Public Health January 2017) 12 million children a year are reported to

Florida · Montana · New York · Ohio · Pennsylvania · Texas

May 2, 2017 · KARA Reporting

Sad Stories April 2017 Part III

KARA tracks current news about at risk children bringing transparency and attention to our youngest and most vulnerable citizens. These pages are a sampling of what should be reported – the great majority of child trauma

Florida · Kentucky · Maine · Michigan · Minnesota · New York · Oklahoma · Pennsylvania · Wisconsin

April 1, 2017 · KARA Reporting

Sad Stories March 2017 Part IV (child protection news from around the nation)

Dad jailed in Gentilly infant's death accused of mentioning crack use, accidental fall before arrest The Advocate Under questioning after his infant son's death last week, Jeffery Edward Coleman said that he had used cra

Alabama · Connecticut · Florida · Massachusetts · Michigan · New York · North Carolina

March 12, 2017 · KARA Reporting

March 2017 Sad Stories Part I

Baby Justice Rees' father responds to charges in infant's death KCRA Sacramento The father of Baby Justice Rees, who found dead two years ago in a Yolo County slough, faces an involuntary manslaughter charge in connectio

Florida · New York · North Carolina · South Dakota

March 4, 2017 · KARA Reporting

February 2017 Sad Stories Part IV

AKARA tracks current news about at risk children bringing transparency and attention to our youngest and most vulnerable citizens. This is only a sampling of what should be reported – the great majority of child trauma,

Arizona · California · Florida · Idaho · Indiana · Iowa · New York

March 4, 2017 · KARA Reporting

February 2017 Sad Stories (part III)

Dyers sentenced to 15 years for felony child abuse The Coloradoan Two Fort Collins parents convicted of neglecting their daughter's seizure condition and allowing her to all but waste away were sentenced Thursday to … Fo

Colorado · Florida · Hawaii · Michigan · New York · Wisconsin

November 1, 2016 · KARA Reporting

October Sad Stories Part I

Drugging Our Kids: Governor signs bills to curb prescribing of psych drugs to California foster youth The Mercury News Joymara Coleman, a 24-year-old Cal State East Bay student, displays two of the psychotropic medicatio

Illinois · Kansas · Maryland · New York · Ohio

October 8, 2016 · KARA Reporting

International Child Protection News September 2016

Despite child labour being illegal, the Burkina Faso government overlooks the use of children in mining and extracting gold. It’s willingness to overlook the use of child labour is based on its dependency on gold exports

June 25, 2016 · KARA Reporting

CASA guardian ad-Litem News Around the Nation for June 2016

FIND YOUR CASA here - This page tells the stories of CASA's around the U.S. If you are not listed, send me your info and we will include it. Thank you Sai Yang and Century College for your research and writing on this pa

California · Illinois · Kentucky · Louisiana · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · New Jersey · New York · North Carolina · Ohio · Texas · Virginia

June 19, 2016 · KARA Reporting

CASA guardian ad-Litem News April & May 2016

CASA Child Advocates Montgomery County Newspaper WHY: CASA Child Advocates of Montgomery County held its first in-office corporate training for volunteers last month at the new Exxon Mobil … CASA breakfast serves up a 'R

Alabama · Arizona · California · Colorado · Florida · Georgia · Idaho · Illinois · Louisiana · Michigan · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Texas · Washington

June 1, 2016 · KARA Reporting

New York Child Protection News April - May 2016

NY: Editorial: Answering foster care, adoption need brings rewards Amherst Bee - April 27, 2016 Becoming a foster parent or adoptive parent means an person can change the course of a child's life, and while it can be dif

May 7, 2016 · KARA Reporting

KARA Readers Reminder

There is a situation here in Troy, New York. Regarding our Rensselaer County CPS Office. As of April, 2015, when the four children involved first went back to live with their mother. There have been at least 8 calls to R

April 12, 2016 · KARA Reporting

New York Child Protection News Feb - March 2016

NY: Foster agency previously sent kid to abusive foster mom Daily News 724 - March 30, 2016 The nonprofit agency that repeatedly sent kids to accused perv Cesar Gonzales-Mugaburu was previously forced to pay about $17 mi

February 26, 2016 · KARA Reporting

February Sad Stories (2016 KARA reporting)

AZ: DCS Completing More Investigations, But Court Cases Increase (Includes audio)

Alabama · Connecticut · Florida · Georgia · New York · Oklahoma · Texas · Virginia

February 22, 2016 · KARA Reporting

More Americans Killed By Toddlers With Guns Than Terrorists

Toddlers with guns have murdered 5 people with guns in America this year, terrorists 3. Would we be safer if the NSA were spying on children, or just keeping an eye on pistol packing families? Here's a list of this years

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February 12, 2016 · KARA Reporting

New York Child Protection News December 2015- January 2016

Reporting compiled and submitted by KARA volunteer Corey Wasser NY: New York State's Safe Harbour Project is working to combat human trafficking (Opinion) Buffalo News - January 24, 2016 The New York State Office of Chil

December 12, 2015 · KARA Reporting

New York Child Protection News October - November 2015

This page compiled by KARA volunteer Corey Wasser NY: One More Problem Faced by Transgender New Yorkers: Food Insecurity Slate - November 21, 2015 As health care access is clearly still a problem, the report requests tha

December 11, 2015 · KARA Reporting

Babies, 2 year old's & Antipsychotic Medicines

New York Times article has identified that over 100,000 prescriptions for antipsychotic medicines were written in 2014 - children 2 and younger (many still in cribs). A shortage of child psychiatrists is partially blamed

Minnesota · New York

August 25, 2015 · KARA Reporting

Fines and Judgements For Child Protection Failures (millions of $ badly spent)

Over the past few years the states of Washington (144 million dollars) and Indiana have been sued successfully for many millions of dollars for failing to protect abused and neglected children. In Arizona, the over 6600

Arizona · Indiana · Minnesota · New York · Texas · Washington

July 26, 2015 · KARA Reporting

Child Death and Child Abuse Articles (for July 2015 - find your state/country here)

KARA tracks child abuse and death articles from around the nation (and some international cases). Most non death child abuse cases never make it into the media. This page is KARA's discovery of information through July 2

Alaska · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Illinois · Kansas · Louisiana · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Montana · Nevada · New York · Virginia

July 22, 2015 · KARA Reporting

All Talk & No Action - Do We Value Children or Just Talk About It?

How we value children shows up directly in the way we treat people helping us raise our children. It hurts me to see political misunderstanding and an accepted practice of misleading people about something as important a

California · Florida · Illinois · Minnesota · New York · Texas

July 3, 2015 · KARA Reporting

Growing Up In America (do we value children?)

Dana Liebelson's recent interview demonstrates what the state of Michigan went through to stop her reporting on the violent treatment of youth in the state's juvenile prisons is just one more example of a punishment orie

California · Michigan · Minnesota · New York · Pennsylvania · Texas

June 10, 2015 · KARA Reporting

Child Welfare News Through June 9, 2015 - Sad Stories - Glad Stories (15 days)

ND: Child Abuse and Neglect on the Rise KFYR-TV - May 21, 2015 More than 12,000 incidents of child abuse and neglect were reported to the Department of Human Services in 2014. MO: & KS: EDITORIAL: Volunteers needed to he

Alabama · Kansas · Minnesota · Missouri · New York · North Carolina · Ohio · Pennsylvania

May 6, 2015 · KARA Reporting

Child Protection Stories Around the Nation (find your state here)

Child abuse reports gathered from around the nation from January through May 4th (find your state here). Post comments here about how your state is protecting children. All adults are the protectors of all children (pass

Alabama · California · Colorado · Florida · Georgia · Illinois · Iowa · Kansas · Louisiana · Michigan · Minnesota · Missouri · Nevada · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · Pennsylvania · Vermont · West Virginia · Wisconsin

May 6, 2015 · KARA Reporting

KARA Child Abuse Reporting This Spring (March, April, May)

Recent child abuse reporting from around the nation (find your state here)

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February 28, 2015 · KARA Reporting

Sad Children Stories From February

The following sad stories have been gathered from around the nation and give an indication of how different states are handling child abuse and child protection. Find your state here;

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February 22, 2015 · KARA Reporting

How We Treat Women and Children in America

Seriously mentally ill, Jose Guadalupe was beaten unconscious in his solitary confinement cell by correction officers on September 2. 2 months later, Tracy Johnson, IQ of 65, was pepper sprayed in the face and beaten har

January 19, 2015 · KARA Reporting

Falling Through the Cracks (NYTimes) 786 Children Die While in Child Protective Services

This article in yesterday's NY Times, (from AP) shows how at least 786 children died awful deaths while in full view of child protection authorities. The numbers are most likely much higher

Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Florida · Georgia · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Kansas · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Jersey · New York · North Carolina · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · South Carolina · Texas · Wisconsin

August 28, 2014 · KARA Reporting

Guardian ad-Litem News

These are CASA guardian ad-Litem stories KARA has gathered from around the nation;

Florida · Missouri · Nebraska · New York · North Carolina · Oregon · South Carolina

June 16, 2014 · KARA Reporting

Brutal Truths and Worst Practices (America's injustice System)

One out of 28 American children has a parent in jail or prison - 60 percent of inmates are people of color (only 30% of America's population are people of color). There are twelve time more drug offenders in state prison

Minnesota · Mississippi · New York · Pennsylvania

June 5, 2014 · KARA Reporting

Child Welfare In The News (find your state here - some international)

FL: Daniel Kids offering foster care training classes: More than 8,000 children are currently in Florida foster care (Includes video) News 4 Jax - June 01, 2014 Here in Florida there are over 8,000 children currently in

Florida · Louisiana · Missouri · New Jersey · New York · Ohio · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · Tennessee · Texas

February 27, 2014 · KARA Reporting

Children In The News - read about your state here (thank you child welfare.gov)

ID: Bill to protect children of faith healers in Idaho will not get a hearing Associated Press - February 26, 2014 House leaders ruled out a hearing on a bill meant to curb the number of children who die because their pa

Idaho · Illinois · Massachusetts · Michigan · New Jersey · New York · Oklahoma · Oregon

February 3, 2014 · KARA Reporting

A Glimmer Of Hope (push for preschool)

Preschool is having its moment, as a favored cause for politicians and interest groups who ordinarily have trouble agreeing on the time of day. President Obama devoted part of his State of the Union address to it, while

Alabama · Georgia · Iowa · Michigan · Minnesota · Montana · New York · Oklahoma · Tennessee

January 29, 2014 · KARA Reporting

Growing Up In An Abusive Home (the ACE study) Dr Felitti

We need Congressional Oversight Hearings to review the enormous waste of federal funds that are often used to help dangerous abusers gain custody. We agree the hearings should consider the fraud, corruption and ignorance

January 26, 2014 · KARA Reporting

Child Abuse In Your State (recent news from across the nation - thank you Child Welfare in the News)

IN: Can parents sue DCS? Yes, divided justices rule Indiana Lawyer - January 01, 2014 A sharply divided Indiana Supreme Court decision that a family may sue the state's child protection agency for negligence is sure to r

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December 3, 2013 · KARA Reporting

Bad Day In The News For Children In Need Of Protection

Z: Senate president rejects request for more CPS funding Your West Valley - December 02, 2013 The president of the state Senate is blasting a request for more money for Child Protective Services, saying the agency may ha

Arizona · California · Florida · Kentucky · Maine · Massachusetts · Missouri · New York · North Carolina

November 20, 2013 · KARA Reporting

How We Treat Children

From the annals of Rikers Island comes a document titled, “Three Adolescents With Mental Illness in Punitive Segregation in Rikers Island.” Punitive segregation means solitary confinement for 23 hours a day. Schoolwork,

October 3, 2013 · KARA Reporting

Tracking America's Most At Risk Children (through the media, the states & CASA)

Follow these pages to keep up with the most current stories about the people policies & programs working with and reporting on abused and neglected children; Connect to the most recent media stories Connect to CASAs (aro

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September 14, 2013 · KARA Reporting

Schools Criminalizing American Children

East coast schools are experiencing the mass incarceration and expulsion of student populations. Using police instead of counselors has lead to a giant leap in overcrowded courts, incarcerated youth, & privatized juvenil

New Jersey · New York · Pennsylvania · Texas

May 3, 2013 · KARA Reporting

How To Sell Guns To Five Year Old's (yes we do)

Mother Earth News this month includes weapons manufacturers marketing materials aimed at very young children. It is disturbing. It was just last week a five year old Kentucky boy killed his two year old sister with his "

Idaho · Kentucky · New Jersey · New York · South Carolina · Tennessee

January 27, 2013 · KARA Reporting

New York Saves $666 per State Ward Child (Destroying Children & An Important CASA Program)

New York State Ranks 44th in adoption of state ward children and 40th in moving children off of the state ward list. At a cost of about $666/per child, abused and neglected children have had a personal volunteer CASA voi

Minnesota · New York

August 2, 2012 · KARA Reporting

Mass Psychosis in the U.S – Important Insights Into Big Pharma, Psychotropics, & Children

Marcia Angell, former editor of the New England Journal of Medicine and a leading critic of the Big Pharma, puts it more bluntly: "Psychiatrists are in the pocket of industry." Angell has pointed out that most of the Dia

Florida · New York

July 17, 2012 · KARA Reporting

The Holocaust of Innocence Tour and Documentary

The National Holocaust of Innocence Tour and Documentary/Research Project August 1, 2012, we will be kicking off from Shreveport, Louisiana and will end after May 25, 2013 Washington D.C. two day Rally and Million Surviv

Alabama · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Illinois · Kansas · Louisiana · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Missouri · Nebraska · New Jersey · New York · North Carolina · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Virginia · Washington · Wisconsin

July 2, 2012 · KARA Reporting

A Note On Paxil, Wellbutrin, Avandia & GlaxoSmithKline's Paying Kickbacks to Doctors & Treating Children With Unapproved Psychotropic Medications

Today's 3 Billion Dollar fine of GlaxoSmithKline for hiding information, bribing doctors, & promoting unapproved (and dangerous) drugs to children, included criminal as well as civil settlements. Hennepin County Judge He

Minnesota · New York

April 16, 2012 · KARA Reporting

Institutional Bullying & Suicide; Bishop Gene Robinson

An increasingly popular bumper sticker reads, “Guns Don’t Kill People. RELIGION Kills People!” In light of recent events I would add religion kills young people: gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender young people. Per

California · Indiana · Minnesota · New Jersey · New York · Rhode Island · Texas

December 31, 2011 · KARA Reporting

It Costs Way Less To Hire & Train Social Workers;$68 Million Settlement Proposed for 10 Children Fraudulently Adopted and Abused

It would be far less expensive (see the studies & long term costs) and the right thing to do to see that foster & adoptive parents were well funded, well regulated, and early childhood programs set up to insure that ever

Florida · New York

March 11, 2011 · KARA Reporting

He Would Wander The Streets With His Dog Looking For His Mother When He Was A Boy; Abandoned As An Infant - Executed at 37

12 years in child protection has changed the way I look at grown up abandoned children. There is not a religion on the planet that would abandon children a second time.

California · Minnesota · Missouri · New York · Ohio

February 11, 2011 · KARA Reporting

The Crime Of Prosecuting 10 Year Olds As Adults

While this may sound harsh, I see the wisdom in J onathon Swifts Modest proposal; the children he speaks of lead such miserable lives, that killing them early would be reduce their suffering.

California · Minnesota · New York

November 25, 2010 · KARA Reporting

America By Heart

I'm pleased that Sarah Palin chose a title that would stress heartfulness & compassion. I'm looking forward to reading her constructive ideas for helping America's weakest and most vulnerable citizens.

California · New York

November 18, 2010 · KARA Reporting

75% Of Inmates Are Illiterate (19% are completely illiterate) Ruben Rosario

85 percent of all juveniles who come into contact with the juvenile court system are functionally illiterate. So are 60 percent of all prison inmates. Inmates have a 16 percent chance of returning to prison if they recei

Arizona · California · Minnesota · Missouri · New York

September 26, 2010 · KARA Reporting

Cancellation of a Successful Education Program

The need for strong education programs should be a primary concern for state and local governments. In addition to improving students’ chances for success in college and their subsequent careers, effective education prog

May 6, 2010 · KARA Reporting

orphantrainridersofminnesota.com

Minnesota became the first state to host an official gathering of its orphan train riders and their families with an event that took place on July 1, 1961 with nine attendees. This event was organized by two women who di

Minnesota · New York · North Dakota

March 15, 2010 · KARA Reporting

Abused & Neglected Children Around The Nation

Without reduced funding to manage the increased calls coming in from the community distress that results from the poverty and chaos from our declining economy, social service agencies are becoming unable to respond adequ

California · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Illinois · Iowa · Michigan · Minnesota · Nevada · New York · Ohio · Pennsylvania · Tennessee · Texas · Washington · Wyoming

March 12, 2010 · KARA Reporting

Abandoning Abandoned Children

The list of inner city schools struggling to educate the children of those who could not get to (or for reasons of loyalty, love, or ethics) decided not to, escape to the suburbs where the schools still function is long.

California · Colorado · Georgia · Kansas · Minnesota · Missouri · New York · Texas

February 26, 2010 · KARA Reporting

Acting Like A Responsible Adult

America's aging population is retreating into retirement with its pensions and savings and leaving young families with failing schools, health systems, and communities.

California · Florida · Georgia · Illinois · Kansas · Michigan · Minnesota · Missouri · Nevada · New York · North Carolina · Tennessee · Texas

February 22, 2010 · KARA Reporting

Children's Health Trends

Dr. Bruce Perry http://www.childtrauma.org/ctamaterials/default.asp gives credible argument tha t 25% of Americans will be special needs people in few generations if we do not act forcefully to mend our approach to the m

February 19, 2010 · KARA Reporting

Day Care In America, NY v MN

“It’s unfortunate, because this day care is used by working families, for the most part single-parent families and they’re low income,” he said, adding, “If this place is shut down, it would really be a shame.”

Minnesota · New York

February 11, 2010 · KARA Reporting

Juvenile Injustice - Mental Health

2 Important truths; most of the youth in the juvenile justice system have come through child protection services, & a large percentage of these youth suffer from mental health issues.

Florida · Minnesota · Missouri · New York

February 9, 2010 · KARA Reporting

Keeping At-Risk Students In High School

Today, many states are increasing their percentage of spending on juvenile justice and criminal justice while maintaining or reducing spending on education. New York and California have been spending about $250,000 per y

California · Minnesota · New York · North Carolina · Texas

January 28, 2010 · KARA Reporting

How Americans Respond To Child Abuse

This organization Childabuse.com goes a long way in measuring the attitudes and understanding this nation has towards child abuse and why public policy has lagged so far behind the reality. The more we know, the better o

California · Connecticut · Illinois · New York

January 27, 2010 · KARA Reporting

Georgia Child Protection: Too Many Children Too Few Resources

The division has been under a consent decree since 2005. The agreement stems from a 2002 class action lawsuit in which Children's Rights claimed that Georgia's child protection agencies were overburdened and mismanaged.

Georgia · New York

January 25, 2010 · KARA Reporting

Friends of Texas vs Friends of Children

"What we do to our children, they will do to our society" Pliny the Elder 2500 years ago.

Minnesota · Missouri · New York · Texas

January 20, 2010 · KARA Reporting

Texas Blog Sequel

This study by Harvard identifies the depth of the educational crisis in Texas; CONFRONTING THE GRADUATION RATE CRISIS IN TEXAS. Daniel Losen, Gary Orfield, and Robert Balfanz. Executive Summary. Misleading and inaccurate

Alaska · California · Missouri · New York · Texas

January 8, 2010 · KARA Reporting

Growing Up In America

One of my guardian ad-Litem youth walked home for many hours on a below zero Minnesota night without a coat because of the abuse he received at a juvenile detention center. He had had enough troubles for a lifetime befor

California · Illinois · Indiana · Maryland · Michigan · Minnesota · Missouri · New Jersey · New York · North Carolina · Oklahoma · Pennsylvania · Tennessee · Texas · Virginia

December 14, 2009 · KARA Reporting

New York, Meet Missouri

National experts on juvenile crime urge states to invest in this type of counseling and rehabilitation, instead of confinement and punishment, as a way to stem adult crime and incarcerations. But for the last 20 years, m

California · Florida · Minnesota · Missouri · New York · Texas

November 22, 2009 · KARA Reporting

Cut Off A Nose to Spite A Child's Face

But officials from the archdiocese said they feared the law might require them to extend employee benefits to same-sex married couples. As a result, they said, the archdiocese would have to abandon its contracts with the

District of Columbia · Massachusetts · New York

August 27, 2009 · KARA Reporting

Make No Small Plans for Minnesota Children

We can look for inspiration to successes around the country and the world. One model of success is the Harlem Children's Zone in New York. The Minneapolis Foundation recently sponsored a visit here by Geoffrey Canada, th

Minnesota · New York

March 10, 2009 · KARA Reporting

A Grim Truth About Big Pharma

Preventive Psychiatry E-Newsletter # 237 Michigan Lawsuit Uncovers Psychiatry's Dark Secret: Psychiatric Drug-Induced Movement Disorders in Young Children by Ben Hansen - From the Spring 2007 newsletter of the Internatio

Michigan · New York

November 9, 2008 · KARA Reporting

A Rough Day in the News

Eight year old boy shot and killed his father and another man…police have asked that the boy be tried as an adult.

Arizona · Arkansas · Minnesota · New York

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