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Ohio: federal child-welfare figures and 94 pieces of KARA reporting, in full.
Federal child-welfare figures and KARA's reporting on Ohio.
Child maltreatment victims
NCANDS, FFY2024
Entered foster care
AFCARS, FY2022
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 Ohio
94 articles, newest first, republished in full.
March 8, 2026 · KARA Reporting
A Closer Look At Child Fatality and Egregious Incident Reporting
Child Fatality & Egregious Incident Reporting: A U.S. Overview America’s approach to exposing and understanding the gravest harms done to children(fatalities, near-deaths, torture, and catastrophic agency failures) reveal
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March 4, 2026 · KARA Reporting
Child Abuse Sad Stories & Statistics (1ST 45 days in 2026))
Child abuse doesn’t stop for holidays or election years. In just the first 45 days of 2026, sad stories and new statistics are already piling up. This post tracks those cases and numbers to show how many invisible childr
Georgia · Ohio · West Virginia
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
November 9, 2025 · KARA Reporting
Why Saving CASA Matters: The Revival of Child Advocacy in Minnesota's Courts
This former CASA Guardian ad Litem is happy to see the saving and rebuilding of the CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) program in Minnesota. Thank you to Kathleen Blatz and the MN State GAL board for your hard work
October 19, 2025 · KARA Reporting
Egregious Child Death in America Today
There are few states that report out egregious harm or death of children at the hands of their parents. Minnesota Nonprofit Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota has recently compiled this report on 88 of the 200 childr
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July 29, 2025 · KARA Reporting
A Closer Look At Child Fatality and Egregious Incident Reporting
Child Fatality & Egregious Incident Reporting: A U.S. Overview America’s approach to exposing and understanding the gravest harms done to children(fatalities, near-deaths, torture, and catastrophic agency failures) reveal
Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Kentucky · Maryland · Minnesota · Missouri · New Hampshire · Ohio · Oregon · South Carolina · Texas · Wisconsin
July 28, 2025 · KARA Reporting
Free and Discounted Resources for Foster Youth
free and discounted resources for foster and adopted children and families
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April 4, 2024 · KARA Reporting
Education in 2024 - Educating At Risk Children (what tomorrow looks like)
This is a synopsis of Education Week’s last 12 months of reporting on conditions in American schools today with attention to educating abused and neglected children. It’s a deep dive into what it means to be a teacher in
September 11, 2022 · KARA Reporting
Happy GrandParent's Day (volunteering, kinship & raising a grandchild)
Happy GrandParent's Day (volunteering, kinship & raising a grandchild)
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September 1, 2022 · KARA Reporting
Recent Child Welfare Articles & Statistics
Recent Child Welfare Articles & Statistics Summer 2022
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December 21, 2021 · KARA Reporting
Domestic Violence Around the World
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD WINTER 2021 The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned that we are seeing a horrifying global surge in domestic violence all over the world and is urging lea
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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
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
May 28, 2021 · KARA Reporting
COVID Complicates the Mental Health of Traumatized Children
The severity of the mental health issues hammering traumatized children suffering from the abuse, neglect and traumas of an entire year of COVID lockdown without respite will become apparent to all of us soon.
Colorado · Connecticut · Florida · Ohio · Texas · Washington · Wisconsin
November 20, 2020 · KARA Reporting
Lawsuits and the Death of Two Year Old Arianna Hunziker
Arianna was wrapped in sheets, left alone in a closed room and slowly starved to death. Foster parents Sherrie and Bryce Dirk will go to prison for murdering Arianna. This solves nothing. There is something terribly dist
November 3, 2020 · KARA Reporting
Goodbye Joe McCarthy - Founding KARA Board Member & Best Friend
Yesterday, KARA’s best friend and founding board member Joe McCarthy passed away after a long illness. We will miss him terribly. Joe had a big heart and remarkable mind. He was sharp as a tack with an interest in everyt
September 24, 2020 · KARA Reporting
What Child Abuse Looked Like in America Last Week (a snapshot)
Those of us that know about the traumas abused children suffer need to say more if we are ever to reverse the trend of generational child abuse in America. These articles were compiled over the last week. The COVID pande
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July 26, 2020 · KARA Reporting
Minnesota Child Protection Stories, Statistics & COVID - May 2020
Kids At Risk Action writes and reports on child abuse issues providing a passionate voice for Minnesota's at risk children All Adults Are the Protectors of All Children
Alabama · Florida · Minnesota · New Hampshire · Ohio · Oregon · Pennsylvania · South Dakota · 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 27, 2020 · KARA Reporting
Violence Against Children & Covid19 – (it’s own pandemic) part IV
speaking on critical issues impacting abused and neglected children for many years. Shelter In Place locks abused children in toxic homes With no escape to the safety of a classroom Domestic violence is rising and law en
California · Florida · Nevada · Ohio · Tennessee · West Virginia
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
April 13, 2020 · KARA Reporting
Violence Against Children & Covid19 – (it’s own pandemic) part II
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
Illinois · Missouri · North Carolina · Ohio · Pennsylvania · Washington
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
December 16, 2019 · KARA Reporting
Guardian ad-Litem Blogs & News
Guardian ad litem program needs volunteers in Anderson area Anderson Independent Mail Trained volunteers in the Cass Elias McCarter Guardian ad Litem Program helped more than 10000 abused or neglected South Carolina chil
Colorado · Connecticut · Florida · Illinois · Iowa · Minnesota · Montana · North Carolina · Ohio · Pennsylvania · Virginia
September 29, 2019 · KARA Reporting
Recent Stories, Statistics & Articles About Adoption & Foster Care
After a 9 day trial, foster mom Melissa Sondrol was convicted of of assaulting her infant state ward child, breaking multiple bones and withholding medical information from providers. The court was not allowed to hear he
Indiana · Minnesota · Ohio · South Carolina
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 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
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
August 3, 2018 · KARA Reporting
Infant & Child Death July 2018 (part 2)
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
Georgia · Indiana · Iowa · Maryland · Massachusetts · Ohio · Texas · Utah
July 20, 2018 · KARA Reporting
Articles, Stories & Statistics About Adoption and Foster Care for June 2018
Group home caters to LGBT foster children Cronkite News Redmond said she wanted to provide a real home for LGBT foster children and her group home was immediately at capacity. They usually go on … Flag as irrelevant Adop
Arizona · California · Iowa · Kentucky · Michigan · Montana · North Carolina · Ohio · Texas
July 14, 2018 · KARA Reporting
Child Burns, Torture and Trauma for June 2018
Community summit to address childhood trauma WCTV (WCTV) - According to Child Protective Services nearly 700,000 children were victims of abuse or neglect in 2016. Experts say those traumatic experiences can leave a last
California · Connecticut · Florida · Michigan · Ohio · Oklahoma · Pennsylvania · South Carolina · Tennessee
July 12, 2018 · KARA Reporting
CASA Guardian ad Litem News for Summer 2018
Speak for a child in child protection as a CASA guardian ad litem (children need to be heard)
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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
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 …
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April 5, 2018 · KARA Reporting
Child Well Being & Abandonment March 2018 (III)
Opinion | Home visits a key to trauma-informed care for kids The Commercial Appeal As evidence of the impact of childhood trauma continues to permeate child-serving institutions, teachers, social workers, pediatricians a
Florida · Kentucky · Mississippi · Montana · North Carolina · Ohio · Utah · Washington
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 31, 2017 · KARA Reporting
December 2017 Sad Stories Part II (child abuse stories & articles from your state)
KARA (Kids At Risk Action) 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. Most child traum
October 31, 2017 · KARA Reporting
October Sad Stories 2017 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 1.17) 12 million children a year are reported to child p
California · Florida · Massachusetts · Mississippi · New Hampshire · New Jersey · Ohio
October 5, 2017 · KARA Reporting
September Sad Stories 2017 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 1.17) 12 million children a year are reported to child p
Delaware · Florida · Illinois · Michigan · Ohio · Oregon · South Carolina
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
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
March 18, 2017 · KARA Reporting
Sad Stories March 2017 Part II
OR: Report: Child welfare review teams under microscope Merced Sun-Star - March 06, 2017 Barely three days after 12-year-old Caden Berry of Keizer died, the head of Oregon's child welfare agency ordered a full review of
Arizona · Colorado · Georgia · Indiana · Maine · Nebraska · Ohio
February 19, 2017 · KARA Reporting
February Sad Stories Part II
Sign Up Here For KARA’s Free Friday Morning Real Story 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
Kansas · Kentucky · Minnesota · Ohio · Oregon · Pennsylvania · South Dakota
February 2, 2017 · KARA Reporting
CASA Guardian ad-Litem News Around the Nation October/November 2016
FIND YOUR CASA here - 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 page. These CASA guardian ad-Lite
California · Florida · Illinois · Indiana · Nevada · North Carolina · Ohio · Tennessee
January 14, 2017 · KARA Reporting
January Sad Stories Part I (thru 1.13.17)
Sign Up Here For KARA’s Free Friday Morning Real Story 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
Arkansas · California · District of Columbia · Florida · Indiana · Kansas · Michigan · Ohio
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
October 8, 2016 · KARA Reporting
CASA guardian ad-Litem News Around the Nation for September 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
Arkansas · California · Louisiana · Minnesota · Missouri · Montana · New Jersey · Ohio · Oklahoma · Pennsylvania · Tennessee · Texas
September 17, 2016 · KARA Reporting
CASA guardian ad Litem News & Stories for August 2016
Jan. 17 trial date set in Sullivan County homicide Terre Haute Tribune Star Tribune-Star/Lisa TriggDefendant Joshua Travis Hall is led from the Sullivan Superior courtroom by Sheriff Clark Cottom following a hearing Mond
California · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kentucky · Missouri · Montana · New Jersey · New Mexico · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · South Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Washington
August 1, 2016 · KARA Reporting
Best ACEs Articles for July 2016
Register for the 2016 Conference on Adverse Childhood Experiences [ACEsConnection.com] Join Center for Youth Wellness October 19-21 for the 2016 Conference on Adverse Childhood Experiences in San Francisco. The conferenc
California · Ohio · Pennsylvania · Washington
July 29, 2016 · KARA Reporting
July 2016 Sad Stories Through July 15-29 (part 2)
IN: Christensen/Laurin: Should lawyers report child abuse learned in representation? (Opinion) Indiana Lawyer - July 27, 2016 A lawyer's reporting obligation depends on whether confidentiality and/or privilege are implic
California · Connecticut · Florida · Georgia · Indiana · Maryland · Ohio · Oregon · South Carolina
July 1, 2016 · KARA Reporting
June 2016 Sad Stories (part 2)
This page is a compilation of child protection news from around the nation (with some international reporting) for the month of June (through June 25) If you would like to help KARA gather and report news from your commu
California · Florida · Kansas · Mississippi · North Carolina · Ohio · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Washington
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 25, 2016 · KARA Reporting
Minnesota At Risk Children's News June 2016
Child Victims Act expires, but effects remain to be seen Duluth News Tribune The U.S. Bankruptcy Court reported that 125 abuse claims were filed … It's been a little more than a week since the Minnesota Child Victims Act
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
May 28, 2016 · KARA Reporting
May 2016 Sad Stories
This page is a compilation of child protection/child abuse news from around the nation (with some international reporting) for the month of May. All Adults Are the Protectors of All Children Sign Up Here For KARA's Free
Alaska · California · District of Columbia · Florida · Louisiana · Michigan · North Carolina · Ohio
May 10, 2016 · KARA Reporting
April 2016 Sad Stories
CA: Vacaville commissioner advocates for preventing child abuse The Reporter - March 31, 2016 She's a mom, an advocate, a businesswoman and a Vacaville Community Services commissioner, and in honor of April being a doubl
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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
Alabama · Arizona · California · Florida · Idaho · Indiana · Iowa · Kentucky · New Jersey · New York · Ohio · South Carolina · Tennessee · Texas · West Virginia
February 14, 2016 · KARA Reporting
CASA guardian ad-Litem News Around The Nation 1.1.16-2.13.16
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
Alabama · Florida · Idaho · Illinois · North Carolina · Ohio · Oklahoma · South Carolina
December 22, 2015 · KARA Reporting
December Sad Stories
All Adults Are The Protectors of All Children. This page is a gathering of child abuse articles during the month of December - find your state/community here. These children needed our help to have a safe and loving holi
California · Connecticut · Iowa · Louisiana · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania
November 26, 2015 · KARA Reporting
Sad Stories November 2015
CA: Six children are dead. Could these needless deaths have been prevented? Los Angeles Times – November 24, 2015 There are community-based services he could have tapped, but they’re fragmented and hard to navigate witho
Arizona · California · Colorado · Florida · Illinois · Kansas · Louisiana · Massachusetts · Ohio
November 12, 2015 · KARA Reporting
CASA guardian ad-Litem News Around The Nation
Florida Guardian ad Litem program gets more than 850 suitcases to give to foster kids Daily Journal Guardian ad Litem executive director Alan Abramowitz said some of the women got so involved in the collection process th
Delaware · Georgia · Illinois · Louisiana · Montana · Ohio · Oklahoma · Texas · Washington
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
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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March 27, 2015 · KARA Reporting
CASA News
Learn about CASA Minnesota here Support CASA in your state (below)Abused and neglected children need more help than the foster care system can provide.
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March 5, 2015 · KARA Reporting
CASA guardian ad litem News Around The Nation (find your state here)
This post compiles CASA stories from around the nation.
Florida · Idaho · North Carolina · Ohio · South Carolina · Texas
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;
Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Florida · Georgia · Illinois · Indiana · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New York · Ohio · Oregon · Pennsylvania · South Carolina · Texas · Utah · Vermont · West Virginia · Wisconsin
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
December 3, 2014 · KARA Reporting
It Happens Over and Over (profound child abuse - child death - inadequate reporting & response)
This is my take from Brandon's article of Nov 30th (linked above) Minnesota's recent brutal murder of 4 year old Eric Dean after 14 ignored reports of child abuse by mandated reporters (and one family assessment) is beco
Arizona · Colorado · Florida · Maine · Minnesota · Ohio · Texas · Virginia
November 5, 2014 · KARA Reporting
The Week In Toddlers Shooting People (Huffington Post Article)
3 people shot in one week by toddlers with guns (around the nation)
October 19, 2014 · KARA Reporting
Child Protection News - Your State Here (Texas and Florida are tied once more)
Medical News Today - October 09, 2014 More than half of federal and state prisoners are parents of nearly 1.5 million minor children, and one-fifth of prisoners have children under the age of five. Children of incarcerat
Connecticut · Florida · Ohio · Texas · Wisconsin
September 24, 2014 · KARA Reporting
Child Protection News (gathered nationally - find your state here)
-CA: Drugging Our Kids San Jose Mercury News - September 20, 2014 Children in California's foster care system are prescribed unproven, risky medications at alarming rates. http://webspecial.mercurynews.com/druggedkids/?p
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August 22, 2014 · KARA Reporting
This Week's At Risk Children's News
SC: Exclusive - Robert Guinyard's life and death in SC's child welfare system The State - August 17, 2014 Since his death, Robert has become the face of the debate over whether Social Services is doing all it can to prot
Alabama · Arizona · California · Florida · Missouri · New Hampshire · Ohio · South Carolina · South Dakota · Texas
June 22, 2014 · KARA Reporting
CASA Guardian ad-Litem News (updates from around the nation)
Lawyers to become 'eyes and ears' of judges in new Family Law Guardian ad Litem pilot program Bradenton Herald More than two dozen lawyers from the Icard Merrill law firm have signed up to be guardians ad litem as part o
Alaska · Arizona · Colorado · Florida · Illinois · Indiana · Kentucky · Maryland · Michigan · Minnesota · North Carolina · Ohio · Oregon · Utah · Wyoming
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
April 21, 2014 · KARA Reporting
Tip Of The Iceberg - Medicating Six Year Olds
We forget that before Prozac, there was Thorazine and the side effects were pronounced and obvious. These new drugs are much more insidious in how side effects manifest themselves. The underlying issues driving dangerous
Arkansas · Nevada · Ohio · Oregon · Pennsylvania
March 17, 2014 · KARA Reporting
Spanking Babies & Jailing Juveniles (Linked In Conversation)
Support Kids At Risk Action & Purchase Amazon Kindle Invisible Children Ebook for 2.99 (support KARA) or Printed Book $16.95 (invite me to speak at your conference) / Buy our book or donate Sample 4 minute video of Mike’
February 21, 2014 · KARA Reporting
Snakes In Guatemala vs Guns In America
Last weekend, after 20 years of handling snakes, Jamie Coots received his final bite. A rattler got him in the back of the hand. It happened as Coots, a Pentecostal minister, was leading the Saturday night service at his
Alabama · Arizona · California · Florida · Georgia · Idaho · Indiana · Kentucky · Ohio · Tennessee · West Virginia
February 14, 2014 · KARA Reporting
Abused and Neglected Children's News (thank you Child Welfare In The News)
MA: Patrick To Address Controversy Surrounding Child Welfare Agency Associated Press - January 27, 2014 The failure of the Department of Children and Families to keep track of a missing 5-year-old boy whose family had be
California · Florida · Indiana · Massachusetts · Mississippi · Missouri · Nevada · New Mexico · Ohio
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
California · Massachusetts · Nebraska · New York · Ohio · Pennsylvania · South Carolina · Tennessee · Utah
August 29, 2013 · KARA Reporting
CASA & GUARDIAN AD - LITEM NEWS (for August)
Local children in desperate need of CASAs. Court Appointed Special Advocates Arizona Silver Belt A CASA is a Court Appointed Special Advocate, who is there to represent a neglected or abused child's best interests and n
California · Illinois · Kentucky · Michigan · Mississippi · New Jersey · Ohio · Pennsylvania · Texas · Virginia
February 19, 2013 · KARA Reporting
CASA guardian ad-Litem News From Around The Nation
Without court appointed CASA guardian ad-Litems, America's at risk children have no voice in the homes they are raised in or for years as state wards in foster care. Some states (Virginia most recently) are moving toward
California · Colorado · Indiana · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Virginia · Wisconsin
July 27, 2012 · KARA Reporting
A Note From The Children's Defense Fund
Today, 60 percent of fourth and eighth grade public school students in all racial and income groups, more than 75 percent of Hispanic and more than 80 percent of Black children cannot read or do math at grade level. Only
July 21, 2012 · KARA Reporting
The Cost Of Ignoring Reality
I repeat Pliny's quote often because I believe it clearly articulates how almost every problem our nation has ties directly to his point; "What we do to our children, they will do to society", Pliny the Elder, 2500 years
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
June 10, 2011 · KARA Reporting
Child Rights & Safety; Advanced Nation or Emerging Nation?
The U.S. and Somalia are the only nations on the planet that have refused to sign the International Rights of Children Treaty.
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
December 20, 2010 · KARA Reporting
Child Abuse Death; Every Child Matters
While the child abuse/child neglect crisis is one of major national concern, it also is of particular significance in the top 12 states that are above the national average for child abuse/neglect deaths (2.33 per 100,000
Arkansas · Colorado · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Missouri · Nebraska · New Mexico · Ohio · Oklahoma · Tennessee · Texas
December 19, 2010 · KARA Reporting
New Federal Report; Drop In Child Abuse? I Don't Believe It
The equation works like this; if fewer cases are investigated, that must mean there are fewer cases of child abuse, which leads to less funding and fewer resources for terrified and traumatized children.
Illinois · Minnesota · New Jersey · Ohio
April 2, 2010 · KARA Reporting
Mental Health, Drug & Alcohol Abuse Programs Don't Cost They Save
Programs that help youth understand these issues and how to cope with them are one of the best investments that we can make in our youth and our community. Not having programs is expensive. Just ask the people that lost
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
February 2, 2010 · KARA Reporting
Cutting Early Childhood Programs Is Expensive and Ruins Lives
To not support children that are unable to read or function well in the classroom is to insure continued failing schools and more and bigger prisons. America is already the largest criminal nation in the world in per cap
October 23, 2009 · KARA Reporting
A Sad Way of Righting Wrongs
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