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Texas
Texas: federal child-welfare figures and 167 pieces of KARA reporting, in full.
Federal child-welfare figures and KARA's reporting on Texas.
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 Texas
167 articles, newest first, republished in full.
June 19, 2026 · KARA Reporting
Impossible Questions & Painful Statistics
Are children property of their parents even if those parentsre violent, addicted, severely mentally ill or dangerously criminal?
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
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May 21, 2026 · KARA Reporting
Deep Dive Into Northeastern University Child Welfare Crisis Research
This deep dive expands on KARA’s child welfare crisis post by walking through five Northeastern University capstone projects. Together, they use national data, infant mortality models, county level forecasting, and pover
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 6, 2026 · KARA Reporting
Child Abuse & Prosecution in Texas: Kids, Courts, and a Broken System
Child abuse and prosecution in Texas tell a complex story that goes far beyond headline grabbing stings. Operation Soteria Shield rescued more than 100 children and led to over 200 arrests in a major FBI led crackdown on
May 4, 2026 · KARA Reporting
Sometimes People Get Shot
• “From Cedarbluff, Mississippi, to parties in Houston and homes in Indiana, early 2026 brought mass shootings that briefly made headlines and then faded. This essay connects those tragedies to a deeper crisis: how our s
California · Colorado · Indiana · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Tennessee · Texas
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 24, 2026 · KARA Reporting
From Classrooms to Homeless Shelters: How Our Choices Hurt Children
Compared to other advanced nations America treats children and the people who care for them as an afterthought and then acts surprised when our schools and child‑welfare systems are overwhelmed with troubled children suf
Florida · Louisiana · Massachusetts · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · Texas · Vermont
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 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
Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Kentucky · Maryland · Minnesota · Missouri · New Hampshire · Ohio · Oregon · South Carolina · Texas · Wisconsin
February 25, 2026 · KARA Reporting
Texas Child Abuse Reporting
Children in Texas are dying in homes, foster care, hotels, and treatment centers that CPS already knew were dangerous. This post highlights recent child deaths, official DFPS fatality data, and the federal lawsuit that s
January 11, 2026 · KARA Reporting
Dissecting President Trump's Child Protection Executive Order (share this widely)
Trump's recent Presidential Order appears in its entirety below in the Read More section of this post. Added to the order today, is conflicted and confusing language that will have a terrible impact on the quality of lif
California · Georgia · Minnesota · Texas · Washington
December 14, 2025 · KARA Reporting
Weaponizing of Trump's Presidential Order
While Trump’s child welfare orders do not delete “neglect” from law, they lean heavily into language about “unnecessary removals” and “overreach” that can be weaponized by parental rights, MAGA, and some religious groups
December 7, 2025 · KARA Reporting
Mental Health Video & Podcast Resources for Abused & Neglected Children & Trauma Survivors
Below are KARA's researched useful videos and podcasts on child abuse and neglect mental health ACEs, trauma, healing, and skill‑building cluster into a few groups: big‑picture science, practical trauma‑informed care, an
California · Michigan · Oregon · Texas
December 4, 2025 · KARA Reporting
In Texas 2024, only 10 Children Died of Abuse (248 died of neglect)
Texas child neglect fatalities 2024: The Most Common Cause of Child Death in Texas Isn't defined as Abuse. The Center for disease control defines child abuse with clarity as any act of physical, sexual, or emotional harm
California · Michigan · Minnesota · Rhode Island · Texas
November 25, 2025 · KARA Reporting
Trump's Child Protection Order & "NEGLECT"
President Trump’s new framing. That most child neglect cases “don’t belong” in CPS because they are “only poverty”. Ignores a very large body of evidence that (1) poverty and neglect are tightly intertwined but not identic
California · Michigan · Minnesota · Rhode Island · Texas
November 12, 2025 · KARA Reporting
Short, Powerful Social Worker Interview (Podcast)
Hear this retired social worker give hard answers to tough questions about helping abused children navigate the courts, Child Protective Services, foster care, and issues that of trauma and mental health (podcast)
October 29, 2025 · KARA Reporting
When Is Child Abuse a Crime ?
WHEN IS CHILD ABUSE A CRIME? AT THE HANDS OF THEIR PARENTS If I had committed the crimes parents perpetrated upon these children, criminal child abuse laws would send me to jail. How can it be that because caregivers del
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
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
California · Connecticut · Florida · Georgia · Indiana · Minnesota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Washington
October 9, 2025 · KARA Reporting
Child Abuse Sad Stories (4 days in October)
37% of children overall and 44% of Black children are reported to child protection services in America by the time they turn 18. (American Journal of Public Health 1.17) 7.8 million children a year are reported to child
California · Colorado · Florida · Georgia · Illinois · Nebraska · Pennsylvania · South Dakota · Texas · Utah · Wisconsin
August 26, 2025 · KARA Reporting
Child Suicide Reporting July & August 2025
KARA compiles articles, research, and reports on child abuse and child protection around the nation & internationally. This reporting covers child suicide and suicide statistics in the100+ articles listed below.
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
February 19, 2025 · KARA Reporting
Child Death and Public Non Disclosure (thank you Marie Cohen)
Much of this article is taken from Marie Cohen's remarkable research at the American Enterprise Institute. For those of you concerned with Child Protective Services in your community, Marie's article is detailed and powe
Minnesota · Rhode Island · Tennessee · Texas · Washington · West Virginia · Wisconsin
August 11, 2024 · KARA Reporting
What Teachers Are Facing Today and Tomorrow
Teachers feel undervalued and overwhelmed. Turnover his high and a number of states are using unqualified people to fill positions.
Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Florida · Idaho · Louisiana · Mississippi · Missouri · Nebraska · Nevada · Oregon · Rhode Island · South Carolina · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont
June 9, 2024 · KARA Reporting
Non-Transparency In Child Protective Services (find your state here)
Read more below to follow the conversation about the absence of transparency in Child Protective Services
Illinois · Maine · Texas · Washington · West Virginia
May 10, 2023 · KARA Reporting
Rebuttal to Prior Post (rebuttals are encouraged)
I must address the article in the KARA newsletter today (last Friday) where the failure to protect these known victims is not laid at the feet of CPS.
February 16, 2023 · KARA Reporting
Impossible Questions & Painful Statistics
Are children property of their parents even if those parents are violent, addicted, severely mentally ill or dangerously criminal? Do teen and preteen mothers own their babies? Is this child's child doomed prior to birth
January 1, 2023 · KARA Reporting
Juveniles In Justice
LA & New Jersey ending prison and jails for juveniles and Colorado's super successful juvenile restorative justice
California · Colorado · Florida · Louisiana · Minnesota · Mississippi · New Jersey · Texas · Wisconsin
November 12, 2022 · KARA Reporting
The Cost of Tough on Crime (in tax dollars and public safety)
The majority of violent and serious crime has always been committed by juveniles. Most juvenile offenders have come through Child Protective Services (MN Supreme Court Chief Justice KATHLEEN BLATZ “the difference between
Maine · Minnesota · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Texas
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
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
June 10, 2022 · KARA Reporting
Child Welfare Articles and Statistics For Week of 6.10.2022
Child Welfare Articles and Statistics For Week of 6.10.2022
Arizona · Florida · Georgia · Illinois · Kansas · Michigan · Minnesota · North Dakota · Oregon · Tennessee · Texas · Virginia
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
June 1, 2021 · KARA Reporting
Trauma & Child Self-Harm
Today, the chronic high stress of the COVID lockdown is growing anxiety, depression and behavioral problems everywhere, but especially in the homes of at risk children.
California · Colorado · Texas · 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
March 19, 2021 · KARA Reporting
It's Inevitable (police shootings)
America's militarized police force has become a front line mental health responder in communities suffering from the traumas of job loss, poverty, pandemic anxiety and sickness. This is likely to result in more George Fl
February 8, 2021 · KARA Reporting
Collateral Damage - ACEs - Education - COVID
COVID collateral damage; Teachers Turning to Other Careers shines a light on the punishing effects of ACES on education in our state…
January 5, 2021 · KARA Reporting
Havoc In Texas & Florida Child Protection Services
Dallas News, on March third 2016, almost 6000 children needing immediate contact were not visited by CPS within the mandatory deadline for extreme cases
December 17, 2020 · KARA Reporting
Christmas for Adult Survivors of Child Abuse (NAASCA radio talk show)
During the virus scare .. let's each of us re-double our effort online and via the phone to inform those around us of the devastating consequence of suffering childhood sexual abuse (CSA), violent or physical abuse, emot
California · Louisiana · Minnesota · Texas
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
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
August 27, 2020 · KARA Reporting
COVID Child Abuse Update for July - August 2020
Almost every school building in the country is closed Fewer than half of students are participating in online learning in some schools, The reporting of child abuse is dropping by as much as 70% since schools shut their
Florida · Maryland · New Jersey · North Carolina · Texas · Virginia · West Virginia
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
July 18, 2020 · KARA Reporting
For New Mexico's At Risk Children - Life is Very Hard (find your state here)
Across the board, America's Southern States seem to maintain an anti tax mantra that devalues the well-being of other people's children. This clear from the KIDS COUNT statistics over the years. This is their most recent
Alaska · District of Columbia · Idaho · Illinois · Louisiana · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Nebraska · New Mexico · North Dakota · Puerto Rico · South Dakota · Texas · West Virginia
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
February 25, 2020 · KARA Reporting
Tortured Twice In Louisiana; A Sad Abused Ten Year Old Boy Facing Prison For Escaping His Abuser
What does it take for a child to find refuge in Louisiana? Will the state execute the boy (he is being tried as an adult & Texas has ignored a federal ban on executing the mentally incompetent).
August 1, 2019 · KARA Reporting
CASA Guardian Ad Litem Activity Around the Nation (where you live)
News and stories from around the U.S. from June and July 2019. Find your CASA news here;
Iowa · Montana · New Mexico · Oklahoma · Rhode Island · South Carolina · Texas · Utah · Virginia · Washington · Wisconsin
July 19, 2019 · KARA Reporting
Recent Foster Stories & Statistics
These recent stories, statistics & videos represent the state of foster care in America today and what it is like for a child to be a Ward of the State in your State;
Arizona · Georgia · Indiana · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Texas
July 16, 2019 · KARA Reporting
Hard to Watch; Immigration & Children as Political Footballs
Dropping napalm on children and families in Vietnam (PBS video) was an unforgivable evil. Thousands of small children died by napalm. Burned alive is the most painful death anyone can suffer. Survivors live with scars an
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 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
October 24, 2018 · KARA Reporting
September 2018 Child Sex Abuse & Trafficking (I)
KARA (Kids At Risk Action) tracks current news about at risk children bringing transparency and attention to our youngest and most vulnerable citizens. Human trafficking is rapidly growing crime across Tennessee In Tenne
Florida · Massachusetts · Michigan · North Carolina · Oklahoma · Tennessee · Texas · Virginia
September 22, 2018 · KARA Reporting
Drugging Children (August Sad Stories 2018)
37% of children overall and 54% of Black children are reported to child protection services in America by the time they turn 18. (American Journal of Public Health 1.17) 6 to 12 million children a year are reported to ch
California · Maine · Texas
September 17, 2018 · KARA Reporting
August 2018 Sad Stories (child trafficking & sex abuse)
ALL ADULTS ARE THE PROTECTORS OF ALL CHILDREN The Epidemic of Child Sex Abuse in America Dr Felliti Explains the Effects of Sex Abuse on a Child (NPR Interview) 1 in 3 girls, and 1 in 6 boys will be abused before their e
Arizona · Illinois · Pennsylvania · Texas
September 11, 2018 · KARA Reporting
Only Evil Governments Torture Other People's (Immigrant) Children
Losing 1475 migrant children as a political statement was an awful example of what America is becoming know for internationally. Letting Migrant Kids Rot in shabby poorly run centers for months or years stinks of racism
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 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)
Arizona · California · Connecticut · Florida · Georgia · Massachusetts · North Carolina · Ohio · Pennsylvania · Texas · Wisconsin
July 8, 2018 · KARA Reporting
Child & Infant Death June 2018
4 people arraigned in child's death investigation, charged with gross abuse of a corpse in Defiance … WTOL.com A body of a new born infant left un-cared for 17 months in Defiance County has resulted in four people from t
California · Georgia · Michigan · Missouri · Nevada · New Hampshire · Oklahoma · South Carolina · Texas · Wisconsin
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 …
California · Florida · Indiana · Michigan · Nebraska · New Hampshire · New York · Ohio · Texas
March 22, 2018 · KARA Reporting
Sad Stories Feb 2018 Part VI (foster care stories and statistics)
KARA (Kids At Risk Action) tracks current news about at risk children bringing transparency and attention to our youngest and most vulnerable citizens. KARA’s reporting is only sampling of what should be reported – the g
Arizona · California · Connecticut · Iowa · Kentucky · Minnesota · Oregon · Texas · Virginia
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 I (child abuse stories & articles from your state)
Today, many state ward children are the 4th and 5th generation of abused children raising their own families without parenting skills and with serious drug, alcohol and mental health issues 37% of children overall and 57
Louisiana · Missouri · New Jersey · North Dakota · Oklahoma · Texas · Virginia
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
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 24, 2017 · KARA Reporting
The Beatings Will Continue Until the Morale Improves (it's all your fault)
Historically, we blame educators for failing schools and social workers for murdered children within the child protection system. This behavior is wrong and counterproductive. It’s like blaming a police officer for the p
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 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
February 4, 2017 · KARA Reporting
CASA Guardian ad-Litem News Around the Nation December 2016 -January 2017
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
Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Illinois · Indiana · Minnesota · Montana · North Carolina · Pennsylvania · Texas
December 14, 2016 · KARA Reporting
December 2016 Sad Stories Part 1
MD: Youth homelessness in Baltimore higher than previously thought The Baltimore Sun - November 30, 2016 More than 1,400 young people under the age of 25 were unaccompanied by a parent or guardian, without a safe, stable
Michigan · Minnesota · New Jersey · North Carolina · South Dakota · Texas · Utah · West Virginia
December 2, 2016 · KARA Reporting
November 2016 Sad Stories Part II
Sign Up Here For Friday morning news updates (free) 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
Illinois · Indiana · Louisiana · Maryland · Minnesota · Oregon · Tennessee · Texas · Vermont · Washington
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 21, 2016 · KARA Reporting
August 2016 Sad Stories (Part 3 through August 31)
AZ: Report: Foster Care Rates Sky-Rocket, More Arizona Children Living In Poverty (Includes audio) KJZZ - August 18, 2016 "Fifty-one percent, so more than half of the kids in Arizona are in low income families," she said
California · Georgia · Idaho · Minnesota · Pennsylvania · South Carolina · 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 22, 2016 · KARA Reporting
August Sad Stories 2016 (part II)
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
Colorado · Florida · Indiana · Maine · Minnesota · Mississippi · Nebraska · Pennsylvania · Texas
August 20, 2016 · KARA Reporting
Police Shootings & You and Me
People smarter than me have clearly explained the underlying institutional dysfunctions that ensure the next police shootings. Dallas Police Chief David Brown accurately stated that law enforcement has become the safety
August 19, 2016 · KARA Reporting
August Sad Stories (part 1)
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 · Idaho · Michigan · Minnesota · New Jersey · Oklahoma · Pennsylvania · Texas · Virginia
August 13, 2016 · KARA Reporting
CASA Guardian ad Litem News From Around the Nation July 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 KARA volunteers for your research and writing on this page. All Adult
Alabama · Connecticut · Florida · Georgia · Missouri · Nevada · North Carolina · Oregon · Tennessee · Texas · Virginia
July 16, 2016 · KARA Reporting
July 2016 Sad Stories (part 1)
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 · Illinois · Kentucky · Maine · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · Texas · Virginia
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
June 2016 Sad Stories (part 1)
MN: Washington County: Child protection changes increase caseload South Washington County Bulletin - May 27, 2016 State funding will allow Washington County to hire three more child protection workers, but officials say
Colorado · Florida · Illinois · Iowa · Michigan · Pennsylvania · Texas
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 3, 2016 · KARA Reporting
Texas Child Protection News For April
The following stories and articles about child abuse and child protection in Texas have been gathered from April 2016
March 16, 2016 · KARA Reporting
March Sad Stories (2016 KARA reporting)
MN: Research Shows Washburn Center for Children Treatment has Significant Impact on Children's Social, Emotional and Behavioral Health (Press release) Business Wire - March 10, 2016 A new report by the Center for Advance
California · Florida · Indiana · Iowa · Missouri · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · Texas · Wisconsin
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
Alabama · Arizona · California · Florida · Idaho · Indiana · Iowa · Kentucky · New Jersey · New York · Ohio · South Carolina · Tennessee · Texas · West Virginia
January 15, 2016 · KARA Reporting
Talking About Gun Safety Is Now A Punishable Offense For Doctors & DHS (in some states)
Foster families in Oklahoma are suing the state because they were asked by DHS to store guns according to best safety practices, In Florida actual fines and threats of incarceration face doctors for similar acts. Imagine
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
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
August 19, 2015 · KARA Reporting
Child Death and Child Abuse Articles (for August 2015 - find your state/country here)
CA: County responses unacceptable (Opinion) Ukiah Daily Journal - August 02, 2015 The Mendocino County Health and Human Services Agency's response to the Grand Jury is one of the most twisted documents I have ever read.
Colorado · Illinois · Iowa · Kentucky · Massachusetts · Texas · Virginia · Wisconsin
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 5, 2015 · KARA Reporting
Child Abuse & Child Welfare Stories For June 2015
KARA compiles news from various sources across the nation each month. Find your state here (international news is also included).
Arizona · California · Colorado · Georgia · Iowa · Louisiana · Michigan · Mississippi · Oklahoma · South Carolina · 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
May 31, 2015 · KARA Reporting
Child Protection News Gathered Nationally (find your state here)
ALL ADULTS ARE THE PROTECTORS OF ALL CHILDREN Most of our news for this page (300 + articles) is gathered from; Child Welfare in the News is distributed at no charge by Child Welfare Information Gateway (www.childwelfare
California · Colorado · Florida · Massachusetts · Montana · North Carolina · Texas · Virginia
May 21, 2015 · KARA Reporting
The Unspoken Truth (from Kristin Rode)
My name is Robert Hamelin and when I was 4 years old I entered the Foster Care System. My stepmother began to physically and mentally abuse me. I was taken out of the home I lived in, with her and my father and moved int
April 17, 2015 · KARA Reporting
CASA News Around the Nation for April (what do guardian ad-Litems do?)
The following is a compilation of Court Appointed Special Advocate - guardian ad-litem news in April from around the nation (find your state here). Send KARA your announcements & news articles (short form with links & in
Connecticut · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Kansas · Maine · North Carolina · Pennsylvania · South Carolina · Tennessee · Texas
April 4, 2015 · KARA Reporting
What's Wrong With Kansas Part II (how the state values its children)
No longer does Kansas promise its children a full school year . Several districts are closing early because Governor Brownback effectively eliminated 51 million dollars from school budgets (cut per pupil $950 from 2008 t
Arkansas · Kansas · Louisiana · Mississippi · New Mexico · South Carolina · Texas
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.
Alabama · Alaska · Arkansas · California · Indiana · Louisiana · Maryland · Minnesota · Missouri · New Jersey · Ohio · Oklahoma · Texas · Washington
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
March 4, 2015 · KARA Reporting
SMART JUSTICE - Mental Health Police in Texas
A friend sent me this today and I think it would solve many of our nations troubles and is worth sharing (widely). San Antonio Texas and Bexar County have saved 50 Million dollars and made life safer, more just, and much
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 25, 2015 · KARA Reporting
The State Of Child Protection in Texas (655 under-reported deaths of abused children)
With one of the nation's largest child abuse agencies, 2.5 billion dollar budget, & 8000 employee, Texas struggles to keep up with the increase in child protection cases, not enough quality foster and adoption families,
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 10, 2014 · KARA Reporting
Child Abuse Stories Across the Nation
MN: Lessons from child abuse deaths go unheeded in Minnesota (Opinion) Minneapolis Star Tribune - November 09, 2014 A Star Tribune examination of state and county records shows little evidence that the mortality reviews
Alabama · California · Colorado · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Minnesota · Montana · New Hampshire · North Carolina · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Texas
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 23, 2014 · KARA Reporting
It's Worse In Texas
Minnesota is reacting to a very rare and thorough investigation of abused children (thank you Brandon Stahl). This is the first time in 30 years (since three year old Dennis Jergens tortured murder) that well written and
September 14, 2014 · KARA Reporting
Eric Dean Is One Of Many (child protection is failing children in most states)
the bloody whipping of Viking's star Adrian Peterson's four year old boy *(Tyrese Robert Ruffin) demonstrates the lengths my community will go to to protect the rights of 250 pound men to brutalize their 45 pound four ye
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
July 25, 2014 · KARA Reporting
Most Interesting Child Abuse Articles Of The Week
altimore Sun Mandated Reporters (sanctions for not reporting) CA: Former foster youths graduate with help of Journey House Pasadena Star-News - July 23, 2014 When youth grow too old for the foster care system, they often
California · Connecticut · Florida · Georgia · Missouri · New Jersey · Oklahoma · South Carolina · Texas · Vermont
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
May 13, 2014 · KARA Reporting
Children In The News (update)
MI: Littlest victims: Here's one easy way you can (and should) fight child abuse (Includes Video) mLive - May 01, 2014 This video, titled Make the Call, is a community effort to encourage people to make that call. http:/
California · District of Columbia · Georgia · Illinois · Indiana · Nebraska · Tennessee · Texas · Utah
April 24, 2014 · KARA Reporting
Years Of Ignored Child Abuse In Arizona (why should we care?)
Charles Flanagan, head of the new Division of Child Safety and Family Services, said five were people working for him who were found to have been instrumental in crafting and implementing a policy that resulted in ignori
Alaska · Arizona · Indiana · Louisiana · Mississippi · New Mexico · South Carolina · Texas
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’
March 14, 2014 · KARA Reporting
Great Discussion On Privatized Foster Care In Georgia (Linked In)
Fascinating debate occurring in Georgia that has life-altering impacts on children. Have you studied the research on privatization of foster care and/or other child welfare services? If so, please share what you've learn
Florida · Georgia · Kansas · Michigan · Mississippi · Nebraska · Texas
March 12, 2014 · KARA Reporting
Daycare In America (more sad stories)
A South Carolina woman who allegedly operated an unlicensed daycare out of her home faces multiple charges after a child under her care died. But investigators say that's just the tip of the iceberg. Pamela Clark Wood, 4
Florida · Minnesota · Pennsylvania · South Carolina · Texas
January 20, 2014 · KARA Reporting
Florida, The Land Of Oranges & Prosecuting 14 Year Olds As Adults (sentenced to 70 years - for robbery)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.: In decisions widely hailed as milestones, the United States Supreme Court in 2010 and 2012 acted to curtail the use of mandatory life sentences for juveniles, accepting the argument that children, ev
Florida · Illinois · Pennsylvania · Texas
January 18, 2014 · KARA Reporting
Executing Nine Year Olds (the best TED talk ever - or why I like lawyers)
photo compliments of Richard Ross David R Dow (voluntarily) represents the poor on death row - no one else cares. Two people a month are executed in Texas. Lawyer Dow points out that it is children in need of protection
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
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
August 8, 2013 · KARA Reporting
Child Welfare In The News (find your state - nation here) 100+ articles
Child Welfare in the News is distributed at no charge by Child Welfare Information Gateway (www.childwelfare.gov), a service of the Children's Bureau/ACF/HHS (www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb). It features news stories on top
California · Illinois · Indiana · Oregon · Pennsylvania · South Carolina · Tennessee · Texas · Wisconsin
June 12, 2013 · KARA Reporting
Connect To CASA's (Court Appointed Special Advocate's) Around The Nation (300)
This page is a compilation of the hundreds of CASA's around the U.S. If you are not listed, send me your info and we will include it. See what other CASA volunteers are doing - send us your stories and blogs (we are buil
Florida · Illinois · North Carolina · Texas
June 7, 2013 · KARA Reporting
San Francisco: 1 in 3 Gay School Youth Attempt Suicide & 1 in 2 Transgender Students (Center for Disease Control)
My stepfather was gay and had served in the military in the 1940's. He experienced no kindness and very little acceptance for his sexuality during his time on this planet. As a volunteer CASA guardian ad-Litem, I have co
Alabama · California · Massachusetts · Texas
April 15, 2013 · KARA Reporting
American Exceptionalism; Child Daycare
This extensive article from the New Republic clearly defines the nightmare that is child daycare for so many American children and infants. Not only is this unregulated field filled with underpaid, under-trained service
April 14, 2013 · KARA Reporting
More Cheating Fallout From the NCLB Tragedy (DC Schools This Time)
Teachers that lived through the Bush era No Child Left Behind fiasco understand the impossibility of making students succeed and schools look good with inadequate resources and classrooms bulging with kids that can't rea
District of Columbia · Georgia · Michigan · Tennessee · Texas
April 13, 2013 · KARA Reporting
Texas Wins Again (Criminalizing 300,000 students / year)
Cursing, farting, or an honors student spraying perfume on her neck, all valid reasons for being arrested in Texas schools (citations to six year old's even). Does the nation need more disadvantaged youth in the criminal
February 14, 2013 · KARA Reporting
Bigger Armies & More Wars - Why Americans Hate Children
Just yesterday a tea party fellow I know (RW) was telling me about the wisdom in former MN Governor Tim Pawlenty’s words, “children that are victims of failed personal responsibility are not my problem, nor are they the
Alabama · Alaska · Florida · Indiana · Louisiana · Minnesota · Mississippi · New Mexico · South Carolina · Texas · West Virginia
February 8, 2013 · KARA Reporting
Tracking America's Most At Risk Children (Compiled)
New documents obtained by KCAL9 detail previous allegation of abuse in the case of a now- deceased 8-year-old Palmdale boy who investigators say was tortured and beaten to death. Gabrieal Frenandez suffered a skull fract
Arizona · Colorado · Delaware · Florida · Indiana · Kentucky · New Jersey · North Carolina · Pennsylvania · Texas
February 4, 2013 · KARA Reporting
Total Disaster In Tennessee (NV, TN, CA, & TX in Trouble Too) Disappearing Watchdogs Around the Nation
When detectives interviewed Brewer, she told them the children were punished for stealing food. The case "even shocked some of our most veteran children's case workers," Hudson said. Brewer pleaded not guilty to eight fe
Alabama · Arizona · California · Louisiana · Mississippi · Nevada · Tennessee · Texas
January 19, 2013 · KARA Reporting
A KARA Guide To Understanding Texas Approach To Education
begin with a puritans early world view that corporal punishment & abstinence works (think Cotton Mather & the WitchCraft trials) and denouncing the teaching of "higher order thinking". In 2011, Representative Michael Vil
January 7, 2013 · KARA Reporting
Protect Our Kids Act Passed By Congress (with tiny funding; 2M)
For those of you who read this blog regularly, you know I am critical of the lack of protection (concern) this nation has for its most vulnerable citizens. Other than the "Imminent Harm Doctrine" which allows the court t
December 19, 2012 · KARA Reporting
Focus On Texas, California, & Florida Child Welfare
CA: Programs for transitioning San Diego foster youth San Diego Entertainer Magazine - November 26, 2012 Just in Time for Foster Youth (JIT) envisions a future in which every youth leaving the foster care system has a co
California · Florida · Texas
December 4, 2012 · KARA Reporting
Thank You Houston Texan Receiver Andre Johnson
Wow, what a swell guy and great example for the rest of us; Andre bought $19,521 worth of Toys R Us gifts for children in Child Protective Services today. Here's the link (you can see the very long receipt). I like his m
October 10, 2012 · KARA Reporting
AARP vs. Five Year Olds (Abandoning America's Children)
In just a few more years, oldsters (me & many of you) will be receiving 6 times more government dollars than children in America. United States kids are already at the bottom of the barrel for teen pregnancy, sexually tr
Louisiana · Minnesota · Mississippi · New Mexico · Oklahoma · Texas
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 28, 2012 · KARA Reporting
Texas Children Being Thrown Into the River by the Tens of Thousands
Texas GOP 2012 platform seeks elimination of mandatory pre-school & kindergarten & no more teaching of “higher order thinking skills” as these things challenge “student’s fixed beliefs” and “parental authority”. Should d
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
November 2, 2011 · KARA Reporting
Fix Texas For Children; Remove Judge William Adams
U.S. states where children are worse off than if they lived in emerging nations. http://boingboing.net/2011/11/02/video-judge-beats-disabled-daughter-for-using-the-internet.html Pass this on & support public advocacy for
July 15, 2011 · KARA Reporting
Military Suicides & Child Abuse; A Growing Problem
What do you think about the impact of suicide on the children of the over one thousand MN veterans that have committed suicide? If you know the children of a suicidal parent you know torture.
March 5, 2011 · KARA Reporting
Abused & Neglected Children Impacting Schools, Courts & Communities; What Works - What doesn't
The cost to my community of each child failing to procure the tools to learn & become a productive citizen is far greater than just the drain on schools, crime & institutionalization. Consider the generational impact of
Illinois · Louisiana · Minnesota · Mississippi · Texas
February 6, 2011 · KARA Reporting
Autism, Child Protection, & Insurance; Texas could save 2Billion$ by treating autistic children
This well written article on the success of early aggressive treatment for autistic children A AUTISM CURE CITY PAGES 1.26.11 makes the overarching logical, ethical, and financial argument about the wisdom of treating ch
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
October 15, 2010 · KARA Reporting
We're Number 1, & that's not good…
Bishop Gene Robinson draws attention to youth suicide & particularly that seven students in one Minnesota school district have taken their own lives, including three teens. GLBT issues underly most of the suicide the Bis
California · Indiana · Minnesota · New Jersey · Rhode Island · Texas
August 11, 2010 · KARA Reporting
Practical Strategies for Helping Troubled Adopted Children with Complex Histories: Focus On Anger Issues with Dr. Richard J. Delaney
Minnesota Adoption Resource Network Announces August Webinar Wednesday, August 25, 2010 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM Many adopted children are "multiply impacted" by prenatal exposure to drugs, and/or alcohol, by neglect and depr
June 1, 2010 · KARA Reporting
Can't Make This Stuff Up
Why does the United States lead the world's richest democracies in child abuse fatalities, with death rates three times higher than Canada's and 11 times higher than Italy's?
California · Hawaii · Minnesota · South Carolina · Texas
April 19, 2010 · KARA Reporting
The Impact of Trauma and Neglect on the Developing Child: Focus on Youth in the Juvenile Justice System
Bruce D. Perry, M.D., Ph.D. ChildTrauma Academy When: Thursday, June 17th Registration: 8:30 a.m. Training: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Mystic Mystice Lake Casino, Shakopee MN Cost: $40 Standard, $30 JJC Community Member, $30
California · Colorado · Illinois · Minnesota · North Dakota · Oklahoma · Texas
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 12, 2010 · KARA Reporting
The Impact Of Tampering With Georgia's Student's Test Results
a href="http://www.startribune.com/nation/84190787.html?elr=KArks:DCiUMEaPc:UiD3aPc:_Yyc:aULPQL7PQLanchO7DiUr">Georgia's hiding of hard truths is a terrifying trend in our nation. Here's why;
Georgia · Minnesota · New Hampshire · Texas
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
February 4, 2010 · KARA Reporting
This May Not Be The Case
A new federal study will soon be getting rave reviews and making us feel like the nation has made great progress in ending child abuse.
Alabama · Louisiana · Mississippi · South Carolina · Texas
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.
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 14, 2010 · KARA Reporting
Texas & Alaska Politics Trash Children Openly
Texas governor Rick Perry refuses federal funding for education…“I have 100,000 kids in Houston who don’t read at grade level”
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
March 30, 2009 · KARA Reporting
Ruben Rosario: Immigration Raids Traumatize Children
"I want to remind people that family values do not stop at the Rio Grande River. People are coming to our country to do jobs that Americans won't do, to be able to feed their families.": Former President George W. Bush
August 27, 2008 · KARA Reporting
Another CASA volunteer voice
Even considering four decades of exhilarating professional life, my most powerful lesson followed retirement in 1996. This happened when I volunteered as a guardian ad-litem for Hennepin County from 1998 to 2000. Guardia
California · Minnesota · Texas