Press Releases
12 Apr 2012
Report: Connecticut Demonstrates Solid Improvements to Child Welfare System
Connecticut’s Department of Children & Families (DCF) is making progress toward eventually meeting all required improvements under a long-standing reform plan, spurred by the national advocacy group Children’s Rights.
30 Mar 2012
Wisconsin Closing in on Milwaukee Child Welfare Reform Requirements
The Wisconsin Bureau of Milwaukee Child Welfare (BMCW) continues to improve foster care for the children of Milwaukee County, according to a Settlement reform progress report released today by State reviewers.
29 Feb 2012
Federal Judge Approves DHS Settlement Agreement at Fairness Hearing, Marking Significant Victory for State’s Foster Children
(Tulsa, OK) — U.S. District Judge Gregory K. Frizzell today approved a settlement agreement that will vastly improve care for the nearly 8,000 children in Oklahoma’s child welfare system. The settlement stems from the federal class-action lawsuit filed by Children’s Rights and Frederic Dorwart Lawyers against the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS).
06 Jan 2012
New Child Welfare Commissioner Delivers Progress, But Significant Problems Remain at Agency
(Hartford) –The Connecticut Department of Children & Families (DCF) continues to make headway in reforming the state’s long-troubled child welfare system, according to the third-quarter, federal court-appointed report, which was spurred by the national children’s advocacy group Children’s Rights.
05 Jan 2012
Oklahoma Commission for Human Services Approves Settlement That Mandates Accountability for its Child Welfare System
(Tulsa, OK) — The Oklahoma Commission for Human Services today approved the settlement agreement that resolves the federal class-action lawsuit on behalf of nine foster children, accepting modifications made by Oklahoma’s Contingency Review Board last week. After clarifying that the Review Board did not change either the details or the principles of the settlement, the Plaintiff Class accepted the final agreement, which now must be submitted to the federal court for approval.
23 Dec 2011
Atlanta Foster Care System Sustaining Many Improvements Under Federal Court Order, But Some Serious Problems Remain, Latest Report Shows
(Atlanta) — While the state’s foster care system in metropolitan Atlanta (Fulton and DeKalb counties) has been able to maintain many improvements–despite a recent increase in children entering the system–the Georgia Department of Human Services (DHS) still has significant work to do to meet court-ordered improvements for foster kids, according to a progress report covering the first half of 2011.
21 Dec 2011
DHS Commissioners Agree to Terms of Settlement in Class-Action Lawsuit and ‘Are Coming to Grips with Problems in the System,’ Says Children’s Rights
(Tulsa, OK) — The Oklahoma Commission for Human Services voted today in favor of settling the federal class-action lawsuit filed by Children’s Rights and Oklahoma attorneys in 2008. In response, Executive Director Marcia Robinson Lowry issued the following statement:
16 Dec 2011
Judge Rejects All of Oklahoma’s Attempts to Limit Protections for Foster Children
Tulsa — Children’s Rights today applauded a federal judge’s legal support for a class-action lawsuit that seeks widespread reform of the Oklahoma child welfare system. U.S. District Judge Gregory K. Frizzell rejected the State’s effort to dismiss the case on the basis that it interferes with the Oklahoma family courts.
14 Dec 2011
New Jersey Foster Care Reform Efforts Face Challenges, Report Shows
While New Jersey made some progress in the first half of this year, its Department of Children and Families (DCF) is still falling short in several critical areas of child welfare.
06 Dec 2011
D.C. Still Struggling to Make Improvements to Foster Care, Needs Stable Leadership Now
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The District of Columbia is not making significant progress getting its long-struggling child welfare reform effort back on track — in large part due to the absence of permanent, stable leadership — according to a new independent monitoring report on the court-ordered reform effort spurred by the national advocacy organization Children’s Rights. [...]
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