This page contains recent news articles, when available, and an overview of but does not offer medical advice. You should contact your physician with regard to any health issues or concerns.

Background information on

A look at foster care in 3 SW Ohio counties  -  25 Mar 2008
Akron Beacon Journal,THE CHILDREN: About 850 children in foster care in Hamilton County, about 350 each in Butler and Clermont counties. BACKGROUND CHECKS: Were stepped up

DOCS under fire as dying girl left with abusive carers  -  25 Mar 2008
NEWS.com.au,The Foster Care Association's Michelle Irwin said four investigations have been held into Susie's carers, including three in 2005 and one in 2007 over

Custody hearing scheduled for two boys thrown from overpass 7:20 AM CT  -  25 Mar 2008
Dallas Morning News,As of last week, Gary remained hospitalized and Derrick was placed in foster care. It was unclear whether the boys could be placed in the care of another

CSUSM to give priority to foster kids  -  25 Mar 2008
San Diego Union Tribune,Foster care experts say the deal is an admirable first step but question how many foster children will meet college-admissions standards since they often

Early treatment, lifestyle changes can alleviate migraine suffering  -  25 Mar 2008
Arizona Republic,Once under Foster's care, they must commit to her eating plan, avoiding certain foods or drinks, such as alcohol, caffeine, chocolate, nuts, aged cheeses,

Guv decides unions need your money  -  25 Mar 2008
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com,These contractual arrangements are similar to the contracts the state has with parents who do foster care. But instead of taking in foster kids,

Jail Sentence Overturned For Lesbian Mom  -  25 Mar 2008
365Gay.comThe American Civil Liberties Union, which represented her in the appeal and secured the little girl’s return home from foster care last May, applauded the

British Family Told To Lose Weight or Lose Children  -  25 Mar 2008
Washington Post,Vote below: Should social workers send children into foster care if they don't lose weight? By Emil Steiner | March 24, 2008; 2:00 PM ET | Category:

Learning Calendar  -  25 Mar 2008
SouthCoastToday.com,Call Lynn Mourao at (508) 910-1083 for information on training and foster care. Free homebuyer/homeowner workshops: The Fall River/New Bedford Housing

Gage's final 15 months in hands of troubled kin  -  25 Mar 2008
Winnipeg Free Press,Gage and his sister were placed in foster care in August 2006 after their mother abandoned them with various relatives. They were initially placed in foster

Lives rebuilt, a page at a time  -  25 Mar 2008
Chicago Tribune,Ultimately, the goal is to serve the state's entire foster care population, which hovers near the 16000 mark. "What we're doing in Illinois will impact

Georgia Appeals Court Overturns Contempt Conviction of Lesbian Mother  -  25 Mar 2008
ACLU (press release),The American Civil Liberties Union, which represented her in the appeal and secured the little girl's return home from foster care last May, applauded the

Dane County foster care by the numbers  -  Mar 24, 2008
The Capital Times,Dane County had 220 children in foster care in 2007, and 75 to 80 percent of them eventually will return home or to another relative.

Stiffer fire inspections break up some foster families  -  Mar 23, 2008
Houston Chronicle,A new state requirement that fire inspections be done by local fire marshals instead of private inspectors hired by foster care agencies is responsible for

Briefs: SPCA seeks foster care for pets  -  Mar 23, 2008
Tampabay.com,By Times Staff The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is starting a new foster care program to provide more personalized care and

On the job  -  Mar 24, 2008
Worcester Telegram,DSS pays us to place kids in foster care. We use that money to pay the foster parents. It’s kind of a subcontracting thing.

Medicaid Under Assault  -  Mar 24, 2008
America Magazine (subscription),The regulations would, for example, eliminate therapeutic foster care. Through this valuable program, children with severe emotional problems are placed in

Foster youth struggle to find 'home'  -  Mar 23, 2008
WSBT-TV,Foster care is a process that leads to a permanent home for the child. But what if the child is never reunited with their family?

Like pets but not the commitment? Foster program may be the cat’s meow  -  Mar 23, 2008
The Register-Guard,Even if people can’t provide foster care for felines in need, there are many other ways to help, she said. Volunteering to transport cats to regular

Foster care sessions planned  -  Mar 22, 2008
The Jackson Citizen Patriot - MLive.com,Lutheran Social Services of Michigan is offering an orientation session for those interested in becoming foster parents. Two orientation meetings are

Home Front Departing Foster Care, Arriving at Independence  -  Mar 15, 2008
New York Times,Dawnae Silvia recently turned 21 and has left the foster care system; Glenn Coleman, 24, has also left the program. By JOSEPH P. FRIED MARY BROWN and Dawnae

Adult foster care home gets help  -  Mar 21, 2008
WWMT,GRAND RAPIDS (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - An adult foster care home in Grand Rapids has gotten some help from lawmakers in Lansing. The state house set aside just over

Foster care crisis as families fall apart  -  Mar 14, 2008
Sydney Morning Herald,A DRAMATIC rise in the number of children being removed from dysfunctional or abusive families in NSW has stretched the foster care system to breaking point

Reader shares thoughts on foster care  -  Mar 20, 2008
Trumann Democrat,Over half a million children living in the United States are in foster care. More than 100000 of these children are waiting to be adopted.

State's Mistake Denies Father Rights To His Child  -  Mar 23, 2008
KETV.com,In April 2006, Eggleston got a surprising letter from the Foster Care Review Board saying his child's mother had attempted suicide the previous summer and

Mount Horeb family has opened home to 50 kids, adopted 5  -  Mar 24, 2008
The Capital Times,Peter notes the lack of a father figure in many households from which children go into foster care. "Sometimes you have to go real slow, to validate your

Proposed SC bill | Parent rights debate ignited  -  Mar 22, 2008
The State,The goal is to make it easier for children in foster care to become eligible for adoption, proponents of the measures say. But others say the measures,

Nassau placing more children in foster care  -  Mar 10, 2008
Newsday,State data show that the number of children placed in foster care rose 47 percent over the past nine years, from 236 in 1998 to 346 in 2007.

Producer & Author Frank Beddor Entertains Foster Care Kids with ...  -  Mar 19, 2008
openPR (press release),...(PASADENA, CA)— Animating his second book, SEEING REDD, Frank Beddor entertained children in foster care who live at Hillsides, Pasadena children’s charity,

Altruistic foster care doesn't work for all kids  -  Mar 10, 2008
Seattle Post IntelligencerI was also in foster care myself as a teenager. What many don't realize is that the thousands of abused and neglected children do not even get the cost of

California's foster-care paradox  -  Mar 10, 2008
Los Angeles Times,Bass insisted that much of that revenue windfall be used for foster-care programs to help the 70000 or so California children who had to be removed from

43. Foster Care Associates  -  Mar 8, 2008
Times Online,This is the ethos that makes working at Foster Care Associates (FCA) such an enjoyable experience. Employees say that people in their team really care for

A Genuine Commitment to Foster Care  -  Mar 18, 2008
Sheridan County Journal Star,As Kat stated, "There is such a need for adoptive and foster care parents just in the state of Nebraska alone." In the four years that Kat and Kevin have

Foster care performance lags  -  Mar 17, 2008
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription),By FELICIA THOMAS-LYNN More than 30 children were physically abused or neglected while in Milwaukee's foster care system last year, according to a new

Wild cats cradled by care  -  Mar 24, 2008
Toronto Star,Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen are both cat lovers who have thrown open the doors of 24 Sussex Dr. to felines needing foster care.

Girls in Foster Care Find Clothes and Hope in Taylor's Closet  -  Mar 5, 2008
Voice of AmericaBut that is often an unaffordable dream for young girls who live in foster care. Many were taken away from their families because of abuse, abandonment or

Foster system, kids in need of loving parents  -  Mar 23, 2008
Royal Oak Daily Tribune,According to the agency, there were about 17000 abused and neglected children statewide placed in foster care in 2007. As of June of last year, 1634 Oakland

State, families at odds over mental care for foster kids  -  Mar 6, 2008
Arizona Republic,They are providing them," says Ann Carver, adoption manager for the Department of Economic Security, which oversees Arizona's adoption and foster-care

Lack of social workers puts 650 foster children 'at risk'  -  Mar 16, 2008
Irish Times,The Health Service Executive (HSE) confirmed to The Irish Times that 13 per cent of children in foster care have no dedicated social worker,

Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter overflows with economic slowdown  -  Mar 22, 2008
San Jose Mercury News,The SPCA currently has about 22 animals in addition to 14 in foster care homes and 15 in Bed & Biscuits, which provides free temporary housing as well.

Angelica-Leslie to stay in foster care another month, judge rules  -  Mar 6, 2008
National Post,He acknowledged the bittersweet reality that the loving foster care that has helped Angelica-Leslie flourish must end. “It will be a difficult process for

Bill sets deadline to move kids out of foster-care limbo  -  Mar 8, 2008
Seattle Times,By Maureen O'Hagan There's widespread agreement that keeping kids in foster care for a long period of time isn't good for anyone. They're less likely to be

Economy hurting displaced children  -  Mar 23, 2008
Athens Messenger,How are they to receive this emotional support during their most demanding hours while in the home of strangers via foster care? The most obvious resolution

Foster care families 'alienated by DOCS'  -  Feb 29, 2008
Sydney Morning Herald,An overflowing crowd attended the public forum on foster care held by the Special Commission of Inquiry into Child Protection Services.

Foster care frequent in Northeast Florida  -  Mar 17, 2008
Florida Times-Union,Poor children are by far the most likely group to enter foster care. By figuring the number of them in each part of the state, the coalition developed a

State pushing less use of foster care  -  Mar 17, 2008
Sarasota Herald-Tribune,Wexler says Butterworth and other leaders have realized foster care is an "extremely toxic intervention that must be used sparingly and in small doses.

Bishop Wester receives thanks from Utah Foster Care  -  Mar 16, 2008
Intermountain Catholic,SALT LAKE CITY — The Most Reverend John C. Wester, bishop of the Diocese of Salt Lake City, received a letter of gratitude from the Utah Foster Care

Foster Talk  -  Mar 22, 2008
WIBW,Foster care and adoption in Kansas was the topic up for discussion at the NAACP meeting. The group welcomed Secretary Don Jordan of the department of social

Bill would strengthen kids' voices in foster care court  -  Mar 7, 2008
San Jose Mercury News,Ana entered foster care at age 12, after police picked her up from school and drove her to the San Jose children's shelter. Abuse among family members left

Kerklikowske: Foster care falls short for abused, neglected kids  -  Feb 27, 2008
Seattle Post IntelligencerMcDermott has introduced legislation, the Invest in Kids Act, which would require the federal government to match state funding for foster care and offer

Search the web for more resources on

Web health.mongabay.com

Disclaimer:

Contact a physician with regard to health concerns. Email requests for further health information will be discarded.

The materials contained on this Web site are for informational purposes only and do not constitute health or medical advice. Use of information on this site does not create or constitute any kind of agreement or contract between you and the owners or users of this site, the owners of the servers upon which it is housed, or anyone else who is in any way connected with this site.

Many links on health.mongabay.com lead to other sites. health.mongabay.com does not sponsor, endorse or otherwise approve of the materials appearing in such sites. Nor is health.mongabay.com responsible for dead or misdirected links.