Children need real legal protection in court
Miami Herald: Children need real legal protection in court Posted on Fri, Dec. 28, 2012 “Remember, I love you always.” Isn’t that what we all
We believe that all children have the right to food, clothing, housing, education, medical care, property and personal privacy.
Florida’s laws, policies and practices respect, prioritize and protect children and youth impacted by the child welfare, juvenile justice, and disability systems.
Miami Herald: Children need real legal protection in court Posted on Fri, Dec. 28, 2012 “Remember, I love you always.” Isn’t that what we all
Written by Ashley “Moniece” Jackson Special to the Chronicle The pride I feel in my organization is overwhelming. Florida Youth SHINE (FYS) is a statewide,
Florida Courier, December 20, 2012 By Margie Menzel After two incidents of staffers charged with abusing teens at a juvenile lock-up in Milton – one
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Florida’s top child-welfare administrator visited children Wednesday at a troubled Miami Gardens nursing home that is under investigation over its treatment of medically fragile children
In an about-face, the state has begun a policy aimed at preventing foster kids from being shunted into nursing homes. BY CAROL MARBIN MILLER CMARBIN@MIAMIHERALD.COM
By Gloria Fletcher Special to The Sun Published: Monday, December 3, 2012 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 11:11 p.m. Ten
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Published: November 12, 2012 Updated 22 hours ago Marie with her mother, Doris Freyre. Family photo. By CAROL MARBIN MILLER — Miami Herald For 14 years, Doris
By Alexandra Zayas, Times Staff Writer In Print: Sunday, October 28, 2012 They shaved him bald that first morning in 2008, put him in an orange
BY KELLI KENNEDY ASSOCIATED PRESS MIAMI — When Angela Austin-Knight’s teenage son and daughter were placed in foster care in 2008, she was despondent and angry.
By KELLI KENNEDY Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — More than 3,300 children with disabilities are at risk of being pushed into adult nursing homes
Palm Beach Post By Post readers Submissions from Post readers ‘Rushed adoptions’ can create further trauma I am writing in response to the article “Officials
by Kathy Para, The JBA Pro Bono Committee Chairwoman Lawyers are known for living up to the phrase “carpe diem” because legal services often include