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Critical Look at Child Welfare Defensive Social Workby Rick Thoma  Ages: 18+It's classic cover-your-rear-end behavior by people who are either genuinely frightened or cynical. I don't know if they are servicing people better, but all of a sudden, I have tons of cases, cases that they would not have normally filed.Subjects: CYA, CPS, defensive social work, court, Juvenile Rights Project, union

Calls for abuse reformby Michael Vincent Ages: 18+If one in five Australian children is being abused or neglected, for children with special needs it's believed to be more like three in five. There are probably a lot of cases out there that go unreported.Subjects: Australia, children, abuse, neglect, community, reports, broadcast

Catholic Bishops Name Abuse Reform Chiefby Joshua Childrens Foundation Ages: 18+Kettelkamp, of Springfield, Ill., replaces Kathleen McChesney, the first director and a former FBI executive who resigned in February.Subjects: reform, clergy, abuse, Bishop, National Review Board

PBS's Breaking the Silence An Assault on Fatherhoodby Glenn Sacks Ages: 18+Breaking the Silence aims to reverse the minimal, hard-won gains shared parenting advocates have made in protecting children’s right to have both parents in their lives after divorce or separation. The film is extremely one-sided...Subjects: PBS, parenting, advocates, divorce, Tulare County, Juvenile Court, balance reporting

Reform targets child abuse deaths Ages: 18+Child protection law is being shaken up to try to prevent abuse tragedies like that of Victoria Climbie.Subjects: UK, England, safety, reform, child, death, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

When the state becomes parentby Mollie Martin Ages: 18+Five-year-old Deborah Hasson was pulled out of her kindergarten class and taken to the nurse's office. Her ears were bright red, and the child constantly complained of an intense pain. The school, required by law to report anything of this nature...Subjects: school, abuse, mandatory reporter, police, CPS, Utah, Montana