Missouri Child Welfare Director Vows Reform Following Death of Kansas City Boy

Missouri child welfare director vows reform following death of Kansas City boy

Sara Smith, Missouri’s new director of Children’s Services, says her agency must improve after releasing case summaries detailing years of warnings before the death of 5-year-old Grayson O’Connor.

May ‘radio hour’ discusses child welfare, health care

The radio show airs live on WERU 89.8 FM the first Thursday of every month. This month, Maine Monitor government accountability reporter Josh Keefe and senior public health reporter Rose Lundy talked about their recent reporting with editor Kate Cough. Keefe discussed his recent story about a slate of bills that would change the way Maine’s child protection system defines abuse and neglect — a definition that influences the number of families th…

Governor Launces Child Welfare Reforms

Governor Glenn Youngkin today launched the Safe Kids, Strong Families initiative, a bold effort to unify and advance Virginia’s child welfare reforms. The initiative will … Read the rest The post Governor Launces Child Welfare Reforms appeared first on NRVNews.