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A Globe investigation revealed widespread neglect at a home for the state's most vulnerable children. The facility was hardly ...
Children at high-level group homes were costing taxpayers about $11,000 per month for each child. Group homes have also been the site of substandard care and scandalous abuse over the years.
Group homes are being phased out because state officials believe it's better for a child to be in a home, said Michael Weston, a spokesman for the California Department of Social Services.
A Better Childhood has filed suit against 10 states in part because they assign children to “institutional facilities and group homes that ignore their needs, disabilities, and case history ...
Children under state protection in California group and foster homes are being drugged with potent, dangerous psychiatric medications, at times just to keep them obedient and docile for their ...
Children in residential group home settings have usually experienced trauma or abuse. The therapeutic setting they need must be safe, informed by an understanding of impaired attachment and ...
A federal audit found 27 out the 30 group homes for foster children failed to follow health and safety standards designed to protect children taken in state custody due to abuse or neglect.
The Office of the Child Advocate issued its report Wednesday on the group home. It outlined systemic problems and recommendations to support the state’s overburdened mental health care system.
Some group homes can have as many as six children living with two house parents; other homes for teens may house dozens of teens with shift-care staffing. Other homes, ...
VIGO COUNTY, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) – The Vigo County Group Homes for Children program will continue to operate, according to an announcement from Vigo County Commissioner Chris Switzer on Friday.
Overall, group homes typically house about 10%-12% of total children in the foster system in Arizona. We have seen a significant decrease in kids in out-of-home care , down from 13,500 in 2021 to ...