Category: welfare reform
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‘Major epidemic’ Says the BBC – UK Investigates Child Abuse in the U.S.
America’s child death shame Every five hours a child dies from abuse or neglect in the US. The latest government figures show an estimated 1,770 children were killed as a result of maltreatment in 2009. A recent congressional report concludes the real number could be nearer 2,500. In fact, America has the worst child abuse…
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When CPS Workers Confuse Poverty w/Neglect..They Live Forever…
A single mother has fallen on hard times with the sudden departure of her husband. He has recently abandoned her and her son for a woman, his mistress from a love affair. This mother is distraught & undoubtedly depressed. She was caught off guard and was left without a job after having been a housewife for…
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Privatization
Privatization of Public Social Services Urban Institute > Privatization of Public Social Services A Background Paper Author(s): Demetra Smith Nightingale, Nancy M. Pindus Other Availability: Order Online | Printer-Friendly Page Posted to Web: October 15, 1997 Permanent Link: http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?ID=407023 This paper was prepared at the Urban Institute for U.S. Department of Labor, Office of…
