Independent reviews of abused child deaths bring more accountability and insights: Social workers

Social workers said this move will strengthen safeguards and help staff learn from past lapses. Read more at straitstimes.com ...

All abused-child deaths known to social services will be independently reviewed: Desmond Lee

Megan suffered over a year of horrific abuse by her mother and her ex-boyfriend, and died in February 2020. Read more at ...
New York Post

NYC puts social justice over child safety with deadly results: ACS caseworker

In October, New York City was horrified when 4-year-old Jahmeik Modlin died hours after being found malnourished and suffering from hypothermia, with reported burns on his skin, in his family’s Harlem ...
CNA

Megan Khung fatal abuse case: MSF to set up social services coordination centre, strengthen oversight

We must never reduce child protection work or vulnerable protection work to a mere checkbox system, said the ...
JSTOR Daily

The Judgment in Re W (A child): National and International Implications for Contemporary Child and Family Social Work

This paper argues that contemporary child and family social work in England and some other states in Europe needs an ethical ‘turn’. This paper considers the facts in the Re W judgment and identifies ...
New York Post

NYC Administration for Children’s Services failing families, ‘trading child safety for racial equity’: Whistleblower

In October, New York City was horrified when 4-year-old Jahmeik Modlin died hours after being found malnourished and suffering from hypothermia, with reported burns on his skin, in his family’s Harlem ...