Topic: Social Work
Zumapress | 2009-09-16 07:47:34
Sep 09, 2009 - Fife, United Kingdom - Social workers banned a young woman from her own wedding in an extraordinary row over whether she is bright enough to get married. Kerry Robertson, who has mild learning difficulties, was told her wedding ...
AP Features | 2009-08-18 17:34:23
<div><p>A Los Angeles woman who decapitated her 4-year-old with a kitchen knife showed signs of mental illness nine months before the attack, yet Los Angeles County child welfare officials decided she wasn't a serious threat to the boy.</p><p>Lars Sanchez was found dead on July 18 in ...
Zumapress | 2009-08-10 06:14:11
Sharon Shoesmith the former director of Haringey Borough, London's Child services leaves her home in central London. Copyright: The Sun.
Las Vegas Sun | 2009-08-08 16:02:02
<div id="subtitle">As recession drags on, officials differ over paying to assist more needy</div><div><p> Lost in the debate over county social service cuts is a question some officials say could affect local governmentÕs financial health for years: Would increasing spending on homeless and other social services during the ...
