/tags/child-protective-services Child Protective Services en-US Copyright Tue, 22 Apr 2025 21:17:15 GMT /government/2025-04-22/mila-jackson-cps-medical-neglect-aclu-texas-black-family Mila Jackson, now 2 years old, was returned to her family after the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services used erroneous legal documents to put her in state custody. But the ACLU of Texas says the DFPS administrative procedure has left the family with an administrative guilty verdict. Tue, 22 Apr 2025 21:17:15 GMT /government/2025-04-22/mila-jackson-cps-medical-neglect-aclu-texas-black-family Toluwani Osibamowo /health-wellness/2024-12-11/hospitals-gave-patients-meds-during-childbirth-then-reported-them-for-positive-drug-tests Mothers were reported after they were given medications used routinely for pain or in epidurals, to reduce anxiety or to manage blood pressure during cesarean sections. Wed, 11 Dec 2024 20:33:19 GMT /health-wellness/2024-12-11/hospitals-gave-patients-meds-during-childbirth-then-reported-them-for-positive-drug-tests Shoshana Walter | The Marshall Project /news/2024-08-13/crimes-against-children-conference-dallas-child-abuse-cases-rise The Crimes Against Children Conference is bringing together more than 5,000 people who work with child abuse victims. Tue, 13 Aug 2024 10:00:00 GMT /news/2024-08-13/crimes-against-children-conference-dallas-child-abuse-cases-rise Penelope Rivera /arts-culture/2024-03-26/dallas-journalist-wins-major-book-award-for-exposing-failures-of-texas-foster-system "We Were Once a Family," Roxanna Asgarian's expose of Texas' adoption system, won the National Book Critics Circle Award for best work of non-fiction. Tue, 26 Mar 2024 19:11:48 GMT /arts-culture/2024-03-26/dallas-journalist-wins-major-book-award-for-exposing-failures-of-texas-foster-system Jerome Weeks /government/2024-02-23/texas-democrats-congress-letter-gov-greg-abbott-foster-care-children The letter from nine members of the state's congressional delegation comes as the state fights a nearly 13-year-old federal class action suit over alleged failures to ensure the wellbeing of children in foster care. Fri, 23 Feb 2024 19:43:21 GMT /government/2024-02-23/texas-democrats-congress-letter-gov-greg-abbott-foster-care-children Toluwani Osibamowo /news/2024-01-17/texas-spent-over-250-million-housing-foster-kids-in-dangerous-unregulated-places State documents show Texas paid $260 million over three years to keep kids in hotels and leased homes temporarily. Unregulated placements that advocates say warehouse youth with the most needs in the most dangerous way. Wed, 17 Jan 2024 18:00:05 GMT /news/2024-01-17/texas-spent-over-250-million-housing-foster-kids-in-dangerous-unregulated-places Paul Flahive /government/2023-12-06/texas-foster-care-lawsuit-federal-takeover-contempt-fines Both sides finished their arguments Wednesday after days of testimony over accusations that Texas agencies don't protect foster children. Thu, 07 Dec 2023 00:28:24 GMT /government/2023-12-06/texas-foster-care-lawsuit-federal-takeover-contempt-fines Toluwani Osibamowo /news/2023-04-20/mila-jackson-cps-custody-reunited-with-parents The Texas Department of Family Protective Services confirmed DeSoto parents Temecia and Rodney Jackson regained custody of their newborn daughter Mila. Thu, 20 Apr 2023 17:41:24 GMT /news/2023-04-20/mila-jackson-cps-custody-reunited-with-parents Toluwani Osibamowo /news/2023-04-14/mila-jackson-dallas-cps Temecia and Rodney Jackson say their newborn daughter Mila was wrongfully taken into Child Protective Services custody days after she was born. Local reproductive rights activists are demanding Mila's return. Fri, 14 Apr 2023 15:54:36 GMT /news/2023-04-14/mila-jackson-dallas-cps Toluwani Osibamowo /news/2023-04-07/newborn-baby-taken-child-protective-services-dallas Dallas couple Rodney and Temecia Jackson claim CPS workers removed their baby late last month. Fri, 07 Apr 2023 22:41:41 GMT /news/2023-04-07/newborn-baby-taken-child-protective-services-dallas Bekah Morr