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TOPEKA, Kansas — The same kids who end up in trouble with the law often come from families in disarray. Those families, in turn, regularly turn to the...
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TOPEKA, Kansas — Natalie Zarate entered state custody when she was 11 years old, removed from a physically abusive mother and placed in a group home for...
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Nathan Ross on Friday told the leaders of Kansas child advocacy groups the story of watching his mother kill two brothers, then urged the groups to work...
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Holes punched in walls. Car headlights smashed. Windows broken. Weapons, threats, sexual comments. Children who can’t live with other children. Children...
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The foster kid is a 17-year-old boy who was kicked out of his home when he was 10, started using drugs by 13, and in five years is expected to be in...
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Updated Nov. 15 with statement from the governor: Attorneys for Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly have asked a federal court to remove her from a class-action...
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Parents of kids who are in the Kansas foster care system described it Saturday as chaotic, deceptive and traumatizing to children. About two dozen...
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A new law standardizing Kansas’ response to child-on-child sexual assault could cost $126,000 and result in more than 3,200 treatment referrals a year....
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Social workers can perform a myriad of tasks. Some check on children in abusive homes and some train foster families. Others support patients through...
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Twice, Rep. Jarrod Ousley introduced bills that would create a watchdog over the Kansas agency in charge of looking after children from troubled...