Missouri Law Extends the Definition of Family for Foster Children
Missouri law extends the definition of family for foster children
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Flesh and blood sometimes stretch only so far in families torn apart by child abuse, addiction and poverty. That was true for one St. Louis family some three years ago, when a mother abusing drugs abandoned her five children for the streets. The …
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Appellate court overturns DeLay conviction
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DPS Director Steven McCraw specified criminal activities in the region including human smuggling and trafficking, drug smuggling, stash house operations and home invasions, plus the increase of traffic and crashes on roadways. Key agencies involved in …
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Invisible harms
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Mental disorders and drug and alcohol abuse account for 7.4% of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), a metric that combines years of life lost to ill-health and early death. Together they …. Let's stick to definitions that still say something …
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Rape Pandemic: Assaults in Asia, Pacific Close to Rate in Indian Country
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National crime statistics already indicate that 1 in 3 American Indian women will be raped in their lifetimes, and new clarification of the definition of rape by the Obama administration—to include women, men, and children—reveal the incidence of …
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