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Jan112020

International Child Protection Stories, Statistics & Articles January 2020

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Congo – Apple, Good, Microsoft, Dell, Tesla sued over allged child labour in Congo.
CTV News.
A class action lawsuit has been filed, on behalf of anonymous plaintiffs, who are described as guardians of children that have been killed or maimed in tunnel or wall collapses in cobalt mines. Cobalt is one of the main parts of lithium ion batteries, batteries which are used in rechargeable electronic gadgets. Young children are often used in the mining of cobalt for their cheap and unregulated labour. It is claimed that the named companies are knowingly benefitting and aiding and abetting the use of child labour to mine cobalt.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/apple-google-microsoft-dell-tesla-sued-over-alleged-child-labour-in-congo-1.4733644

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Jan102020

Revisiting the Tragic Abusive Death Of Eric Dean (& the legal non requirement of “due care”)

All Posts from Kids at Risk Action, Reporting and News - MN Specific

Thank you Star Tribune and Brandon Stahl for your in depth reporting on the awful state of child protection in Pope County MN.

Today, Safe Passage for Minnesota children is reporting that Pope County will face no legal penalty for its role in the slow tortured death of 4 year old Eric Dean.  Safe Passage states that “if this case doesn’t rise to the level of malfeasance, no case ever will.”

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Jan82020

KARA’s Sad Stories, Statistics and Articles State By State & International

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Follow KARA’s reporting on child abuse & well-being in your state here; stories, statistics and articles about the things most important to at risk children

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Jan42020

A Christmas Gift From KARA

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Get the crash course on child abuse in America

& Advocate for At Risk Children

Until January 15th,

KARA is offering;

The INVISIBLE CHILDREN book

(hardcover, pdf, CD, online or e-book) 

plus either the Give Kids A Voice

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For a $10/month online donation to support KARA’s mental health initiative for youth.

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Dec182019

Sad Stories Child Abuse – Child Death Articles & Statistics

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These stories, articles and statistics tell the stories of childhood trauma and death in America over the past few months –

INVITE KARA’S INVISIBLE CHILDREN Program into your community.

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Dec182019

Early Education (return on investment)

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Let’s stamp out homelessness for 2 year old children. .

Let’s change the sad fact that children in many third world nations stand a better change of being vaccinated against preventable deadly diseases than U.S. kids…

Make a resolution to support reading programs and mental health programs that teach children how to cope with their surroundings and insure that they can read by the third grade. This will have a great and positive impact on graduation rates, crime rates, and the overall safety and happiness of our communities.

Le’t’s resolve to promote good public health programs and reduce the prevalence of sexually transmitted disease among our youth (we lead the world in this realm).

Overall, we need to recognize the value of children in our society. As Pliny said 2500 years ago, “What we do to our children, they will do to society”.

Read David Strands Early Childhood Education Manifesto below, it is a first rate strategy for saving the next generation in America;

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Dec172019

Thank You Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

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This year Minnesota children were safer and received more services due in large part to the loyal donors and passionate volunteers of Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota.

Safer Children

13,600 more children annually are getting help from county child protection agencies due to changes our passionate volunteers helped make in state law.  

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Counties and the state increased their budgets for child protection and foster care by over $200 million since 2015.  In addition, counties added nearly 500 caseworkers – a 60% increase.

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Dec162019

Guardian ad-Litem Blogs & News

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Guardian ad litem program needs volunteers in Anderson area Anderson Independent Mail Trained volunteers in the Cass Elias McCarter Guardian ad Litem Program helped more than 10000 abused or neglected South Carolina children last year, and the numbers will probably be even higher this year, according to officials. …

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Dec122019

Draft KARA TEDx Talk (14 minute video)

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Addressing Generational Child Abuse As A Public Health Issue (14 minute video) & how to heal damaged children to make our communities happy and safe again

Take a moment and share your response to KARA’s short video overview of child abuse & child protection in America as an online comment to this post or by email; info@invisiblechildren.org.

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Dec92019

Child Abuse & the LGBT Community

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Decades of CASA guardian ad Litem work for the County have made clear the screaming need State Ward children have for loving families and the lack we have of them. Especially older State Wards. This article is about LGBT adoptions and critical issues facing foster children and the families seeking to adopt them.

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