child protection

Better guidance needed for doctors in child protection cases

harminka — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:47:28 -0500

Better guidance is urgently needed for doctors in child protection cases to prevent them from being deterred from acting to protect children, says an editorial on bmj.com today.

texas Child Protective Services Pleased With Court Decision

Armen Hareyan — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:22:34 -0500

Yesterday Texas District Judge Barbara Walther vacated the temporary orders granting the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) sole temporary managing conservatorship of children from YFZ Ranch.

EU to Bring Child Strategy into Effect

seher — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 02:11:20 -0600

The European Union will today come closer to a universal treaty on the physical punishment of children.

Public Policy Fails to Address Effects of Media Violence on Children

harminka — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 14:55:06 -0600

Highly publicized events such as school shootings arouse public interest in the effects of media violence exposure on children, yet there is still considerable public debate about whether to take this issue seriously.

McAfee Honors Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott for Fight Against Cybercrime

harminka — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 11:49:39 -0500

McAfee, Inc. (NYSE: MFE) today presented the inaugural McAfee® Cybercrime Fighter Award to Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott. The award, recognizing General Abbott for his fight to protect Texas children from online predators, was presented during the McAfee Strategic Executive Security Summit in Dallas.

OnStar Extends Partnership with National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

harminka — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 01:24:00 -0500

OnStar announced that its partnership with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® (NCMEC) will be expanded to provide geographically targeted AMBER Alert messages to OnStar subscribers. In addition to this technological advancement, OnStar will contribute $300,000 to NCMEC to support Team Adam, a dedicated group of retired law enforcement officials with expertise in missing children cases.