December 20, 2023 | 12:41 PM
tag | child welfare
December 16, 2021 | 5:24 PM
Ex-director of child welfare agency sentenced to probation
The former director of a county welfare agency in Pennsylvania has been sentenced to probation and house arrest after she pleaded guilty to endangering the welfare of children when she concealed abuse allegations to cut down a backlog of cases.
October 14, 2021 | 4:26 PM
Child welfare agency ex-head pleads guilty in backlog case
The former head of a county welfare agency in northeastern Pennsylvania is guilty of endangering children by concealing abuse allegations to clear a backlog of cases. Joanne Van Saun pleaded guilty Tuesday before a county judge in Harrisburg to endangering the welfare of children and two counts of obstruction.
June 17, 2020 | 5:29 AM
State Supreme Court Justices say child welfare agency can’t mandate drug testing
“I think this is a great victory for the people against government intrusion."
April 1, 2020 | 6:30 AM
Child welfare services worry about kids who have gone off the grid during coronavirus pandemic
“We will see a rise in the cases of child abuse and neglect when this is over."
July 19, 2019 | 9:43 PM
Two Democratic Pa. congresswomen make surprise visit to Berks’ immigrant detention facility
They say conditions are mostly adequate, but that 'a golden cage is still a cage'
