Administration for Children’s Services

NYU Langone Medical Center (credit: NYU Child Study Center)

NYC Partners With NYU On Children In Protective Care

The city of New York has launched a partnership with NYU Langone Medical Center and Bellevue Hospital to improve the outcomes for children in the care of city protective services.

2013/02/12

Shanel Nadal, Nephra Payne (credit: CBS 2)

EXCLUSIVE: Parents Who Abducted 8 Kids From Queens Foster Care Tell Their Story

Shanel Nadal and Nephra Payne spoke with CBS 2′s Christine Sloan to let the nation know why they kidnapped their eight biological children.

2011/11/29

Shanel Nadal and Nephra Payne outside a courthouse in Harrisburg, PA on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011 (credit: CBS 2)

Queens Parents Accused Of Abducting 8 Children Appear In Court

According their lawyer, the parents gave one of the kids a cell phone to keep with them while in foster care and were told to keep it their pockets. The couple accuses ACS of physically and sexually abusing their children.

2011/10/13

Parents Accused Of Kidnapping Their 8 Children From Queens Foster Care Waive Extradition

The attorney for 28-year-old Shanel Nadal and 34-year-old Nephra Payne said they kidnapped their children out of desperation because no one was listening to them.

2011/10/05

Prosecutors: NYC Mother Kills 5-Year-Old Son For Breaking Television

Jamar Johnson was playing with a Nintendo Wii when he broke the television. That’s when prosecutor’s say his mother hit him hard in the stomach and back.

2011/06/21

Bronx Mom Arrested As ACS Investigates Death Of Young Son

Police charged 21-year-old Kim Crawford with murder and manslaughter. They said they found her son, Jamar Johnson, unconscious and not breathing at her Bronx home.

2011/06/20

Children’s Services To Probe Death Of Brooklyn 4-Year-Old Killed By Dog

The head of New York City’s children’s services agency is vowing to investigate the mauling death of a 4-year-old boy in his Brooklyn home.

2011/06/01

So Far, No Charges In Dog Attack That Killed 4-Year-Old Brooklyn Boy

Police say 4-year-old Jayelin Graham was mauled Friday night. His mother told police that when she tried to intervene, the dog, a male 100-pound Cane Corso mastiff, turned on her, too.

2011/05/29

Caseworkers Chereece Bell & Damon Adams were charged with criminally negligent homicide in death of Marchella Brett-Pierce. (Photo/CBS 2)

Toddler’s Death Prompts Changes At NYC’s Administration for Children’s Services

The changes include strengthening how the ACS monitors agencies contracted to help families deal with problems.

2011/03/31

Generic Police File Photo (credit: CBS 2)

Toddler Found Unconscious At NYC Foster Home

Authorities are investigating whether a 17-month-old boy found unconscious at his Brooklyn foster home was beaten.

2011/03/20

City Spent $11 Million On Provider For Dead Girl

NEW YORK (AP) — The city paid almost $11 million to a care provider in charge of monitoring an emaciated 4-year-old girl found dead in her home. A grand jury has been convened to hear […]

2010/10/17

Brooklyn Child’s Death Leads to Agency Probe

NYC’s child welfare agency and outside care providers responsible for monitoring a 4-year-old girl found dead in her home last month are being criminally investigated.

2010/10/08

Public Advocate Investigates Brooklyn Girl’s Death

Among other things, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio wants to know whether a decision to reduce family services contributed to the Sept. 2 death of Marchella Pierce.

2010/09/10

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