Abused Children

New York Times' Op-ed Confirms US Has Teen Sex Slave Epidemic

Conchita Sarnoff | Posted 04.23.2012

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Conchita Sarnoff

Finally, the New York Times' Nicholas Kristof reports on U.S. teenagers being sold for sex -- sex trafficking in America.

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Virginia Is for Lovers... but Not So Much for Children

Tamar Abrams | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Foster Care, Virginia, Gay Rights, Child Welfare, Del. Todd Gilbert, Gay Parents, Abused Children, Virginia House of Representatives, Parents, Adoption, DC News
Tamar Abrams

The historic target of venom is back in the crosshairs of our House of Representatives -- prospective gay parents.

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TAKE ACTION: We need a Christmas miracle for Betsie Gallardo

Bil Browning | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Charlie Crist, Florida, Betsie Gallardo, Prison System, Heartless Punishment, Christmas Miracle, HIV+ Children, Spitting on a Cop, HIV Discrimination, Abused Children, Healthy Living News
Bil Browning

Folks, we need a Christmas miracle and we need it today. Get out your cell because you're about to start crying and then start making phone calls. Be...

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Starved, Abused Foster Children Have A New Life With New Parents

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Amber Parrish, Starving Children, Starving Children Saved, US Starving Children, Abused Children, Impact News

Look at an older family photo of Bruce, Tre'Shawn, Terrell and Michael, and you'll see four boys skinny and malnourished. Their foster parents were ab...

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CNN Hero's Sheltering Books: Reading Is The Best Medicine?

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pain, Video, Sheltering Books, Books, Cnn, Novels, CNN Video, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, CNN Heroes, Readers, Abused Children, Reading, Mackenzie Bearup, Impact News

Mackenzie Bearup feels crippling pain everyday. In 5th grade, she got shooting pains in her knee that "felt like a bomb was going off." Doctors diagno...

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Standing up for Abused and Neglected Children Takes on New Meaning

Brad Hunt | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Dogsledding, Children, Multiple Sclerosis, American Red Cross, Animals, Neglected Children, Injury, Abused Children, Illness, Dogs, Court Appointed Special Advocate, Paralysis, Casa, Healthy Living News
Brad Hunt

We're all capable of being volunteers even if only in some small way. Think of what we could accomplish in this country if we all gave back to others some of the good we've received.

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