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A North Carolina teen treatment center is being accused of abusing its youthful residents by engaging in conduct that includes providing them potentially lethal dosages of certain types of prescription medications. For example, a resident of the Solstice East North Carolina teen treatment center is said to have been provided five-times the appropriate dosage of a prescription medication called Lamictal. Solstice East oftentimes is referred to as a “reform school” because the facility includes residents that are children who have…

As a parent, you undoubtedly spend a considerable amount of time worrying about the safety of your children. You expect school administrators to maintain a reasonably safe environment for your children when they are at school. You expect the families of your children’s friends to keep their own homes safe as well. There are 10 home safety tips you need to bear in mind when it comes to keeping children protected in your own residence. Implement Proper Pool Safety If…

A tremendous amount of attention has been paid to school safety and the coronavirus as the new educational term begins this fall. There is no doubt that proper steps must be taken to keep children safe from the contagious disease while they are in school. The reality is that there are other types of items that can be hazardous to our children while they are in school. Six items that are most hazardous when it comes to students and which…

Foster Care and Child Sexual Abuse It is a sad fact of life that, on occasion, a child’s parents are deemed unable to provide a safe, stable, home environment for their children. If such a situation should develop, the state has the legal authority to temporarily remove an endangered child from their home and place that child in foster care. Although the foster care system usually works as intended, there have been many cases where a foster child has become…

Pool Safety and Your Children as Warm Weather Approaches With springtime approaching the summer months aren’t far behind. In many parts of the United States, Memorial Day in May marks the time at which swimming pools open for summertime fun. Of course, in 2020 there exists a sense of uncertainty about what will and will not happen in regard to recreational activities as a result of the COVID-19 virus. With that said, hoping that significant progress is made on controlling…