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Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Ind. Gov't. - "Advocacy groups say Indiana's law, regulations are among top 6 in nation"

The Indianapolis Star has a story today by David Crary of the AP, along with Tim Evans of the Star, which begins:

NEW YORK -- Indiana was cited among national leaders for its policies and laws regarding the release of information about deadly and life-threatening child abuse cases, according to a new report today by two child advocacy groups.

Indiana was among six states to receive a grade of A or A minus in the report issued by First Star, a national nonprofit that advocates for abused children, and the University of San Diego School of Law's Children's Advocacy Institute.

"The reason Indiana did so well is because they have a state law that is easy to access and, most importantly, makes the release of information mandatory," said Amy Harfeld, First Star's executive director and a co-author of the report.

Harfeld said Indiana got the A minus because the state law on what should be released is "fairly vague."

The report, "State Secrecy and Child Deaths in the United States," a report by the Children's Advocacy Institute at the University of San Diego and First Star, is available here.

[Possibly more later]

Posted by Marcia Oddi on April 29, 2008 04:01 PM
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