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Death penalty sought in Dominique Moody case
Dominique Moody was found severely malnourished with extensive injuries after prosecutors say she endured prolonged abuse before her death.
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NC budget funds key Dominique Moody reforms
Lawmakers funded a six-person child welfare review team and training but left reporting, documentation and analytics provisions out.
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House unanimously passes Dominique Moody Safety Act
NC House unanimously passes Dominique Moody Safety Act after Mecklenburg DSS failures exposed in six-year-old’s death.
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House leaders ask DA to investigate Mecklenburg DSS failures
House Oversight leaders are calling for a criminal review of Mecklenburg DSS officials after findings of systemic child welfare failures.
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Moody hearing exposes failures, fuels DSS reform push
NC lawmakers weigh DSS reforms after DHHS found repeated failures in Mecklenburg’s handling of abuse reports before Dominique Moody’s death.
Opinion
Predictive risk modeling would improve Dominique Moody Safety Act
We know more than we ever have about how to identify the children most at risk. Dominique Moody’s death has given NC both the reason and the opportunity to put that knowledge to work.
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NC House Oversight summons officials over Moody death
NC House Oversight has summoned Mecklenburg officials to testify after state findings revealed DSS failures in the Dominique Moody case.
Opinion
First Iryna, then Dominique: Charlotte failed to protect the vulnerable
Like Iryna, Dominique deserved better. Hopefully this bill bearing her name can create systems and procedures that can prevent future situations where a child suffers abuse of this magnitude.
Opinion
Dominique Moody’s death demands answers and action from NC
A child does not remain in that kind of danger for that long unless institutions miss the need for deeper scrutiny.
Opinion
‘Foster crisis’: Why fewer NC families are signing up
With over 10,000 foster children and fewer than 6,000 licensed foster families (and falling), many foster advocates are ringing the alarm bell.
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State takes control of Bertie County Child Welfare Services after fatality
Take over is effective on Friday, says NCDHHS. This is the fifth time in state history that the state has taken over a county social services department, and the first time any county DSS has been taken over twice.
Opinion
Time to hold Child Protective Services accountable… and get justice for Kemari
Nothing has been done to help Briauna get answers on how a previously healthy one-year old boy could simply die. To this point, she has been told essentially nothing, except that an autopsy is pending and could take months, or even more than a year.
