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Lancaster

8/28/2019

After Another Tragic Child Death, Looking for Answers in the Antelope Valley

Jeremy Loudenback

In 2013, Vicky Bibby was working as a social worker for a home visitation program in Los Angeles County’s Antelope Valley, checking in on pregnant women and young mothers to make sure they were learning healthy habits and how to bond with their children.

8/7/2019

Hearings: The Changing Footprint of Marijuana in Dependency Court

Jeremy Loudenback

It’s 3:30 on a Friday afternoon at the Alfred J. McCourtney Juvenile Justice Center in Lancaster, California, when the last case of the day begins. This is the dependency courtroom that serves the Antelope Valley, a remote high-desert community that has been marked by a string of child fatalities in recent years, including 4-year Noah Cuatro last month.

7/9/2019

Hearings: In Child Welfare Court, Customer Service is Key

Anonymous, as told to Sara Tiano

As a social worker with the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), I face a lot of situations that are disheartening and tough to deal with. But few moments in my career have left me more disillusioned than a recent experience at the Los Angeles County courthouse in Lancaster.

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