State courts in Texas, Pennsylvania, New York, New Mexico, Indiana and California have grappled with the question in recent years, according to a 2008 report published by the Child Welfare League of America. In all of those cases, except the one in California, courts expanded their state's legal definition of medical neglect to include morbid obesity and ruled that the children were victims of neglect, the report says. Criminal charges were filed only in the California and Indiana cases, but the parents weren't sentenced to jail time in either.
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Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Monday, July 6, 2009
Final Reports Due
Hello VTSF grantees.
If your VTSF grant expired on 6/30/09, your final report is due on July 15. Your final reimbursement request should also be submitted no later than July 15. Remember, the final report forms are the same as the quarterly report forms with the addition of a couple of pages at the end. The form can be downloaded from the new HealthyYouthVA.org website, or by following this link. http://www.vtsf.org/grantees/forms/finalqr0809.doc
Please contact me directly if you need any assistance with these items.
If your VTSF grant expired on 6/30/09, your final report is due on July 15. Your final reimbursement request should also be submitted no later than July 15. Remember, the final report forms are the same as the quarterly report forms with the addition of a couple of pages at the end. The form can be downloaded from the new HealthyYouthVA.org website, or by following this link. http://www.vtsf.org/grantees/forms/finalqr0809.doc
Please contact me directly if you need any assistance with these items.
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