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Naomi Schaefer Riley

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New York’s ACS is failing children and kids are dying — why is Hochul getting in the way of reforms that would save lives?

Simple reforms would save kids' lives. Who's standing in the way?

saturday 3

New York Post

Naomi Schaefer Riley

A message for the New York state dopes who voted to legalize weed: Told you so

We'd like to tell you the blunt truth.

26.07.2026 10

New York Post

Naomi Schaefer Riley

Weed and kids are a risky mix — but ‘Garden Moms’ are toking up

These mothers claim they use cannabis as a form of “self-care.” What a load of narcissistic hooey.

23.06.2026 10

New York Post

Naomi Schaefer Riley

Albany acts to rescue kids from deadly abuse — 10 years too late

Days ago, Albany politicians did the unthinkable: They passed a sensible piece of legislation that puts kids’ needs over adults’ desires.

16.06.2026 10

New York Post

Naomi Schaefer Riley

Deadly child-abuse ‘torture’ exposes NY’s willful blindness

Jor’Dynn Duncan, age 7, died in a house of horrors — and Suffolk County Child Protective Services placed her there.

27.05.2026 10

New York Post

Naomi Schaefer Riley

Why we may never know of child-welfare workers’ fatal mistakes

Looks like a lot of CYA going on at ACS.

11.05.2026 30

New York Post

Naomi Schaefer Riley

Could Ozempic save families from addiction and foster care?

GLP-1s have been shown to reduce drug cravings. What if they can help prevent drug-fueled child abuse and neglect?

29.04.2026 30

Boston Globe

Naomi Schaefer Riley

How foundations that support child welfare lost their way

24.04.2026 40

Washington Examiner

Naomi Schaefer Riley

Zohran Mamdani’s ACS choice puts ‘racial equity’ above keeping NYC kids safe and alive

Rebecca Jones Gaston served as the leader of child welfare agencies in Oregon and Maryland, as well as the head of the Administration on Children,...

07.04.2026 10

New York Post

Naomi Schaefer Riley

Missing boy Jacob Pritchett is a reminder of why we can’t leave disabled kids with ill-equipped parents

Agencies cannot be cowed by parent advocates into keeping a disabled child in a home with parents who are completely overwhelmed by the...

29.03.2026 30

New York Post

Naomi Schaefer Riley

No, it DOESN’T make sense to give cash to a drug-abusing parent

For the media, activists and many of the folks who work in child welfare these days, government intervention, not child abuse, is the real danger.

22.03.2026 20

New York Post

Naomi Schaefer Riley

Another toddler dead because progressives believe ACS should be abolished

Williams, whose 2-year-old son succumbed to his injuries at NewYork-Presbyterian, says she tried to get the authorities to pay attention to the...

09.02.2026 20

New York Post

Naomi Schaefer Riley

Fight leftist indoctrination in higher education without censorship

06.02.2026 20

Washington Examiner

Naomi Schaefer Riley

Legislation passed by Gov. Hochul makes it harder to save the lives of abused children

Lissette Soto Domenech’s emaciated 14-year-old sons — whom she wanted “to stay babies forever” — would probably be dead were it not for...

23.01.2026 30

New York Post

Naomi Schaefer Riley

Drug use has lost its stigma — and that’s dangerous

Attention, parents: There’s a hot new onesie you’ll no doubt want to order for your baby immediately. The Harm Reduction Coalition’s...

11.11.2025 20

New York Post

Naomi Schaefer Riley

Free cash to poor families isn’t helping the kids

New study finds that stipends have limited impact on the development of children.

20.08.2025 20

Boston Globe

Naomi Schaefer Riley

NY state courts are blocking Children’s Services in domestic violence cases — and that needs to change

According to the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, “Approximately 30 to 60% of children from homes where domestic abuse is...

09.08.2025 30

New York Post

Naomi Schaefer Riley

Albany will slice a lifeline for New York’s abused kids — unless Kathy Hochul takes a stand

The state Legislature has passed a bill outlawing anonymous reports to the state’s central hotline for child abuse and neglect — putting...

08.07.2025 20

New York Post

Naomi Schaefer Riley

Insiders reveal why ACS decided to leave kids in hands of abusive parents

“We have dismantled the system designed to protect kids.”

15.05.2025 20

New York Post

Naomi Schaefer Riley