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Clark County's decision to suspend a popular program at the Children's Advocacy Center stemmed from concerns about clerical staff 's assisting nurses in examinations of children for sexual abuse, sources say.
The county has officially cited undisclosed personnel reasons for its suspension of the medical component of the Sexual Abuse Investigative Team that operates out of the center next to Clark County Family Court.
But sources familiar with the reasons for suspending the program, who spoke to the Sun on condition of anonymity, said worries arose when county clerical staffers expressed concerns about the propriety of their role in the exams.
Clark County officials are rejecting the governor's request to propose budget cuts to their child welfare and juvenile justice divisions. ...
Last week, Gibbons directed state Department of Health and Human Services Director Mike Willden to cut 5 percent from his two-year budget. Willden asked the county to submit potential budget reductions from the Department of Family Services and the Department of Juvenile Justice Services.
"The request of them was simply, 'If a 5 percent cut has to be made, where would you make it?'" Willden said Monday. "They have chosen not to participate, so I will make those decisions without their participation."
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As the county sees it, offering the governor something to cut would
only guarantee that it will happen. If they don't participate, it
pushes more pressure back on the state. The governor could still
cut 5%, but at much greater political cost.
Obviously, if there aren't enough state revenues, overall
cuts have to be
made in the state budget.
However, child welfare is in a pretty strong political position (compared to,
say, roads or higher education). By refusing to participate, county
officials are hoping to push the cuts elsewhere by putting the
governor on the spot.
What "pro child" governor wants to be seen cutting children's programs?
This is actually a clever move, and we're proud of our county
officials for it. It will be interesting to see how it turns out.
Sometimes angry divorced parents (usually the mother) turn on their ex (usually the father) months or even years later with false charges of sexual abuse.
Modern, media-saturated children are, by as young as 8 years old, sophisticated enough to know that nothing is more damaging to an adult than the accusation of sexual abuse. There are known cases of children falsifying these charges to get even with a parent, step-parent, teacher, coach, etc.
Twice in my life I have been thus accused, once by a 9-year-old at a grief camp, who recanted about four minutes later. The second time was when I was coaching my son's seventh- and eighth-grade basketball team.
Since last year, four administrators have either left the state Division of Mental Health & Developmental Services or announced their departure, causing concern that instability is hurting recruiting in a state agency that already is having trouble attracting psychiatrists. ...
In particular, Thienhaus said Rawson-Neal Psychiatric Hospital in Las Vegas, which opened late last year, is still in need of psychiatrists, psychologists and psychiatric nurses. Individuals applying for those positions are less likely to accept a job if there is uncertainty about who their boss is going to be, he said.
A new rule handed down by the Nevada Supreme Court in September not only alters the filing period and campaign finance rules, but also puts a nice big exception into the code of conduct's Canon 5.
The canon requires both judges and judicial candidates to "refrain from inappropriate political activities." As defined, that currently bars fundraising, endorsing, speechifying and joining any partisan organization.
A judge or judicial candidate is not even supposed to tell people what political party he or she belongs to unless responding to a direct question.
That changes Nov. 1.
The court's ruling of Sept. 19 states a judge or candidate cannot hold a leadership position in a political club. However, "a judge or candidate for judicial office retains the right to participate in the political process as a voter, be a member of a political organization and privately contribute to a candidate or political organization."
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