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The Tennessee Children's Home Society scandal resulted in adoption reform laws in Tennessee in 1951. [50] Tann's custom of creating false birth certificates for adoptees (which she did to hide the origins of the child) had become standard practice nationwide. [37]
The Tennessee Children's Home Society was chartered as a non-profit corporation in 1897. [2] In 1913, the Secretary of State granted the society a second charter. [2] The Society received community support from organizations that supported its mission of "the support, maintenance, care, and welfare of white children under seven years of age admitted to [its] custody."
Camille Kelley (née McGee; October 13, 1879 – January 28, 1955) was an American juvenile court judge and author. She was investigated by the state of Tennessee for using her judgeship to aid Georgia Tann's ongoing adoption fraud operation conducted under the auspices of the Tennessee Children's Home Society and resigned shortly after this information became public.
The Bartlett Police Department and the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services are investigating the incident. Jones had been at the group home for just over two months, her mother, Shona ...
Domestic abuse on children described as "more traumatic and catastrophic" coming out of COVID-19.
A congressional investigation into sexual misconduct allegations at a troubled Veterans Affairs facility in Tennessee revealed that at least 12 officials who worked there took part in an orgy ...
An unrelated organization with a similar name, the Tennessee Children's Home Society run by Georgia Tann, was involved in a baby-selling adoption scandal in the mid-twentieth century. [1] The current Children's Home shares no connection with that former organization other than the similarity of names.
With 67,457 cases of child abuse and neglect in Tennessee in 2023 alone, this legislation has the potential to impact the lives of thousands of children across our state, and protect them from ...