01/16/2005 02:45 PM EDT
Millions wasted. The cost? Kids' lives
Troubled children: Trapped by greed
PAM KELLEY AND ERIC FRAZIER, Staff Writers
In 2001, N.C. boosted spending for group homes to hire more workers. The state didn't back the increase up with tougher rules. The result?

• In 1 home, hope; another, despair
• Hundreds sent far away from relatives
• Children lost amid sea of S.C. agencies
• ONLINE ONLY | Is there a group home near you?
• Violations in Charlotte

01/18/2005 07:04 AM EDT
Group homes: The gold rush
ERIC FRAZIER AND PAM KELLEY, Staff Writers
Time for Joy Allison, an official with the state agency that licenses group homes for troubled children, to crank up her regular how-to session for prospective owners.

• CMS not tracking kids, losing out on money
• Why we choose to dig deep
• WCNC VIDEO | Eric Frazier: State made problem worse
• PART I | Millions wasted. The cost? Kids' lives
• THE SERIES

01/18/2005 04:35 PM EDT
Trading distant group homes for family
PAM KELLEY, Staff Writer
When family therapist Ashley Richbourg arrived in the Barbees' lives a year ago, it was nearly too late.

• Don't expect changes to arrive all at once
• It's not quite home, but it's close
• No minimum standards here
• Kevin Siers Cartoon | Group Home Greed
• Mental Health Resources

• Group home audit says no money wasted - 5/27/2005 06:24 AM EDT
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• Group home rules are getting tougher - 5/19/2005 06:48 AM EDT
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• State fixes causing problems in group homes? - 4/11/2005 01:03 PM EDT
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• Mental health officials sued - 4/02/2005 07:56 AM EDT
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• She nearly wasted away in a group home - 3/20/2005 08:31 AM EDT
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• Group home ordered to close - 2/12/2005 07:57 PM EDT
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• N.C. halts group home licensing - 1/26/2005 07:31 PM EDT
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• Group home reforms OK'd - 1/20/2005 03:32 PM EDT
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• Editorial | Do it for the children - 1/20/2005 07:20 AM EDT