Child abuse death of Thomas Valva, 8, spurs new reforms in Suffolk County
Eight-year-old Thomas Valva died after months of abuse at the hands of his father, an NYPD cop, and his father’s fiancée. Now ...
CPS workers implementing 'blind removal' process while evaluating cases following 2020 death of 8-year-old Thomas Valva
"We all have unconscious stereotypes and views in our minds, and they have to be eliminated in the evaluation of child ...
More progress needed on Valva reforms
It came eight months after 8-year-old Thomas Valva died of hypothermia in the garage of the Center Moriches home of his ...
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Suffolk County overhauls Child Protective Services after death of 8 y/o Thomas Valva
The death of 8-year-old Thomas Valva revealed several failures within Suffolk County's Child Protective Services, which ...
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Suffolk County CPS overhauls child removal procedures
Suffolk County officials have unveiled sweeping changes for child protective services, including removing identifying ...
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Changes coming to child protective services after NYPD cop conviction in son's death
Suffolk County Social Services Commissioner ... They're both serving sentences of 25 years to life in prison. The son, Thomas Valva, died in January 2020, the day after sleeping in the garage ...
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Suffolk CPS announces changes following death of 8-year-old boy
Changes are being made to Suffolk’s Child Protective Services (CPS) in the wake of Thomas Valva’s death ... CPS changes to help kids in the county are joint trainings, and combining locations ...