Sixteen Children Removed Amid Abuse Crisis | Columbus News

Columbus News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 7, 2026 · 1m

Sixteen kids ripped from their home in Hamden, Ohio, amid abuse claims—shocking local leaders who now scramble for state aid as the county, already strapped, faces bankruptcy risks covering medical, counseling, and foster care costs. Isolated, the family slipped through social services’ cracks, exposing how fragmented systems fail when families withdraw from community life. Lawmakers are pushing for stronger reporting laws and better inter-agency cooperation to prevent future disasters, even as recent investments fall short of the scale needed to protect Ohio’s most vulnerable children…