Head Start program: Investigation finds fraud and abuse
The Head Start program, overseen by the Department of Health and Human Services and administered by the Office of Head Start, provides child development services primarily to low-income families and their children. Unfortunately, as with most government programs, investigators found widespread corruption and waste in Head Start.
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Monday, May 31, 2010
Mother wins in international custody battle
Mother wins in international custody battle
A Canadian mother wins an Oregon custody battle. Now, she tells us, her two years of torture are over.
A Canadian mother wins an Oregon custody battle. Now, she tells us, her two years of torture are over.
Concerns grow for runaway teen mum and baby
Concerns grow for runaway teen mum and baby
Police say they are growing increasingly worried for the welfare of a five-week-old baby boy who disappeared with his 15-year-old teenage mother in the south Auckland town of Pukekohe last week.
Police say they are growing increasingly worried for the welfare of a five-week-old baby boy who disappeared with his 15-year-old teenage mother in the south Auckland town of Pukekohe last week.
Foster mother charged in child's death
Foster mother charged in child's death
A foster mother has been charged in the death of a Morinville, Alta., child who was in her care.
Christine Ann Laverdiere, 34, is charged with second-degree murder in the death of the 21-month-old girl.
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Morinville foster mother charged with second-degree murder
A Morinville foster mother has been charged with the murder of a toddler in her care.
A foster mother has been charged in the death of a Morinville, Alta., child who was in her care.
Christine Ann Laverdiere, 34, is charged with second-degree murder in the death of the 21-month-old girl.
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Morinville foster mother charged with second-degree murder
A Morinville foster mother has been charged with the murder of a toddler in her care.
My Nightmare With CPS
My Nightmare With CPS
Before I tell the story of my nightmare with CPS-- I must say that my appeal was unsuccessful. I recently received the mandate from the so called Washington State Appellate Court that my case has been completely closed and denied. Never mind the fact that my appellate attorneys repeatedly informed me throughout the appellate process that I had a "strong case". Never mind also the fact that they informed me repeatedly that they believed I was railroaded by CPS and family court. Never mind also the fact that my appellate attorneys informed me that-- if CPS can take your baby for the reasons it asserted, it seems that they can take any child for any reason. The Appellate Courts are as unjust as the 'trial courts' in this nation. I mock the term trial courts because it is more appropriate to refer to them as kangaroo courts... considering the lack of due process and justice for families.
Before I tell the story of my nightmare with CPS-- I must say that my appeal was unsuccessful. I recently received the mandate from the so called Washington State Appellate Court that my case has been completely closed and denied. Never mind the fact that my appellate attorneys repeatedly informed me throughout the appellate process that I had a "strong case". Never mind also the fact that they informed me repeatedly that they believed I was railroaded by CPS and family court. Never mind also the fact that my appellate attorneys informed me that-- if CPS can take your baby for the reasons it asserted, it seems that they can take any child for any reason. The Appellate Courts are as unjust as the 'trial courts' in this nation. I mock the term trial courts because it is more appropriate to refer to them as kangaroo courts... considering the lack of due process and justice for families.
Ninth Circuit: CPS Must Tell Dads of Allegations of Abuse
Ninth Circuit: CPS Must Tell Dads of Allegations of Abuse
Here's a new case out of California that doesn't do the dad any good, but it will help dads in the future (Leagle, 5/26/10). It's a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals opinion, so it affects parents in Washington, Oregon, California, Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Montana, Idaho and Nevada.
Here's a new case out of California that doesn't do the dad any good, but it will help dads in the future (Leagle, 5/26/10). It's a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals opinion, so it affects parents in Washington, Oregon, California, Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Montana, Idaho and Nevada.
What would you do? What would you say?
So I've never really talk much about my personal life on this blog. There are a million reasons for that, and the time will come when I divulge the story of how Child Protective Services and the Foster Care system destroyed my step son who I met for the first time in my life a few prior to starting this blog, and how they tried like hell to get their hooks into my two daughters. (so I actually married into the CPS bullshit, but can't tell that story til he is 18.)
But I did something late last night. And I need to share in hopes of I don't know what. I'm not expecting you all to understand what I feel right now.
With all of these stories coming out about parents finding their kids on Facebook, late last night I put this theory to the test.
Sure enough, I found my two sons. I haven't seen them or had any word about them since 1996.
I haven't contacted them yet, but there is no mistake. I fully intend to. Now that they're over 18, there isn't a fucking thing that their mother can do about it. And I'm assuming that they're victims of Parental Alienation Syndrome, as they were turned against me at a very young age by a very vindictive ex wife who learned very quickly how to manipulate the system.
I just gotta figure out what to say. I mean, honestly
I'm only human, you know.
Here are a couple pictures from one of the last times I saw them.
So what do you say to a kid who you haven't seen in 14 years? Who probably doesn't remember you. Who has heard god only knows what.
Such is my life people.
Love
LK
But I did something late last night. And I need to share in hopes of I don't know what. I'm not expecting you all to understand what I feel right now.
With all of these stories coming out about parents finding their kids on Facebook, late last night I put this theory to the test.
Sure enough, I found my two sons. I haven't seen them or had any word about them since 1996.
I haven't contacted them yet, but there is no mistake. I fully intend to. Now that they're over 18, there isn't a fucking thing that their mother can do about it. And I'm assuming that they're victims of Parental Alienation Syndrome, as they were turned against me at a very young age by a very vindictive ex wife who learned very quickly how to manipulate the system.
I just gotta figure out what to say. I mean, honestly
I'm only human, you know.
Here are a couple pictures from one of the last times I saw them.
So what do you say to a kid who you haven't seen in 14 years? Who probably doesn't remember you. Who has heard god only knows what.
Such is my life people.
Love
LK
Second-degree murder charge in Alberta foster child death
Second-degree murder charge in Alberta foster child death
An adult has been charged with the second-degree murder of a Morinville foster child killed in March.
An adult has been charged with the second-degree murder of a Morinville foster child killed in March.
School expels Pakistani boy, 13, for getting married
School expels Pakistani boy, 13, for getting married
A 13-year-old Pakistani boy has taken his school to court, challenging his expulsion after he got married.
A 13-year-old Pakistani boy has taken his school to court, challenging his expulsion after he got married.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: Protection orders kept secret
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: Protection orders kept secret
Family Court officials apparently have been making up the law for the past six months by implementing a policy to seal temporary protection order documents, contrary to state laws that ensure those records remain open and available to the public.
Family Court officials apparently have been making up the law for the past six months by implementing a policy to seal temporary protection order documents, contrary to state laws that ensure those records remain open and available to the public.
Lawyers in juvenile court to be laid off
Lawyers in juvenile court to be laid off
Up to three dozen county defense lawyers who work in the child welfare courts will be laid off in the wake of a decision by the state to contract the work out to a newly formed nonprofit group.
Up to three dozen county defense lawyers who work in the child welfare courts will be laid off in the wake of a decision by the state to contract the work out to a newly formed nonprofit group.
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Israel faces child abuse claims
An international children's rights charity has said it has evidence that Palestinian children held in Israeli custody have been subjected to sexual abuse in an effort to extract confessions from them.
The Geneva-based Defence for Children International (DCI) has collected 100 sworn affadavits from Palestinian children who said they were mistreated by their Israeli captors.
Fourteen of the statements say they were sexually abused or threatened with sexual assault to pressure them into confessions.
Al Jazeera's Nour Odeh met with one of the children, identified only as N, who says he suffered sexual abuse at the hands of his interrogators.
Mom Finds Long-Lost Kids on Facebook
Mom Finds Long-Lost Kids on Facebook
After 15 years of searching, a California mother found the children she says were kidnapped by her husband -- by "friending" her long-lost daughter on Facebook.
After 15 years of searching, a California mother found the children she says were kidnapped by her husband -- by "friending" her long-lost daughter on Facebook.
Foster child reunited with Canadian grandparents
Foster child reunited with Canadian grandparents
If Noah is faking that smile, he deserves an Academy Award, never mind a ticket home to Canada.
If Noah is faking that smile, he deserves an Academy Award, never mind a ticket home to Canada.
Details of 50 child deaths prepared for review group
Details of 50 child deaths prepared for review group
Details of the deaths of at least 50 children have already been prepared for the independent review group investigating the deaths of children in care. The figures pertain to children who were in state care and children who were ‘clients’ of the child protection service.
Details of the deaths of at least 50 children have already been prepared for the independent review group investigating the deaths of children in care. The figures pertain to children who were in state care and children who were ‘clients’ of the child protection service.
Military family demanding answers about child who died in foster care
Military family demanding answers about child who died in foster care
Brittany Compton feels like she's been living a nightmare for the past 12-plus months.
Not only was she accused of being an abusive parent and had her two daughters taken from her, but her youngest, 3-year-old Kennedy Compton, died a month after being put in foster care.
Brittany Compton feels like she's been living a nightmare for the past 12-plus months.
Not only was she accused of being an abusive parent and had her two daughters taken from her, but her youngest, 3-year-old Kennedy Compton, died a month after being put in foster care.
Allegations of child abuse in foster care
Allegations of child abuse in foster care
FORTY ALLEGATIONS of child abuse have been made against foster carers living in two local health office areas in Dublin.
FORTY ALLEGATIONS of child abuse have been made against foster carers living in two local health office areas in Dublin.
Delaware's justice system overlooks the value of family
Delaware's justice system overlooks the value of family
Families make up the social fabric of what society is and how society develops. According to the National Resource Center on Children and Families of the Incarcerated, 2.3 million people were held in federal and state prisons and jails in 2007.
Families make up the social fabric of what society is and how society develops. According to the National Resource Center on Children and Families of the Incarcerated, 2.3 million people were held in federal and state prisons and jails in 2007.
Latta defends "locking up kids" comments
Latta defends "locking up kids" comments
TV child psychologist Nigel Latta has defended locking children in their bedrooms as a good form of punishment on TV One's Breakfast programme, despite comments from Sue Bradford suggesting it is child abuse.
TV child psychologist Nigel Latta has defended locking children in their bedrooms as a good form of punishment on TV One's Breakfast programme, despite comments from Sue Bradford suggesting it is child abuse.
'Child-abusing priests face damnation'
'Child-abusing priests face damnation'
Vatican's prosecutor of clerical sex abuse has warned perpetrators of a "more terrible damnation" in hell than the death penalty, a report says.
Vatican's prosecutor of clerical sex abuse has warned perpetrators of a "more terrible damnation" in hell than the death penalty, a report says.
Baby's adoption approved, despite wrongful removal at birth by DOCS
Baby's adoption approved, despite wrongful removal at birth by DOCS
THE NSW government's welfare agency seized a baby girl from her Chinese immigrant parents and, against their wishes, adopted her out to an Australian-born couple, prompting a judge to observe that the infant may have been "wrongly taken away".
THE NSW government's welfare agency seized a baby girl from her Chinese immigrant parents and, against their wishes, adopted her out to an Australian-born couple, prompting a judge to observe that the infant may have been "wrongly taken away".
Kingston residents fear police more than drug dealer Michael 'Dudus' Coke
Kingston residents fear police more than drug dealer Michael 'Dudus' Coke
After days of bloodshed that turned Kingston into a warzone, the world now knows the name of fugitive drugs kingpin Christopher "Dudus" Coke. Our author examines how his gang became so powerful in Jamaica - and beyond.
After days of bloodshed that turned Kingston into a warzone, the world now knows the name of fugitive drugs kingpin Christopher "Dudus" Coke. Our author examines how his gang became so powerful in Jamaica - and beyond.
Judge won't dismiss grandparent's lawsuit
Judge won't dismiss grandparent's lawsuit
A federal judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed by grandparents accusing a social worker of failing to protect a toddler who was beaten to death by her father's girlfriend.
A federal judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed by grandparents accusing a social worker of failing to protect a toddler who was beaten to death by her father's girlfriend.
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Child protection laws necessary
Child protection laws necessary
THE key area in which more work needs to be done in child protection in Fiji is the gap in terms of legislation.
Speaking at the launch of the Child Protection Baseline Report Protect me with love and care, UNICEF Pacific representative Isiye Ndombi said the report found many laws were not aligned to the convention.
THE key area in which more work needs to be done in child protection in Fiji is the gap in terms of legislation.
Speaking at the launch of the Child Protection Baseline Report Protect me with love and care, UNICEF Pacific representative Isiye Ndombi said the report found many laws were not aligned to the convention.
Boy held in Oregon foster custody delighted to be coming home, says mom
Boy held in Oregon foster custody delighted to be coming home, says mom
Following two years in U.S. social services limbo, the reality that Noah Kirkman could soon return to Calgary is beginning to dawn on him, his mother says.
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Alta woman looks forward to holding son when he returns from U.S. foster care
The mother of an Alberta boy who has been in foster care in the United States for almost two years says all she really wants to do when he comes home is to hold him close.
Following two years in U.S. social services limbo, the reality that Noah Kirkman could soon return to Calgary is beginning to dawn on him, his mother says.
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Alta woman looks forward to holding son when he returns from U.S. foster care
The mother of an Alberta boy who has been in foster care in the United States for almost two years says all she really wants to do when he comes home is to hold him close.
Foster Care Adoption Programs are Affordable
Before I share this link with all of you wonderful people out there, I gotta say, don't you just love it when somebody tries to educate the public on that which they have no clue about?
Foster Care Adoption Programs are Affordable
One of the big drawbacks when it comes to adoption is the cost involved. Not all couples are able to come up with the funding required. They also know it can be a long wait to get their hands on a child to call their own. This is why many couples turn to foster care programs.
Note: Yup, the desperate interfiles think they'd make great parents, and therefore feel entitled to your kids.
Foster Care Adoption Programs are Affordable
One of the big drawbacks when it comes to adoption is the cost involved. Not all couples are able to come up with the funding required. They also know it can be a long wait to get their hands on a child to call their own. This is why many couples turn to foster care programs.
Note: Yup, the desperate interfiles think they'd make great parents, and therefore feel entitled to your kids.
Couple discover they are siblings: Child courts blamed after strangers fall in love, have a son - and then find out they are half-brother and sister
Couple discover they are siblings: Child courts blamed after strangers fall in love, have a son - and then find out they are half-brother and sister
A young couple have revealed how they fell in love after meeting at a nightclub, moved in together, had a child – and then discovered they were, in fact, half-brother and sister.
The extraordinary discovery was confirmed by DNA testing just last month. It has left the couple stunned and shaken – but they are nonetheless vowing to stay together and have more children.
A young couple have revealed how they fell in love after meeting at a nightclub, moved in together, had a child – and then discovered they were, in fact, half-brother and sister.
The extraordinary discovery was confirmed by DNA testing just last month. It has left the couple stunned and shaken – but they are nonetheless vowing to stay together and have more children.
Alleged abuse of foster kids
Alleged abuse of foster kids
Closing arguments were heard in Timmins Superior Court Friday in a trial involving a man accused of sexually assaulting three young girls while they were in his foster care almost 30 years ago.
Closing arguments were heard in Timmins Superior Court Friday in a trial involving a man accused of sexually assaulting three young girls while they were in his foster care almost 30 years ago.
Mentally ill turn to e-therapy
Mentally ill turn to e-therapy
MENTALLY ill Australians are increasingly being diagnosed and treated online in virtual psychiatric clinics, without ever seeing a doctor.
Note: Perhaps these could be rigged and administered by child protection fraudsters to help strengthen their cases.
MENTALLY ill Australians are increasingly being diagnosed and treated online in virtual psychiatric clinics, without ever seeing a doctor.
Note: Perhaps these could be rigged and administered by child protection fraudsters to help strengthen their cases.
Finally, HSE admits 37 children died in its care
Finally, HSE admits 37 children died in its care
Five children in the care of the State committed suicide and five died from drug-related causes, it has emerged.
Five children in the care of the State committed suicide and five died from drug-related causes, it has emerged.
Thanet schools angry over 'dumped' foster children
Thanet schools angry over 'dumped' foster children
Head teachers in Thanet have called for urgent action to stop large numbers of fostered children from outside Kent being "dumped" in their schools.
Head teachers in Thanet have called for urgent action to stop large numbers of fostered children from outside Kent being "dumped" in their schools.
Society Diminishes Value of Children, Especially Foster Care Kids
Society Diminishes Value of Children, Especially Foster Care Kids
Over 510,000 children are in foster care nationwide and of those children, about 81,000 are in California. In Los Angeles County, we have more than 37,000 children living in out-of-home placements. For years, Americans have said children are our most valuable resource, our future. Based on recent events that demonstrate the value in which we hold our children, the impact of America’s future is bleak.
Over 510,000 children are in foster care nationwide and of those children, about 81,000 are in California. In Los Angeles County, we have more than 37,000 children living in out-of-home placements. For years, Americans have said children are our most valuable resource, our future. Based on recent events that demonstrate the value in which we hold our children, the impact of America’s future is bleak.
New Program Helps Foster Care Kids Stay With Family
New Program Helps Foster Care Kids Stay With Family
When the Department of Child Protective Services decides its time to take a child out of an unsafe home and often times the child will be placed with a foster family. The state is putting together a plan to try to get those children with family instead of strangers.
When the Department of Child Protective Services decides its time to take a child out of an unsafe home and often times the child will be placed with a foster family. The state is putting together a plan to try to get those children with family instead of strangers.
Don't let Gabriel Myers' story be repeated
Don't let Gabriel Myers' story be repeated
Well, it's been more than a year since the suicide death of 7-year-old Gabriel Myers, and what have we learned? What do we know now to prevent this sort of tragedy from ever happening again? Lest we forget, on April 16, 2009, little Gabriel hung himself with a shower hose in the bathroom of his foster home in Margate, Florida.
Well, it's been more than a year since the suicide death of 7-year-old Gabriel Myers, and what have we learned? What do we know now to prevent this sort of tragedy from ever happening again? Lest we forget, on April 16, 2009, little Gabriel hung himself with a shower hose in the bathroom of his foster home in Margate, Florida.
Arrest made in suspicious death of foster child
Arrest made in suspicious death of foster child
An arrest has been made in relation to the suspicious death of a 21-month-old foster child.
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Adult arrested in foster care homicide
An arrest has been made in relation to the suspicious death of a 21-month-old foster child.
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Adult arrested in foster care homicide
HOW TO FIGHT A LIAR IN COURT
HOW TO FIGHT A LIAR IN COURT
The biggest frustration most people have in court, is the lying. In theory, no one is lying, because testimony is taken under oath. In reality, every case is riddled with lies, half truths, shades of fact and the greatest of all, the omission of a critical fact that totally changes the situation.
The biggest frustration most people have in court, is the lying. In theory, no one is lying, because testimony is taken under oath. In reality, every case is riddled with lies, half truths, shades of fact and the greatest of all, the omission of a critical fact that totally changes the situation.
Alleged abuse of foster kids
Alleged abuse of foster kids
Closing arguments were heard in Timmins Superior Court Friday in a trial involving a man accused of sexually assaulting three young girls while they were in his foster care almost 30 years ago.
Closing arguments were heard in Timmins Superior Court Friday in a trial involving a man accused of sexually assaulting three young girls while they were in his foster care almost 30 years ago.
Drug Tests Often Trigger False Positives
Drug Tests Often Trigger False Positives
If your child insists his positive drug test results are a mistake, there's a chance he could be telling the truth.
Drug tests generally produce false-positive results in 5% to 10% of cases and false negatives in 10% to 15% of cases, new research shows.
If your child insists his positive drug test results are a mistake, there's a chance he could be telling the truth.
Drug tests generally produce false-positive results in 5% to 10% of cases and false negatives in 10% to 15% of cases, new research shows.
Pay delay upsets child-care workers
Pay delay upsets child-care workers
About 1,400 people who babysit the children of poor families through Hamilton County's child welfare agency haven't been paid in 30 days - and they won't get a paycheck for another week because of the system's take over by the state.
About 1,400 people who babysit the children of poor families through Hamilton County's child welfare agency haven't been paid in 30 days - and they won't get a paycheck for another week because of the system's take over by the state.
New welfare legislation criticised
New welfare legislation criticised
Single parents whose youngest child is over 13 will no longer be able to claim one-parent family payments under the terms of new social welfare legislation published last evening.
Single parents whose youngest child is over 13 will no longer be able to claim one-parent family payments under the terms of new social welfare legislation published last evening.
Amber Alert issued for mother, daughter
Amber Alert issued for mother, daughter
A woman who lost custody of her daughter during a battle with mental health issues is suspected of kidnapping her 4-year-old daughter from a Fashion Island restaurant during a supervised visit. An Amber Alert has been issued for the young girl.
A woman who lost custody of her daughter during a battle with mental health issues is suspected of kidnapping her 4-year-old daughter from a Fashion Island restaurant during a supervised visit. An Amber Alert has been issued for the young girl.
Friday, May 28, 2010
Mom finds kidnapped daughter on Facebook
Mom finds kidnapped daughter on Facebook
A father is behind bars, arrested for allegedly kidnapped his own children from California 14 years ago, and bringing them to Central Florida to live.
For years, investigators have been searching for him, but it was the social networking website Facebook that delivered the break it took more than a decade to get.
A father is behind bars, arrested for allegedly kidnapped his own children from California 14 years ago, and bringing them to Central Florida to live.
For years, investigators have been searching for him, but it was the social networking website Facebook that delivered the break it took more than a decade to get.
Arrest made in Alberta foster child's death
Arrest made in Alberta foster child's death
RCMP say they have arrested someone in connection to the death of a 21-month-old foster child.
The biological family of the girl said she was brought to the Stollery Children’s Hospital on March 1.
She was in a coma for two days before she died.
RCMP say they have arrested someone in connection to the death of a 21-month-old foster child.
The biological family of the girl said she was brought to the Stollery Children’s Hospital on March 1.
She was in a coma for two days before she died.
Woman accused of selling fake CPR certifications
Woman accused of selling fake CPR certifications
A San Antonio woman has been accused of providing fraudulent first aid certification cards to people seeking employment at child care facilities, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced Friday.
A San Antonio woman has been accused of providing fraudulent first aid certification cards to people seeking employment at child care facilities, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced Friday.
Mother sues over foster home death
Mother sues over foster home death
A baby was killed in foster care and now his mother is asking the county to pay. Our Tamara Lindstrom tells us why the mother of Adrian Hines is suing Tompkins County and the Department of Social Services and what the county had to say.
A baby was killed in foster care and now his mother is asking the county to pay. Our Tamara Lindstrom tells us why the mother of Adrian Hines is suing Tompkins County and the Department of Social Services and what the county had to say.
U.S. judge rules boy can return to Calgary after nearly two years in foster care
U.S. judge rules boy can return to Calgary after nearly two years in foster care
Almost two years after a 12-year-old Calgary boy was whisked into foster care in the United States in a bizarre custody dispute, an Oregon court judge has decided he's coming home.
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Oregon judge says boy in foster care should live in Canada
Almost two years after a 12-year-old Calgary boy was whisked into foster care in the United States in a bizarre custody dispute, an Oregon court judge has decided he's coming home.
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Oregon judge says boy in foster care should live in Canada
Restoring families
Restoring families
Laws permitting reinstatement of parental rights are admirable, but in many cases the rights shouldn't have been terminated in the first place.
Laws permitting reinstatement of parental rights are admirable, but in many cases the rights shouldn't have been terminated in the first place.
Foster care agencies, DCF battle over injuries
Foster care agencies, DCF battle over injuries
A few months after a 10-year-old child was placed with eight other children in a Tampa foster home overseen by a single mom, a 13-year-old boy sneaked into his room and raped him in 2005.
A few months after a 10-year-old child was placed with eight other children in a Tampa foster home overseen by a single mom, a 13-year-old boy sneaked into his room and raped him in 2005.
Calgary mom hopes to learn today whether son can return from custody in U.S.
Calgary mom hopes to learn today whether son can return from custody in U.S.
A Calgary mother could learn today if U.S. authorities will release her son from state social services after holding him for two years.
A Calgary mother could learn today if U.S. authorities will release her son from state social services after holding him for two years.
Ex-SoCal anti-crime worker sentenced for molests
Ex-SoCal anti-crime worker sentenced for molests
A former San Bernardino community center manager who won an award for fighting child abuse has been sentenced to 28 years in prison for molesting three children.
A former San Bernardino community center manager who won an award for fighting child abuse has been sentenced to 28 years in prison for molesting three children.
Lawyer fired over dual role in Family Court deal
Lawyer fired over dual role in Family Court deal
The Philadelphia attorney accused of a conflict of interest in the construction of a new Family Court building has lost his job.
The management committee of Obermayer, Rebman, Maxwell and Hippel L.L.P. unanimously voted to terminate Jeffrey Rotwitt's partnership in the law firm. A statement from the firm says they did not know of Rotwitt's involvement as a developer of the new Family Court building. Rotwitt had been hired by the courts to help find a site for the building.
The Philadelphia attorney accused of a conflict of interest in the construction of a new Family Court building has lost his job.
The management committee of Obermayer, Rebman, Maxwell and Hippel L.L.P. unanimously voted to terminate Jeffrey Rotwitt's partnership in the law firm. A statement from the firm says they did not know of Rotwitt's involvement as a developer of the new Family Court building. Rotwitt had been hired by the courts to help find a site for the building.
Child Protection Services Handles Complaints on Regular Basis
Child Protection Services Handles Complaints on Regular Basis
The Department of Health and Human Services takes its accountability to kids in State care gravely and has procedures for investigating all grievances.
Note: And these procedures aren't worth squat.
The Department of Health and Human Services takes its accountability to kids in State care gravely and has procedures for investigating all grievances.
Note: And these procedures aren't worth squat.
'Diff'rent Strokes' star Gary Coleman dies
'Diff'rent Strokes' star Gary Coleman dies
Coleman, with his sparkling eyes and perfect comic timing, became a star after "Diff'rent Strokes" debuted in 1978. He played the younger brother in a pair of African-American siblings adopted by a wealthy white man.
Note: RIP.
Coleman, with his sparkling eyes and perfect comic timing, became a star after "Diff'rent Strokes" debuted in 1978. He played the younger brother in a pair of African-American siblings adopted by a wealthy white man.
Note: RIP.
And God Has Spoken!!!!
'Child protection week' marquee falls on kids
Scores of people, including schoolchildren, were hurt when a marquee collapsed during the launch of child protection week in Driefontein in KwaZulu-Natal, a social welfare official said.
Scores of people, including schoolchildren, were hurt when a marquee collapsed during the launch of child protection week in Driefontein in KwaZulu-Natal, a social welfare official said.
Missing the point over state care child abuse
Missing the point over state care child abuse
JOHN Brumby and his minister in charge of child protection, Lisa Neville, were this week trying to hose down an ombudsman's report into protective care in Victoria.
The pair did numerous radio interviews, held press conferences and responded in state parliament to the damning report, which exposes instances of children being raped and physically assaulted while in state care.
JOHN Brumby and his minister in charge of child protection, Lisa Neville, were this week trying to hose down an ombudsman's report into protective care in Victoria.
The pair did numerous radio interviews, held press conferences and responded in state parliament to the damning report, which exposes instances of children being raped and physically assaulted while in state care.
Extent of crisis in child protection exposed
Extent of crisis in child protection exposed
The full extent of the crisis in child protection in the 26 Counties was exposed with two startling admissions this week. The Health Service Executive (HSE) admitted that they are still unaware of the number of children who have died in State care over the past five years and Children’s Minister Barry Andrews admitted that the HSE is refusing to hand over files on these children to the investigation team that he established. The government says it will now rush through legislation to allow the HSE to hand over its files to the government inquiry.
The full extent of the crisis in child protection in the 26 Counties was exposed with two startling admissions this week. The Health Service Executive (HSE) admitted that they are still unaware of the number of children who have died in State care over the past five years and Children’s Minister Barry Andrews admitted that the HSE is refusing to hand over files on these children to the investigation team that he established. The government says it will now rush through legislation to allow the HSE to hand over its files to the government inquiry.
The Services People need most from CPS
The Services People need most from CPS
There are a lot of services both parents and children could benefit from, at the behest of CPS, but it seems the only "services" available are psychological ones.
There are a lot of services both parents and children could benefit from, at the behest of CPS, but it seems the only "services" available are psychological ones.
Check this out!
US cuts will perpetuate child abuse
So the #1 news source of the BBSG (British Baby Stealing Gestapo) is going to publish some System Suck's take on the Child Protective Industry in the good old USA! Like they're ones to talk. Ha! British babystealers are some of the lowest life, most incompetent, sadistic, and down right psychologically brutal pieces of shit on the planet!
They have no right to criticize us when they have pregnant women fleeing the country to avoid having them stolen by social wreckers for the British forced adoption market or are too stupid to see the blatantly obvious signs of a kid who was getting the living shit beat out of him on a regular basis.
Are we going to let these comment censoring, propaganda pushers talk smack about our babystelaers like this? Huh? Especially when they're recruiting them to help bail them out?
Cutting the funding to the American Child Protective Industry is the best thing they can do! How else are they going to minimize child welfare fraud?
So the #1 news source of the BBSG (British Baby Stealing Gestapo) is going to publish some System Suck's take on the Child Protective Industry in the good old USA! Like they're ones to talk. Ha! British babystealers are some of the lowest life, most incompetent, sadistic, and down right psychologically brutal pieces of shit on the planet!
They have no right to criticize us when they have pregnant women fleeing the country to avoid having them stolen by social wreckers for the British forced adoption market or are too stupid to see the blatantly obvious signs of a kid who was getting the living shit beat out of him on a regular basis.
Are we going to let these comment censoring, propaganda pushers talk smack about our babystelaers like this? Huh? Especially when they're recruiting them to help bail them out?
Cutting the funding to the American Child Protective Industry is the best thing they can do! How else are they going to minimize child welfare fraud?
Mom guilty in Facebook harassment of son
Mom guilty in Facebook harassment of son
An Arkansas woman who locked her son out of his Facebook account and posted her own items there was convicted Thursday of misdemeanor harassment and ordered not to have contact with the teenager.
An Arkansas woman who locked her son out of his Facebook account and posted her own items there was convicted Thursday of misdemeanor harassment and ordered not to have contact with the teenager.
State doesn't know whether CPS workers are law-abiding, non-violent
State doesn't know whether CPS workers are law-abiding, non-violent
The state, despite efforts to tighten background checks, still doesn't know for sure whether Child Protective Services employees are law-abiding and nonviolent.
Note: Yes, child stealers should be perfect, huh.
The state, despite efforts to tighten background checks, still doesn't know for sure whether Child Protective Services employees are law-abiding and nonviolent.
Note: Yes, child stealers should be perfect, huh.
SPECIAL REPORT: Who's Teaching Your Kids?
SPECIAL REPORT: Who's Teaching Your Kids?
Several Valley teachers have been in the headlines lately. They've been arrested and accused of committing serious crimes.
Note: From the same state who brought you this...
Several Valley teachers have been in the headlines lately. They've been arrested and accused of committing serious crimes.
Note: From the same state who brought you this...
Retired social worker charged with fraud
Retired social worker charged with fraud
A 58-year-old retired social worker has been accused of seeing private patients at the same time he was being paid for working for the state.
A 58-year-old retired social worker has been accused of seeing private patients at the same time he was being paid for working for the state.
Billions for defense, but only red tape for abused children
Billions for defense, but only red tape for abused children
Note: Here is a great example of system suck mentality.
We doctors are a cynical bunch. The novelty of the white coat expires after a short time treating drug addicts, combative schizophrenics and patients whose idea of "how-do-you-do" is threatening a lawsuit. This is to say nothing of conducting pelvic exams, bosses with God complexes and extracting a baseball bat that got stuck up someone's backside when he "fell on it."
Note: Here is a great example of system suck mentality.
We doctors are a cynical bunch. The novelty of the white coat expires after a short time treating drug addicts, combative schizophrenics and patients whose idea of "how-do-you-do" is threatening a lawsuit. This is to say nothing of conducting pelvic exams, bosses with God complexes and extracting a baseball bat that got stuck up someone's backside when he "fell on it."
Why do they want to put our baby on the protection register?
Why do they want to put our baby on the protection register?
A BEDMINSTER couple say they have been told their first baby will be on the Child Protection Register – before she has even been born.
Daniel Hale, 25, says he and fiancée Francesca Douglas, 20, are having their names unfairly "dragged through the mud" by Social Services.
Miss Douglas is not due to have the baby girl whom they have already named – Taylor – until June 17.
The couple say they were visited by a social worker out of the blue and now have what should have been the happiest and most exciting time of their life thrown into turmoil.
A BEDMINSTER couple say they have been told their first baby will be on the Child Protection Register – before she has even been born.
Daniel Hale, 25, says he and fiancée Francesca Douglas, 20, are having their names unfairly "dragged through the mud" by Social Services.
Miss Douglas is not due to have the baby girl whom they have already named – Taylor – until June 17.
The couple say they were visited by a social worker out of the blue and now have what should have been the happiest and most exciting time of their life thrown into turmoil.
Officials don't track records on judicial reversals
Officials don't track records on judicial reversals
Montgomery County Circuit Court hopeful Kathy Brown is accusing Family Court Judge Pat Warner of being unfit for the job because of her high reversal rate, an assertion she supports with data she has been collecting for about two years.
Montgomery County Circuit Court hopeful Kathy Brown is accusing Family Court Judge Pat Warner of being unfit for the job because of her high reversal rate, an assertion she supports with data she has been collecting for about two years.
Orphaned girls grandmother was a millionaire
Orphaned girls grandmother was a millionaire
When Sherry Spry died from diabetic complications on May 19th, little was known about her. The 50-year-old mother of two had been seen panhandling on the streets of Fresno with her two daughters, who were also often in the company of a man named "Renegade" who claimed to be their father. He is not their father. Fresno County Coroner David Hadden has been working to find any family members.
When Sherry Spry died from diabetic complications on May 19th, little was known about her. The 50-year-old mother of two had been seen panhandling on the streets of Fresno with her two daughters, who were also often in the company of a man named "Renegade" who claimed to be their father. He is not their father. Fresno County Coroner David Hadden has been working to find any family members.
Gov't stonewalling on child welfare case
Gov't stonewalling on child welfare case
A three-year battle is playing itself out in Ottawa and it's a classic David and Goliath story.
The David -- or Davids in this case -- are various aboriginal groups who have lodged a human rights complaint against the federal government, cast in the role as Goliath.
A three-year battle is playing itself out in Ottawa and it's a classic David and Goliath story.
The David -- or Davids in this case -- are various aboriginal groups who have lodged a human rights complaint against the federal government, cast in the role as Goliath.
Des Moines teacher who showed video won't be charged
Des Moines teacher who showed video won't be charged
A Wright Elementary School teacher accused of showing an inappropriate video to students will not face criminal charges, Polk County Attorney John Sarcone decided Wednesday. Monday, Des Moines school officials placed teacher Karen Maresh on paid administrative leave for showing her fourth-grade students an online video about artist Keith Haring. The video, which Maresh showed last week, displayed one piece of artwork depicting a picture of two males masturbating each other with "Safe Sex" written above it. A second painting also showed male genitalia.
A Wright Elementary School teacher accused of showing an inappropriate video to students will not face criminal charges, Polk County Attorney John Sarcone decided Wednesday. Monday, Des Moines school officials placed teacher Karen Maresh on paid administrative leave for showing her fourth-grade students an online video about artist Keith Haring. The video, which Maresh showed last week, displayed one piece of artwork depicting a picture of two males masturbating each other with "Safe Sex" written above it. A second painting also showed male genitalia.
American social workers boost town's child protection team
American social workers boost town's child protection team
Five social workers have been flown in from America as part of Wokingham’s continued efforts to strengthen its child protection department.
Note: Like American babystealers are smart enough to strengthen anything...
Five social workers have been flown in from America as part of Wokingham’s continued efforts to strengthen its child protection department.
Note: Like American babystealers are smart enough to strengthen anything...
South Africa's Child Protection Week Wraps Up with Message of Unity
South Africa's Child Protection Week Wraps Up with Message of Unity
As 350 000 foreigners prepare to flood South Africa for the World Cup in only a few short weeks, protecting children from opportunistic traffickers is on everybody’s mind.
As 350 000 foreigners prepare to flood South Africa for the World Cup in only a few short weeks, protecting children from opportunistic traffickers is on everybody’s mind.
Child psychologist questions the wisdom of TV host Nigel Latta's parenting advice
Child psychologist questions the wisdom of TV host Nigel Latta's parenting advice
A WELL known child psychologist has voiced concerns about the advice being offered by parenting Guru Nigel Latta on a new TV show to be aired on Channel 9 later this year.
Note: Honestly... How's all of that psycho-babble bullshit working for all of you? And why should anybody give a rats ass as to what these psyche med pushing fakes and frauds have to say about how we should be raising our kids? What, you think just because they are considered the experts that they got it right?
Ha!
A WELL known child psychologist has voiced concerns about the advice being offered by parenting Guru Nigel Latta on a new TV show to be aired on Channel 9 later this year.
Note: Honestly... How's all of that psycho-babble bullshit working for all of you? And why should anybody give a rats ass as to what these psyche med pushing fakes and frauds have to say about how we should be raising our kids? What, you think just because they are considered the experts that they got it right?
Ha!
Iowa should rethink child abuse registry
Iowa should rethink child abuse registry
In November, the Register's editorial page told the story of Greg Geist. After a teenage boy accused him of abuse, the Iowa Department of Human Services put his name on the state child abuse registry. As a result, he lost his job, had to cash out his retirement savings and eventually declared bankruptcy. More than a year later, an administrative law judge found the DHS findings "to be incorrect." Geist's name was removed from the registry - after the damage to him was done.
In November, the Register's editorial page told the story of Greg Geist. After a teenage boy accused him of abuse, the Iowa Department of Human Services put his name on the state child abuse registry. As a result, he lost his job, had to cash out his retirement savings and eventually declared bankruptcy. More than a year later, an administrative law judge found the DHS findings "to be incorrect." Geist's name was removed from the registry - after the damage to him was done.
Circumcising young girls is child abuse: Goward
Circumcising young girls is child abuse: Goward
A former commonwealth sex discrimination commissioner has called for the prosecution of any Australian involved in the circumcision of young girls, saying the procedure is another form of child abuse.
Former commissioner and current state Liberal MP, Pru Goward, called for action following revelations some doctors are considering introducing a controversial form of genital mutilation.
A former commonwealth sex discrimination commissioner has called for the prosecution of any Australian involved in the circumcision of young girls, saying the procedure is another form of child abuse.
Former commissioner and current state Liberal MP, Pru Goward, called for action following revelations some doctors are considering introducing a controversial form of genital mutilation.
How will changes in fighting child abuse affect Richland County families?
How will changes in fighting child abuse affect Richland County families?
There is not much of a change between the traditional and new methods, but any change is better than none at all. What is the true motive behind this change? Is it the lack of funding or the increase of cases? I welcome the change, but question the motive.
There is not much of a change between the traditional and new methods, but any change is better than none at all. What is the true motive behind this change? Is it the lack of funding or the increase of cases? I welcome the change, but question the motive.
Is this the kind of reform you want?
If so, you might be a System Suck.
PRESS RELEASE: Gov. Sanford Signs Bill Improving Foster Care to Adoption Transition
Governor Mark Sanford joined legislative leaders and children’s advocates today to sign S.1172, legislation aimed at speeding up and improving the process transitioning South Carolina children in foster care into permanent adoptive homes.
PRESS RELEASE: Gov. Sanford Signs Bill Improving Foster Care to Adoption Transition
Governor Mark Sanford joined legislative leaders and children’s advocates today to sign S.1172, legislation aimed at speeding up and improving the process transitioning South Carolina children in foster care into permanent adoptive homes.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Mother who lost custody of 12 kids says one was abused at shelter
Mother who lost custody of 12 kids says one was abused at shelter
In a hearing over visitation rights for Angel Yulee Adams, the mother who lost custody of 12 children last month, a judge said Thursday an abuse report had come in involving one of her boys staying at a Brandon children's shelter.
Adams later said the incident was sexual in nature, involving other children, and that her son was a victim.
In a hearing over visitation rights for Angel Yulee Adams, the mother who lost custody of 12 children last month, a judge said Thursday an abuse report had come in involving one of her boys staying at a Brandon children's shelter.
Adams later said the incident was sexual in nature, involving other children, and that her son was a victim.
Former State Employee Charged In Fraud Scheme
Former State Employee Charged In Fraud Scheme
A licensed clinical social worker formerly employed by the state Department of Developmental Services was charged today in "double-dip" scheme that defrauded the Medicaid program thousands of dollars, according to the Chief State's Attorney's Office.
A licensed clinical social worker formerly employed by the state Department of Developmental Services was charged today in "double-dip" scheme that defrauded the Medicaid program thousands of dollars, according to the Chief State's Attorney's Office.
Water-Park Promoter Charged With Fraud
Water-Park Promoter Charged With Fraud
A woman has been charged with bilking investors for more than $1 million by promising to use their money to build a water park for foster children, prosecutors claim in Federal Court. Authorities say Liliana Trafficante, 43, used the money to pay her living expenses and to repay early investors.
A woman has been charged with bilking investors for more than $1 million by promising to use their money to build a water park for foster children, prosecutors claim in Federal Court. Authorities say Liliana Trafficante, 43, used the money to pay her living expenses and to repay early investors.
Foster mother ordered to repay five years of wrongly paid funds in Butler County
Foster mother ordered to repay five years of wrongly paid funds in Butler County
Butler County officials are satisfied with an agreement that will restore more than $39,000 in county funds that were wrongly paid to a foster parent.
Butler County officials are satisfied with an agreement that will restore more than $39,000 in county funds that were wrongly paid to a foster parent.
Mother testifies against foster son accused of rape
Mother testifies against foster son accused of rape
New details emerge in the disturbing rape case involving a Henrico foster mother. Today, in a preliminary hearing, the victim testified against her foster son, who's accused of the crime.
New details emerge in the disturbing rape case involving a Henrico foster mother. Today, in a preliminary hearing, the victim testified against her foster son, who's accused of the crime.
The Recipe
The Recipe
A cookbook for memories of sexual abuse.
In the summer of 1990, Elizabeth Loftus got a phone call from an attorney in San Francisco. A man named George Franklin had been charged with murdering a child, based on the recollection of his daughter, Eileen. Loftus, a psychologist, had testified in dozens of cases about the fallibility of eyewitness memory. But this case was different. The murder had happened 21 years earlier. Eileen's purported memory, however, was less than a year old. According to the prosecution, she had repressed it.
A cookbook for memories of sexual abuse.
In the summer of 1990, Elizabeth Loftus got a phone call from an attorney in San Francisco. A man named George Franklin had been charged with murdering a child, based on the recollection of his daughter, Eileen. Loftus, a psychologist, had testified in dozens of cases about the fallibility of eyewitness memory. But this case was different. The murder had happened 21 years earlier. Eileen's purported memory, however, was less than a year old. According to the prosecution, she had repressed it.
Foster parents trying to fix 'broken' system
Foster parents trying to fix 'broken' system
Note: For their own benefit, make it easier to adopt.
A Summerville couple familiar with the foster care system says the recently adoption law is only the first step in fixing a broken system.
Note: For their own benefit, make it easier to adopt.
A Summerville couple familiar with the foster care system says the recently adoption law is only the first step in fixing a broken system.
Kids Banned From Learning Family Business
Kids Banned From Learning Family Business
A pizzeria in Clinton is at the center of a legal battle after the Department of Labor told the owners they were in violation of state law by allowing their children to learn the family business.
A pizzeria in Clinton is at the center of a legal battle after the Department of Labor told the owners they were in violation of state law by allowing their children to learn the family business.
Jesse James' sister confirms child abuse allegations
Jesse James' sister confirms child abuse allegations
Jesse James made a number of claims in his interview with "Nightline". He said that regrets cheating on Sandra Bullock and that he doesn't want a divorce. He claims that he wanted to get caught. He also said that infamous Nazi photo isn't funny anymore.
Jesse James made a number of claims in his interview with "Nightline". He said that regrets cheating on Sandra Bullock and that he doesn't want a divorce. He claims that he wanted to get caught. He also said that infamous Nazi photo isn't funny anymore.
Funds will let Yurok Tribe provide child welfare services to members
Funds will let Yurok Tribe provide child welfare services to members
The California Department of Social Services and the Yurok Tribe announced a child welfare agreement Wednesday that allows the Yurok Tribe to draw down federal funding to provide child welfare services to tribal members.
This agreement, the second of its kind in California, provides for the Yurok Tribe's foster care and adoption assistance benefits to be handled internally by the tribe, according to a press release. That responsibility had fallen to Humboldt and Del Norte counties, where the tribe is primarily located. Services will transfer to the tribe once a plan is adopted and programs are in place.
The California Department of Social Services and the Yurok Tribe announced a child welfare agreement Wednesday that allows the Yurok Tribe to draw down federal funding to provide child welfare services to tribal members.
This agreement, the second of its kind in California, provides for the Yurok Tribe's foster care and adoption assistance benefits to be handled internally by the tribe, according to a press release. That responsibility had fallen to Humboldt and Del Norte counties, where the tribe is primarily located. Services will transfer to the tribe once a plan is adopted and programs are in place.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Foster parent's son charged with molestation, sodomy
Foster parent's son charged with molestation, sodomy
The son of a Cedartown foster parent has been arrested on charges of child molestation and aggravated sodomy.
Charles Edward McBurnett, 21, of 1420 Dry Creek Road, Cedartown was arrested May 17 after a former foster child told his mother of an alleged incident occurring about two months ago, according to police reports.
The son of a Cedartown foster parent has been arrested on charges of child molestation and aggravated sodomy.
Charles Edward McBurnett, 21, of 1420 Dry Creek Road, Cedartown was arrested May 17 after a former foster child told his mother of an alleged incident occurring about two months ago, according to police reports.
Bristol Palin: Getting Pregnant at 17 Was "Humiliating"
Bristol Palin: Getting Pregnant at 17 Was "Humiliating"
Bristol Palin admits "it was kind of humiliating" to get pregnant as a teen.
"[I was thinking], 'Great, I'm 17 years old, I'm 40 pounds overweight with a big belly on me, all my friends are at school watching this on the news,'" she tells the June issue of Harper's Bazaar. "This kind of sucks."
Bristol Palin admits "it was kind of humiliating" to get pregnant as a teen.
"[I was thinking], 'Great, I'm 17 years old, I'm 40 pounds overweight with a big belly on me, all my friends are at school watching this on the news,'" she tells the June issue of Harper's Bazaar. "This kind of sucks."
Jesse James' Dad Larry: Jesse Is Lying About Child Abuse (VIDEO)
Jesse James' Dad Larry: Jesse Is Lying About Child Abuse (VIDEO)
Jesse James claimed in his Nightline interview that his dad Larry abused him when he was a child, and the abuse turned him into a womanizer and cheater.
Jesse James claimed in his Nightline interview that his dad Larry abused him when he was a child, and the abuse turned him into a womanizer and cheater.
Police say Souhegan teacher stole student calculators, sold them on eBay
Police say Souhegan teacher stole student calculators, sold them on eBay
A 50-year-old Souhegan High School math teacher was arrested Tuesday and charged with stealing calculators from his students and selling them on eBay.
A 50-year-old Souhegan High School math teacher was arrested Tuesday and charged with stealing calculators from his students and selling them on eBay.
Is There a Time Limit on How Long Child Protective Services Has to File Charges Against Parents?
Is There a Time Limit on How Long Child Protective Services Has to File Charges Against Parents?
I was so worried that Child Protective Services was going to pursue a court case against us, I forgot that we are innocent! Every parent has that moment of clarity when they KNOW that, in reality, there is no basis for the county to clog the system with another case that is impossible to prove. Why? Because there was nothing there to begin with, just a teenager that didn't want to come home to face the consequences of his actions.
Note: How naive...
I was so worried that Child Protective Services was going to pursue a court case against us, I forgot that we are innocent! Every parent has that moment of clarity when they KNOW that, in reality, there is no basis for the county to clog the system with another case that is impossible to prove. Why? Because there was nothing there to begin with, just a teenager that didn't want to come home to face the consequences of his actions.
Note: How naive...
Judge irate over custody fight antics
Judge irate over custody fight antics
A long-simmering custody battle boiled over in court Wednesday, resulting in a disgusted Judge Melba Marsh loudly telling the three adults that if they continued to act like children, that's the way she would treat them.
A long-simmering custody battle boiled over in court Wednesday, resulting in a disgusted Judge Melba Marsh loudly telling the three adults that if they continued to act like children, that's the way she would treat them.
D.C. child abuse investigations improving
D.C. child abuse investigations improving
Child abuse and neglect investigations in the District are improving but often take too long to locate alleged victims and frequently fail to include interviews with teachers, relatives and others likely to have vital insights into the family, according to a new report by the federal court monitor who tracks the city’s child welfare agency.
Child abuse and neglect investigations in the District are improving but often take too long to locate alleged victims and frequently fail to include interviews with teachers, relatives and others likely to have vital insights into the family, according to a new report by the federal court monitor who tracks the city’s child welfare agency.
Foster Care Month Exclusive: Do Television Shows on Foster Care Make the Grade?
Foster Care Month Exclusive: Do Television Shows on Foster Care Make the Grade?
Note: I give them an A+ in BS.
May is National Foster Care Month. So SocialWorkersSpeak.org, the National Association of Social Workers’ Web site that gets social workers talking about and influencing the media, assembled a panel of social work experts to get their take on how foster care is depicted on television.
Note: I give them an A+ in BS.
May is National Foster Care Month. So SocialWorkersSpeak.org, the National Association of Social Workers’ Web site that gets social workers talking about and influencing the media, assembled a panel of social work experts to get their take on how foster care is depicted on television.
Same thing in Child Welfare
Overbilled? State pays anyway
There are only 24 hours in a day, but not always when it comes to submitting home care bills to the state of Minnesota. Checks based on impossible work hours have been paid.
There are only 24 hours in a day, but not always when it comes to submitting home care bills to the state of Minnesota. Checks based on impossible work hours have been paid.
Manitowoc man, 71, pleads guilty to sexually molesting girl, 4
Manitowoc man, 71, pleads guilty to sexually molesting girl, 4
Robert J. Hodgson, 71, of Manitowoc pleaded guilty Tuesday to molesting a 4-year-old girl for whom he provided respite foster care.
Robert J. Hodgson, 71, of Manitowoc pleaded guilty Tuesday to molesting a 4-year-old girl for whom he provided respite foster care.
Abuse case social worker 'unqualified for task'
Abuse case social worker 'unqualified for task'
A social worker who missed signs of abuse against a three-year-old girl who suffered nearly 200 scars at the hands of her father was unqualified for the task, a report concluded today.
A social worker who missed signs of abuse against a three-year-old girl who suffered nearly 200 scars at the hands of her father was unqualified for the task, a report concluded today.
Child Protection Agencies Negligent Turn Child of Alcoholics to An Animal
"We need a normal system of childhood protection in the most accurate sense of this word. Today there is no such system in the country, and these deplorable figures prove this," Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said in Mach last year. But as we see situation didn't change.
The president said the authorities had detected 100,000 problem families a year in Russia.
"Children, growing up in such families, permanently join in the ranks of waifs...and become crime victims or often commit crimes themselves," he said.
In order to prevent domestic violence, the Ministry of Internal Affairs is creating a new position: a police family inspector. For now the new position has been filled on a trial basis in five regions. This inspector would take control of troubled families. Authorities are dissatisfied with the fact that they only learn of such problems after a child has been beaten or killed.
In accordance with the family code, any specialist working with children (doctors, school or kindergarten teachers) who learns that a child has suffered abuse, must immediately notify authorities, explained Alexei Golovan, Childrens Rights Commissioner for Moscow. In the West this notification system works well: at the smallest suspicion, doctors and teachers inform authorities. Here the alarm is usually raised by neighbors, friends, or relatives. We often come across neglected cases. We start to investigate, and we discover that the school knew, the clinic knew, but they did not take any steps to notify authorities, even though they were legally obligated to. And all because they dont have anything to lose by not caring about the childs fate. And this will continue until we start holding people responsible for failing to report such incidents.
Institutions are required to react to reports within three days, and immediately if the case is serious. Additionally, police departments now have a childrens affairs division, Golovan continued. If a child is in need of urgent help, police officers must immediately, like firefighters, arrive at the location and do whatever necessary to protect the childs interests. For instance, taking the child away from the family and taking him or her to a hospital or orphanage, then passing this information on to the appropriate authorities, who will take care of the situation.
According to Golovan, many countries have special telephone numbers which people can call who are worried about how a child is being treated. Or a child can call the number himself, and he will be given not only psychological assistance, but government organizations responsible for his protection will take action. In Russia there is no such service yet, but it is still possible to find justice for the children of negligent parents. Complaints can be made to the police, or to any teacher. In Moscow there were even instances of children coming to an orphanage for protection, said Golovan. Of course, in such cases the orphanage is required to take in the child.
Government tested AIDS drugs on foster kids
An oldie but a goodie.
Government tested AIDS drugs on foster kids
Government-funded researchers tested AIDS drugs on hundreds of foster children over the past two decades, often without providing them a basic protection afforded in federal law and required by some states, an Associated Press review has found.
Government tested AIDS drugs on foster kids
Government-funded researchers tested AIDS drugs on hundreds of foster children over the past two decades, often without providing them a basic protection afforded in federal law and required by some states, an Associated Press review has found.
Once again...
Once again, I am obligated to point out to you some of the bullshit that you may see on television. I must remind you how the news media uses emotional hot-spots to sell their bullshit to the sadly misinformed who in return support their cause and thus, all of that money being used to butter the bread of all of those System Sucks out there. And once again, I must point out to you how the real parents are portrayed as the monsters. Thus justifying their cause to the poor misguided souls who buy into the bullshit so easily.
And please hold on to your lunch while watching this video.
And please hold on to your lunch while watching this video.
Teacher acquitted of child abuse sues her accusers
Teacher acquitted of child abuse sues her accusers
The Georgia kindergarten teacher recently acquitted of molesting young girls has filed a $25 million personal damages lawsuit against her accusers.
The Georgia kindergarten teacher recently acquitted of molesting young girls has filed a $25 million personal damages lawsuit against her accusers.
CPS system strained by complaints, 2009 hiring freeze
CPS system strained by complaints, 2009 hiring freeze
Texas child welfare workers are struggling to respond to a spike in abuse and neglect reports that's overlapping with the effects of a hiring freeze, according to a key state official.
"Staff are tired," said Audrey Deckinga , assistant commissioner for Child Protective Services at the Department of Family and Protective Services . "Our system is a little bit stressed."
Note: Sucks to be them. Huh.
Texas child welfare workers are struggling to respond to a spike in abuse and neglect reports that's overlapping with the effects of a hiring freeze, according to a key state official.
"Staff are tired," said Audrey Deckinga , assistant commissioner for Child Protective Services at the Department of Family and Protective Services . "Our system is a little bit stressed."
Note: Sucks to be them. Huh.
Exclusive: Jesse James Claims He's a Victim of Child Abuse
Exclusive: Jesse James Claims He's a Victim of Child Abuse
Sandra Bullock's Ex Says Lack of Self-Worth Made Him Cheat: 'I've Basically Never Felt Good Enough for Anyone'
Sandra Bullock's Ex Says Lack of Self-Worth Made Him Cheat: 'I've Basically Never Felt Good Enough for Anyone'
Adoption: One Way To Grow A Family!
Adoption: One Way To Grow A Family!
Note: And one way to promote the bullshit fairy-tale view of how to live happily ever after with YOUR STOLEN CHILDREN.
A Connecticut Adoption and Family Services worker will be at Manchester Borders Books & Music in the Seattle's Best Cafe to explain the different types of adoption and offer a step-by-step outline to adopting a child. This informational session takes place on June 3, at 7 p.m.
Note: Wanna change the world? Start pissing on their parade. Start showing up at their little events and celebrations. Let these suckers know that they stole your children. Or just keep taking it like a bitch. It's up to you.
Note: And one way to promote the bullshit fairy-tale view of how to live happily ever after with YOUR STOLEN CHILDREN.
A Connecticut Adoption and Family Services worker will be at Manchester Borders Books & Music in the Seattle's Best Cafe to explain the different types of adoption and offer a step-by-step outline to adopting a child. This informational session takes place on June 3, at 7 p.m.
Note: Wanna change the world? Start pissing on their parade. Start showing up at their little events and celebrations. Let these suckers know that they stole your children. Or just keep taking it like a bitch. It's up to you.
Oregon Allowed Heinous Abuse, Guardian Says
Oregon Allowed Heinous Abuse, Guardian Says
A 7-year-old girl was repeatedly raped by her stepfather and grandfather because Oregon failed to remove her from their home, though it knew the men had a history of abusing children, the girl's guardian claims in Multnomah County Court.
A 7-year-old girl was repeatedly raped by her stepfather and grandfather because Oregon failed to remove her from their home, though it knew the men had a history of abusing children, the girl's guardian claims in Multnomah County Court.
Boy tells jury father forced him to get gang tattoo when he was 7
Boy tells jury father forced him to get gang tattoo when he was 7
An 8-year-old boy calmly told a Fresno County Superior Court jury Tuesday that he didn't ask for a gang tattoo and didn't want it, but his father forced him to get one during Easter break 2009.
An 8-year-old boy calmly told a Fresno County Superior Court jury Tuesday that he didn't ask for a gang tattoo and didn't want it, but his father forced him to get one during Easter break 2009.
Open doors of education to at-risk foster children
Open doors of education to at-risk foster children
For two years, a special commission has been at work to transform the fragmented approach that Texas — and most states — have employed in court supervision of children who are placed in foster care because they have been abused or neglected.
For two years, a special commission has been at work to transform the fragmented approach that Texas — and most states — have employed in court supervision of children who are placed in foster care because they have been abused or neglected.
Child protection
Child protection
The importance of effective legislation can be gauged by the fact that there has been a considerable decline in the number of juvenile prisoners aged between seven to 11 years since 2000, when the Juvenile Justice System Ordinance was enacted.
The importance of effective legislation can be gauged by the fact that there has been a considerable decline in the number of juvenile prisoners aged between seven to 11 years since 2000, when the Juvenile Justice System Ordinance was enacted.
INDONESIA: NGOs push for stronger child protection laws
INDONESIA: NGOs push for stronger child protection laws
Millions of Indonesian children remain vulnerable to abuse, exploitation and discrimination because the government has not prioritised children’s rights, says a coalition of NGOs.
Millions of Indonesian children remain vulnerable to abuse, exploitation and discrimination because the government has not prioritised children’s rights, says a coalition of NGOs.