The shadowy Court of Protection's treatment of a 72-year-old grandmother is a national scandal, says Christopher Booker
Saturday, January 03, 2015
The most sinister court in Britain strikes yet again
The most sinister court in Britain strikes yet again
Sinhue Johnson's fight over his family shows child-protective system at work
Sinhue Johnson's fight over his family shows child-protective system at work
Sinhue Johnson believes the powers-that-be will someday come to their senses, realize how terribly they have wronged him and his family, reunite him with his children, offer their deepest apologies and then slink out of his life forever.
Sinhue Johnson believes the powers-that-be will someday come to their senses, realize how terribly they have wronged him and his family, reunite him with his children, offer their deepest apologies and then slink out of his life forever.
Social worker shortage hampers CYFD
Social worker shortage hampers CYFD
D’Val Westphal’s buoyant description of the efforts of the state Children, Youth and Families Department to address child abuse and neglect usefully lists steps that have been implemented such as better communications and consolidated services.
D’Val Westphal’s buoyant description of the efforts of the state Children, Youth and Families Department to address child abuse and neglect usefully lists steps that have been implemented such as better communications and consolidated services.
What the article does not mention is that the department is still woefully short of “boots on the ground” – the social workers desperately needed to quickly investigate allegations of abuse and neglect and then spend the time needed to monitor the well-being of the children and help their caretakers learn how to parent.
Note: The article also fails to mention the child welfare fraud that is constantly being overlooked.
Illinois extends marijuana experiment to children
Illinois extends marijuana experiment to children
Randy Gross hopes a new law allowing children into Illinois' medical marijuana program will reunite his family, nearly a year after his wife moved to Colorado so their son could receive a controversial treatment to ease his epileptic seizures.
Randy Gross hopes a new law allowing children into Illinois' medical marijuana program will reunite his family, nearly a year after his wife moved to Colorado so their son could receive a controversial treatment to ease his epileptic seizures.
Connecticut teen forced to undergo chemo against her wishes
Connecticut teen forced to undergo chemo against her wishes
It’s a case pitting a 17-year-old girl with cancer against the state of Connecticut: she’s being forced to undergo chemotherapy against her will, and now the case is going to the state Supreme Court.
It’s a case pitting a 17-year-old girl with cancer against the state of Connecticut: she’s being forced to undergo chemotherapy against her will, and now the case is going to the state Supreme Court.
Parents of juvenile hit by cars on highway sue DHS, care provider
Parents of juvenile hit by cars on highway sue DHS, care provider
The parents of a boy who died while running away from a Tulsa group home have filed a federal lawsuit against the state Department of Human Services and against the company that operates the facility.
The parents of a boy who died while running away from a Tulsa group home have filed a federal lawsuit against the state Department of Human Services and against the company that operates the facility.
18 deaths in Minnesota foster homes over past 5 years
Data provided by the Minnesota Department of Human Services shows 18 deaths have been reported in foster homes in the state over the past 5 years, with two of those deaths caused by abuse. The official cause of death in the Dec. 26 case of 6-year-old Kendrea Johnson at a Brooklyn Park, Minn. foster home remains under investigation.
The biggest crock of shit headline of 2015!
so far anyway.
U.S. foster care system offers hope for children at risk
U.S. foster care system offers hope for children at risk
There is apparently a push to recruit new foster care and adoptive parents this time of year, so they start pouring out the warm and fuzzy bullshit.
This time of year it is important for them to pour on the bullshit because of the November being "National Adoption Month" where they liquidate the assets. This causes some foster parents to get out of the business because they finally have your kid of their own and can live just as well off of the adoption subsidies.
Sadly, many stolen children never get adopted into these wonderful happily ever families. Some even... < gasp > age out. When that happens, there isn't as much hope.
- As many as 36 percent of those who age out of the system become homeless, while 56 percent become unemployed.
- Roughly 27 percent of male foster children will be jailed after aging out.
- Less than half of emancipated youth who age out graduate from high school and fewer than 12 percent graduate from college.
- About 40 percent of aged out foster children become parents as a result of unplanned pregnancy.
This info comes from another warm and fuzzy bullshit article where they show the perfect happily forever after family in an attempt to recruit more. In reality though, it's a real struggle. They fuck these kids up before they find them the forever homes.
http://www.eveningsun.com/local/ci_27246132/foster-care-older-children-teens-struggle-find-forever
Judge rebukes Florida for failing to aid foster siblings
Judge rebukes Florida for failing to aid foster siblings
A child welfare judge in Miami has accused the state of denying necessary psychiatric treatment to abused and neglected children in its care, and has ordered Florida social service administrators to appear before him and explain why they have “no duty” to help sick foster kids.
A child welfare judge in Miami has accused the state of denying necessary psychiatric treatment to abused and neglected children in its care, and has ordered Florida social service administrators to appear before him and explain why they have “no duty” to help sick foster kids.
High court rules welfare agency mismanaged care of foster child who moved dozen-plus times
High court rules welfare agency mismanaged care of foster child who moved dozen-plus times
The Nebraska Supreme Court has upheld a contempt finding against the state’s child welfare agency for mismanaging the care of a 12-year-old boy who has lived in more than a dozen different foster homes.
Friday, January 02, 2015
Crime countdown 2014: No. 2 -- Ringgold foster mother arrested for murder of her 2-year-old foster daughter, awaiting trial
Crime countdown 2014: No. 2 -- Ringgold foster mother arrested for murder of her 2-year-old foster daughter, awaiting trial
A Ringgold youth coach and a former school band instructor are accused of child molestation. A woman is charged with murder in the death of her 2-year-old foster child. A pediatrician’s wife is accused of abusing her 11-year-old adopted son. A woman is accused of killing a mother to steal her newborn. These are some of the gripping crime and court stories that took place in Catoosa County in 2014. This is the ninth of 10 articles revisiting those stories.
A Ringgold youth coach and a former school band instructor are accused of child molestation. A woman is charged with murder in the death of her 2-year-old foster child. A pediatrician’s wife is accused of abusing her 11-year-old adopted son. A woman is accused of killing a mother to steal her newborn. These are some of the gripping crime and court stories that took place in Catoosa County in 2014. This is the ninth of 10 articles revisiting those stories.
L.A. County supervisors ready to tackle child-protection problems
L.A. County supervisors ready to tackle child-protection problems
A new majority on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors say they want to place child welfare back at the center of their agenda this year, including reconsidering a series of reforms that their predecessors refused to authorize last year.
A new majority on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors say they want to place child welfare back at the center of their agenda this year, including reconsidering a series of reforms that their predecessors refused to authorize last year.
Time for the 'authorities' to back off parents
Time for the 'authorities' to back off parents
"It happened about 1,600 times in the last school year: Bus drivers in Hillsborough County arrived at the bus stops in the afternoon with kindergarten students who had no parents or guardians to meet them."
"It happened about 1,600 times in the last school year: Bus drivers in Hillsborough County arrived at the bus stops in the afternoon with kindergarten students who had no parents or guardians to meet them."
Lessons in how to be a FATHER launched to slow the worrying rate of family breakdown
Lessons in how to be a FATHER launched to slow the worrying rate of family breakdown
Parenting classes for men are to be launched after a survey showed Britain’s 16-year-olds are now more likely to own a smartphone than have a father living at home.
Note: I'll bet that teaching women not to be man-hating feminists who use the kids as weapons against the fathers would help too.
Parenting classes for men are to be launched after a survey showed Britain’s 16-year-olds are now more likely to own a smartphone than have a father living at home.
Note: I'll bet that teaching women not to be man-hating feminists who use the kids as weapons against the fathers would help too.
Homeless teen finds his sister, but that's not the best part
Homeless teen finds his sister, but that's not the best part
After being put up for adoption as a toddler, followed by a hurtful failed adoption in childhood, Logan (whose legal name used to be Seth Miller) spent the next decade in and out of unhappy foster homes. And at 18, he aged out of the foster care system and found himself homeless, living in his car. He was sad, angry and in need of a loving family.
Hong Kong threatens pro-democracy teens with foster care
Hong Kong threatens pro-democracy teens with foster care
Two Hong Kong teenagers may be taken from their families for participating in pro-democracy protests that overtook the city for more than two months. At court hearings later this month, judges will decide whether to approve requests by police to remove a 14-year-old girl and a 14-year-old boy, detained separately, from their parents’ custody.
Two Hong Kong teenagers may be taken from their families for participating in pro-democracy protests that overtook the city for more than two months. At court hearings later this month, judges will decide whether to approve requests by police to remove a 14-year-old girl and a 14-year-old boy, detained separately, from their parents’ custody.
Nevada juvenile facilities neglect to seek education funding
Nevada juvenile facilities neglect to seek education funding
Nevada’s three juvenile correctional facilities are failing to seek education reimbursements that could save about $632,000 annually, according to a recent state audit.
Nevada’s three juvenile correctional facilities are failing to seek education reimbursements that could save about $632,000 annually, according to a recent state audit.
Nan jailed for hugging grandchild: I deserve an apology for treatment in prison
Nan jailed for hugging grandchild: I deserve an apology for treatment in prison
A pensioner jailed by a Birmingham court for hugging her granddaughter in breach of a court order has demanded an apology after claiming she was “treated worse than a dog” while in custody.
A pensioner jailed by a Birmingham court for hugging her granddaughter in breach of a court order has demanded an apology after claiming she was “treated worse than a dog” while in custody.
Thursday, January 01, 2015
Hudson woman charged with falsely reporting an incident to Child Protective Services
Hudson woman charged with falsely reporting an incident to Child Protective Services
State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation from the Livingston barracks charged Allyson Servider, 21, of Hudson, with falsely reporting an incident, a misdemeanor.
State cannot handle ‘thousands’ of child abuse cases, MP warns
State cannot handle ‘thousands’ of child abuse cases, MP warns
The state will be unable to deal with tens of thousands of people who are likely to come forward to complain of historic child abuse, an MP claims.
The state will be unable to deal with tens of thousands of people who are likely to come forward to complain of historic child abuse, an MP claims.
Springfield foster father accused of raping 8-year-old girl
Springfield foster father accused of raping 8-year-old girl
A man who runs a Springfield foster home is accused of raping and repeatedly sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl, according to court documents.
A man who runs a Springfield foster home is accused of raping and repeatedly sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl, according to court documents.
Texas must reform CPS in New Year
Texas must reform CPS in New Year
A long list of pressing issues awaits the Texas Legislature when it convenes less than two weeks from now.
A long list of pressing issues awaits the Texas Legislature when it convenes less than two weeks from now.
Judge: Florida's health care for needy kids violates US laws
Judge: Florida's health care for needy kids violates US laws
MIAMI A federal judge has ruled that Florida's health care system for impoverished and disabled children violates several U.S. laws.
MIAMI A federal judge has ruled that Florida's health care system for impoverished and disabled children violates several U.S. laws.
Minnesota temporarily suspends foster care license of home where 6-year-old died
Minnesota temporarily suspends foster care license of home where 6-year-old died
Days after 6-year-old Kendrea Johnson died with a jump rope around her neck in the bedroom of her Brooklyn Park foster home, the Minnesota Department of Human Services temporarily suspended the license of her foster care mother.
Days after 6-year-old Kendrea Johnson died with a jump rope around her neck in the bedroom of her Brooklyn Park foster home, the Minnesota Department of Human Services temporarily suspended the license of her foster care mother.
Share your story here. Volume 1
It's a new year and I'm always looking for new and better ways of doing things. I've gotten a number of emails and Facebook messages recently asking how people can submit their stories to Legally Kidnapped, so I have decided to start and dedicate a spot for this very reason. Please use the comments section below.
Perhaps I'll start a new post monthly, perhaps not. We'll see.
The more stories we can accumulate, the more powerful this website will be.
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Perhaps I'll start a new post monthly, perhaps not. We'll see.
The more stories we can accumulate, the more powerful this website will be.
Please be careful when posting personal information and names.
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