Abused children should be seen and heard
When Child Protective Services seized hundreds of children at the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints polygamist compound in Eldorado earlier this year, the world watched as the cases went to court.
But the fate of thousands of children taken from their families because of abuse and neglect is decided mostly behind closed doors. Because the cases involve underage children, privacy is vital. But as the saying goes, out of sight, out of mind.
Note: Yeah! Can't think about that which you are unaware of.
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Friday, September 12, 2008
Adopted Russian child dies locked in car
A two-year-old child adopted from Russia three months ago has died after being left alone in an overheated car. It happened in the U.S. town of Herndon, where the death of Dmitry Yakovlev is likely to further complicate the already disputed issue of foreign adoption in Russia.
U.S. baby death puts Russian adoption in doubt
An American couple, who adopted a Russian baby who then died, are facing murder and child abuse charges. The 14-month-old's skull was fractured. Another Russian child, 3-year-old Kolya, who was in the care of Fyodor and Kimberly Emelyantsev was found to be exhausted and dehydrated.
Maryland's African-American Children Five Times as Likely to be in Foster Care
Maryland's African-American Children Five Times as Likely to be in Foster Care
Maryland's African-American children are five times more likely to be in foster care than Caucasian children, according to a recent study of 2006 and 2007 data by Advocates for Children and Youth (ACY), a group that promotes the safety and health of children throughout the state.
Maryland's African-American children are five times more likely to be in foster care than Caucasian children, according to a recent study of 2006 and 2007 data by Advocates for Children and Youth (ACY), a group that promotes the safety and health of children throughout the state.
Lawmakers to CPS: more changes to come
Lawmakers to CPS: more changes to come
It’s been a challenging year for Arizona’s Child Protective Services, and it’s not over yet.
A few months ago, the CPS lost a battle to keep private some of its case files. Then the agency was hit with an audit that showed deficiencies in the way complaints had been handled. And now it’s bracing for another round of reforms aimed at requiring more accountability among contracted providers of in-home services.
It’s been a challenging year for Arizona’s Child Protective Services, and it’s not over yet.
A few months ago, the CPS lost a battle to keep private some of its case files. Then the agency was hit with an audit that showed deficiencies in the way complaints had been handled. And now it’s bracing for another round of reforms aimed at requiring more accountability among contracted providers of in-home services.
Former foster parent accused of rape seeks release from custody
Former foster parent accused of rape seeks release from custody
A judge said Thursday that he would likely spend several days pondering whether a Boyd County man accused of sex crimes against his former foster children should be let out of jail on bond.
A judge said Thursday that he would likely spend several days pondering whether a Boyd County man accused of sex crimes against his former foster children should be let out of jail on bond.
Foster mom to face hearing on sex charges
Foster mom to face hearing on sex charges
A foster mother accused of having sex with the boy in her care will appear in court later this month -- either to make a plea, or be to bound over to the next session of the Bedford County grand jury.
A foster mother accused of having sex with the boy in her care will appear in court later this month -- either to make a plea, or be to bound over to the next session of the Bedford County grand jury.
Parents cleared in sex case file suit
Parents cleared in sex case file suit
Thal Wendrow was at her mother's home when the police came to get her. Four West Bloomfield patrol cars pulled up to the curb. Her husband, Julian, at their home a few blocks away, also was being arrested that day last December.
Thal Wendrow was at her mother's home when the police came to get her. Four West Bloomfield patrol cars pulled up to the curb. Her husband, Julian, at their home a few blocks away, also was being arrested that day last December.
Foster care is revolving door for many kids
Foster care is revolving door for many kids
Agencies must work harder to address parents' underlying woes, report says.
Agencies must work harder to address parents' underlying woes, report says.
Motions filed in foster care abuse case
Motions filed in foster care abuse case
Tenth Judicial Circuit Court Judge Stephen Kouri will consider three motions over the next few weeks that will determine the course of the trial of a man accused of molesting foster care children.
Harold Charles Groel, 49, of 701 Fischer Road, Lot 169, Creve Coeur, was indicted July 31 on six counts of criminal sexual assault for allegedly sexually assaulting three girls living in foster care with his mother-in-law, Judith Morris, over a several-year period.
Tenth Judicial Circuit Court Judge Stephen Kouri will consider three motions over the next few weeks that will determine the course of the trial of a man accused of molesting foster care children.
Harold Charles Groel, 49, of 701 Fischer Road, Lot 169, Creve Coeur, was indicted July 31 on six counts of criminal sexual assault for allegedly sexually assaulting three girls living in foster care with his mother-in-law, Judith Morris, over a several-year period.
Court Documents Show History Of Abuse In Molestation Case
Court Documents Show History Of Abuse In Molestation Case
New details are coming out in the case of three boys accused of sexually assaulting two girls in an Omaha foster home.
The girls are back with their parents and officers said the boys are out of the youth detention center and under electronic monitoring as of Tuesday night.
New details are coming out in the case of three boys accused of sexually assaulting two girls in an Omaha foster home.
The girls are back with their parents and officers said the boys are out of the youth detention center and under electronic monitoring as of Tuesday night.
Foster kids truancy 'outrage'
Foster kids truancy 'outrage'
AUTHORITIES are powerless to address the high rate of truancy among foster children in Tasmania, foster carers say.
The Opposition has expressed outrage over comments by a Health Department staff member that a 14-year-old foster child appears to be a "school refuser" who may have "reached her potential".
AUTHORITIES are powerless to address the high rate of truancy among foster children in Tasmania, foster carers say.
The Opposition has expressed outrage over comments by a Health Department staff member that a 14-year-old foster child appears to be a "school refuser" who may have "reached her potential".
'False memories' warning
'False memories' warning
Memories of highly charged events can be totally inaccurate and too unreliable to use in court, a conference has heard.
Psychologist Dr James Ost said people create false memories which can pose problems for police investigating major crimes, social workers investigating families where abuse is suspected, adults who believe they have "recovered" memories from childhood trauma and for the courts where witness testimony is relied upon.
He told the BA Festival of Science in Liverpool many people can be persuaded they have seen things which never happened.
Memories of highly charged events can be totally inaccurate and too unreliable to use in court, a conference has heard.
Psychologist Dr James Ost said people create false memories which can pose problems for police investigating major crimes, social workers investigating families where abuse is suspected, adults who believe they have "recovered" memories from childhood trauma and for the courts where witness testimony is relied upon.
He told the BA Festival of Science in Liverpool many people can be persuaded they have seen things which never happened.
Lawmakers discuss social workers’ safety
Lawmakers discuss social workers’ safety
In July, social worker Brenda Yeager was murdered during a visit to a client’s home.
Note: Bumber.
Now lawmakers are studying what can be done to improve the safety of social workers. The nature of their job puts them in homes that are in turmoil, but during interim meetings in Bridgeport on Tuesday, lawmakers heard of ways that the job could be made safer.
In July, social worker Brenda Yeager was murdered during a visit to a client’s home.
Note: Bumber.
Now lawmakers are studying what can be done to improve the safety of social workers. The nature of their job puts them in homes that are in turmoil, but during interim meetings in Bridgeport on Tuesday, lawmakers heard of ways that the job could be made safer.
Lisa Falkenberg: Judge biased against 50-something grandparents?
Lisa Falkenberg: Judge biased against 50-something grandparents?
The children were eating hamburgers at a kitchen table when the state came to take them away.
Their grandmother, a cafeteria lunch lady who bakes the kolaches at La Porte Elementary, carefully wrapped up the unfinished meals and placed them in the freezer for when the children return.
If Juvenile Court Judge John Phillips has his way, that day will never come.
Yolanda and Arnold Del Bosque have taken care of their grandchildren since infancy, until a few weeks ago when Phillips ordered the 1- and 2-year-olds removed from the home and placed into foster care, where they could be adopted out to strangers.
The judge's ruling, which Child Protective Services argued against, wasn't prompted by any allegations of abuse or neglect, but apparently in large part by his belief that the Del Bosques, who are in their 50s, are too old to be parents.
Note: What an asshole.
The children were eating hamburgers at a kitchen table when the state came to take them away.
Their grandmother, a cafeteria lunch lady who bakes the kolaches at La Porte Elementary, carefully wrapped up the unfinished meals and placed them in the freezer for when the children return.
If Juvenile Court Judge John Phillips has his way, that day will never come.
Yolanda and Arnold Del Bosque have taken care of their grandchildren since infancy, until a few weeks ago when Phillips ordered the 1- and 2-year-olds removed from the home and placed into foster care, where they could be adopted out to strangers.
The judge's ruling, which Child Protective Services argued against, wasn't prompted by any allegations of abuse or neglect, but apparently in large part by his belief that the Del Bosques, who are in their 50s, are too old to be parents.
Note: What an asshole.
WEXLER: Keeping kids with families is best
WEXLER: Keeping kids with families is best
Child exploitation takes many forms. But one of the worst is exploiting a tragedy to divert scarce resources into failed programs.
That's exactly what the man in charge of raising money for one such program, a residential treatment center, did in his recent Speakout column in the Rocky Mountain News.
Child exploitation takes many forms. But one of the worst is exploiting a tragedy to divert scarce resources into failed programs.
That's exactly what the man in charge of raising money for one such program, a residential treatment center, did in his recent Speakout column in the Rocky Mountain News.
Children seized from Blue Mountains home may not stay together
Children seized from Blue Mountains home may not stay together
AUTHORITIES may not be possible to keep eight children together who were found alone in their squalid home in the Blue Mountains.
AUTHORITIES may not be possible to keep eight children together who were found alone in their squalid home in the Blue Mountains.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Forum Examines Kinship Care Outcomes; Child Welfare Policy, Practice Implications to Be Discussed Oct. 7
Forum Examines Kinship Care Outcomes; Child Welfare Policy, Practice Implications to Be Discussed Oct. 7
A study that found children in kinship care undergo fewer placements than children in foster care, were less likely to remain in care, and are less likely to be ensnared in the juvenile justice system will be the subject of an upcoming discussion open to the public and hosted by the Alliance for Children and Families.
A study that found children in kinship care undergo fewer placements than children in foster care, were less likely to remain in care, and are less likely to be ensnared in the juvenile justice system will be the subject of an upcoming discussion open to the public and hosted by the Alliance for Children and Families.
Child protection services must 'treat whole families'
Child protection services must 'treat whole families'
One of Australia's leading child protection experts is calling for a revamp of the way child protection authorities respond to cases of abuse and neglect.
The director of the Australian Centre for Child Protection, Professor Dorothy Scott, says social services and police are working in isolation and they are failing to protect children because they are not treating whole families.
One of Australia's leading child protection experts is calling for a revamp of the way child protection authorities respond to cases of abuse and neglect.
The director of the Australian Centre for Child Protection, Professor Dorothy Scott, says social services and police are working in isolation and they are failing to protect children because they are not treating whole families.
Parents protest social services actions
Parents protest social services actions
Picket signs greeted motorists as they drove by the Garfield County Department of Human Services Monday morning, Sept. 8, as a group of parents tried to draw attention to what they say is an abuse of power by the agency.
Tia Drinkhouse of Rifle organized the protest, after her seven children were removed from her home, she said, based solely on false allegations against her by her mother-
in-law.
Caseworker didn't realize complaints were linked
Caseworker didn't realize complaints were linked
A Children's Aid Society case worker didn't "connect the dots" after receiving two complaints within four months that a convicted sex offender was hanging out with children, the Cornwall Public Inquiry heard yesterday.
Bill Carriere testified that Fran Lepage was a "very responsible" employee who nevertheless didn't realize complaints in October 1994 and January 1995 were about the same person: Jean-Luc Leblanc, a Newington-area school bus driver who'd pleaded guilty nearly a decade earlier to two counts of gross indecency.
"Fran, I guess, didn't connect the dots in this particular situation," said Carriere, who retired in 2006 after 33 years with the local CAS branch.
A Children's Aid Society case worker didn't "connect the dots" after receiving two complaints within four months that a convicted sex offender was hanging out with children, the Cornwall Public Inquiry heard yesterday.
Bill Carriere testified that Fran Lepage was a "very responsible" employee who nevertheless didn't realize complaints in October 1994 and January 1995 were about the same person: Jean-Luc Leblanc, a Newington-area school bus driver who'd pleaded guilty nearly a decade earlier to two counts of gross indecency.
"Fran, I guess, didn't connect the dots in this particular situation," said Carriere, who retired in 2006 after 33 years with the local CAS branch.
Young Boys Accused of Rape
Young Boys Accused of Rape
Pulled from their parents home because of abuse, two young sisters, ages four and seven, find themselves attacked in a foster home that's supposed to be safe. Police say three boys, not even yet in their teens raped them. The boys are ten and eleven years old, one is the brother of the young girls.
Pulled from their parents home because of abuse, two young sisters, ages four and seven, find themselves attacked in a foster home that's supposed to be safe. Police say three boys, not even yet in their teens raped them. The boys are ten and eleven years old, one is the brother of the young girls.
Can a hug make teenagers less terrible?
Can a hug make teenagers less terrible?
Over zealous child protection policies may have a negative impact on the society we live in, write Richard Sadler and Martyn McLaughlin
ACCORDING to Virginia Satir, the late US psychotherapist, there is a simple formula to the furtherance of mankind: "Four hugs a day for survival, eight hugs for maintenance, twelve for growth."
Over zealous child protection policies may have a negative impact on the society we live in, write Richard Sadler and Martyn McLaughlin
ACCORDING to Virginia Satir, the late US psychotherapist, there is a simple formula to the furtherance of mankind: "Four hugs a day for survival, eight hugs for maintenance, twelve for growth."
A Message from LK
I have several methods for getting these stories and video's, many of which are sent in by readers. I do appreciate this as every little bit helps. However, a reader sent me two video's from YouTube yesterday and when I went to check them out, surprise... They were removed for Terms of Service violations.
This is becoming more and more common. YouTube, which is owned and operated by Google is censoring out a lot of these stories. Yahoo Video removed anything negative about CPS and Foster Care. Maybe because they don't want you to know. I emailed the person who sent them and he is working on it. They will be posted as soon as they can.
Just thought I'd let you know.
This is becoming more and more common. YouTube, which is owned and operated by Google is censoring out a lot of these stories. Yahoo Video removed anything negative about CPS and Foster Care. Maybe because they don't want you to know. I emailed the person who sent them and he is working on it. They will be posted as soon as they can.
Just thought I'd let you know.
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